Developed at UCI, new tool helps predict patients’ risk of coronavirus complications

While most people who develop complications or require intensive care due to COVID-19 tend to be older or have other conditions such as diabetes or heart disease, that’s not the case for every patient.
Now UC Irvine scientists have created a tool that uses artificial intelligence to help predict which patients may need that higher level of care.
Already in use at UCI Medical Center and soon to be launched at five other UC campuses with affiliated hospitals, the risk prediction tool was cre