AI-triggered rapid response was associated with lower hospital mortality
A staggered before-and-after study of 23,132 high-risk patients across 11 RWJBarnabas hospitals linked Epic Deterioration Index alerts to rapid-response teams. Mortality fell from 23.1% to 18.6%, with 18% lower adjusted odds after implementation.
Why it matters: The useful intervention was a complete clinical workflow—risk scoring, alert routing, training and specialist response—not a model score shown in isolation.