GTT: A global trigger tool for sentinel events in hospitals linked to COVID-19 infections


  • Duration: 03.01.2021 - 10.03.2022
    Funding Organization: Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Gesundheit, RlP

    Prof. Dr. Maik Kschischo
    Koblenz University of Applied Sciences

    The aim of this project is to improve early risk stratification of hospitalized Covid-19 patients by predicting in-hospital mortality, transfer to intensive care unit (ICU) and mechanical ventilation from electronic health record data. 

    Graphical abstract for the Covid-19 risk prediction system

    Graphical abstract for the Covid-19 risk prediction system



AI Focus Areas of the Research Project


  • Basic Research

    • Machine Learning (ML): Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Decision Tree, Dimensionality Reduction, Feature Engineering/Feature Extraction

  • Application related Research

    • Smart Assistant Systems: Digital Medicine
    • Perception and Sensor Fusion: Diagnostics