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Machine Learning models trained from real-world data have demonstrated promise in predicting suicide attempts in adolescents. However, their transportability, namely the performance of a model trained on one dataset and applied to different data, is largely unknown, hindering the clinical adoption of these models. Here we developed different machine learning-based suicide prediction models based on real-world data collected in different contexts (inpatient, outpatient, and all encounters) with varying purposes (administrative claims and electronic health records), and compared their cross-data performance. The three datasets used were the All-Payer Claims Database in Connecticut, the Hospital Inpatient Discharge Database in Connecticut, and the Electronic Health Records data provided by the Kansas Health Information Network. We included 285,320 patients among whom we identified 3389 (1.2%) suicide attempters and 66% of the suicide attempters were female. Different machine learning models were evaluated on source datasets where models were trained and then applied to target datasets. More complex models, particularly deep long short-term memory neural network models, did not outperform simpler regularized logistic regression models in terms of both local and transported performance. Transported models exhibited varying performance, showing drops or even improvements compared to their source performance. While they can achieve satisfactory transported performance, they are usually upper-bounded by the best performance of locally developed models, and they can identify additional new cases in target data. Our study uncovers complex transportability patterns and could facilitate the development of suicide prediction models with better performance and generalizability.

These are the top news stories in Connecticut for July 29, 2024 at 10 p.m.

Former Quinnipiac star Ilona Maher became the first Connecticut athlete to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, helping lead the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team to bronze for its best finish since the sport was introduced to the Games in 2016. Team USA had never even reached the Olympic semifinals before this year, but the squad upset Great Britain 17-7 on Monday in its first ...

At the end of the 2024 legislation session in Connecticut, lawmakers propped up the state budget with American Rescue Plan Dollars for one final time. It means that money that’s supported education in recent years – during a time when state officials have focused on students’ mental well-being – is going away.

Here's another chance to see the Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, this year. Predictions made recently from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicate that New England could again witness the Northern Lights this week. The agency stated on its website this week that "geomagnetic storm watches are out"...

Connecticut groups said education is a top priority in the 2024 election. Vice President Kamala Harris is vowing to continue and expand on Biden administration programs. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has called for cutting federal funding to schools teaching Critical Race Theory, vetoing civics education, and removing what he called "radicals" working in the federal Department of Education.

Jul. 27—The Eastern CT Association of Realtors, also known as ECAR, has officially opened its new headquarters at 35 Connecticut Ave. in Norwich. The grand opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 12, attended by Congressman Joe Courtney, State Sen. Cathy Osten, ECAR President Molly Bruno, Angela Adams of the Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce, and Tony Sheridan of the ...

Tax-exempt hospitals are increasingly coming under fire for failing to deliver contributions to the community that are supposed to offset those tax breaks. A Washington state nonprofit hospital, PeaceHealth, was ordered to return up to $13.4 million to patients who should have received financial assistance by the Washington Attorney General late last year.

Both Advance Food International, Inc. of Maspeth, NY, and American Spices, LLC. of Ozone Park, NY, recalled the products. Shahzada's Cinnamon powder was distributed to retailers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts between Jan. 1 and May 24. AFI's powder was distributed across the NYC area between Dec. 1, 2023 and May 15.

Another recall alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and this one directly impacts Massachusetts residents. This recall involves a popular, commonly used kitchen spice. The FDA reports via a media alert that ALB-USA Enterprises, Inc. of Bronx, NY is recalling ALB Flavor brand Cinnamon Powder. The powder...

A woman from Rhode Island has been charged by Connecticut State Police in relation to a wrong-way collision that took place on July 27th in Killingly. Meghan Wolfsberger, who is 36 years old, faced charges of operating under the influence, driving in the wrong direction on a divided highway, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration.

Conns Inc (NASDAQ: CONN) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -18.07 compared to its previous closing price of 0.41. However, the company has seen a fall of -35.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2024-07-25 that The most oversold stocks in the consumer discretionary sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies. `

According to a statement from the Connecticut Blood Center last week, the region is running low on blood, specifically types O- and O+, the universal blood type and most common blood type, respectively. The center issued what it called an “urgent call” for blood, saying the region only has a...