About the Authors
- Shiying Hao
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Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Yue Wang
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Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Bo Jin
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Andrew Young Shin
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Affiliation Departments of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Chunqing Zhu
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Min Huang
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Affiliation Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Le Zheng
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Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Jin Luo
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Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Zhongkai Hu
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Changlin Fu
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Dorothy Dai
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Yicheng Wang
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Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Devore S. Culver
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Affiliation HealthInfoNet, Portland, Maine, United States of America
- Shaun T. Alfreds
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Affiliation HealthInfoNet, Portland, Maine, United States of America
- Todd Rogow
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Affiliation HealthInfoNet, Portland, Maine, United States of America
- Frank Stearns
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Karl G. Sylvester
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Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Eric Widen
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Affiliation HBI Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Xuefeng B. Ling
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* E-mail: bxling@stanford.edu
Affiliation Departments of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: KGS, EW and XBL are co-founders and equity holders of HBI Solutions, Inc., which is currently developing predictive analytics solutions for healthcare organizations. BJ, CZ, ZH, CF, DD, FS and EW are employed by HBI Solutions, Inc. From the Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Statistics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, AYS, KGS, and XBL conducted this research as part of a personal outside consulting arrangement with HBI Solutions, Inc. The research and research results are not, in any way, associated with Stanford University. There are no patents, further products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AYS FS KGS EW XBL. Analyzed the data: SH Yue Wang BJ CZ MH LZ JL ZH CF DD Yicheng Wang. Wrote the paper: SH Yue Wang BJ CZ MH LZ JL ZH CF DD Yicheng Wang AYS FS KGS EW XBL DSC STA TR. Coordinated and supervised data acquisition: DSC STA TR.