An assessment of race and gender-based biases among readmission predicting tools (HOSPITAL, LACE, and RAHF) in heart failure population.

Manjari Rani RegmiPriyanka ParajuliNitin TandanMukul BhattaraiRuby MainiOdalys Estefania Lara GarciaMaryam BakareAbhishek KulkarniRobert Robinson

Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2021)

Our study demonstrated that the HOSPITAL score and the RAHF scale showed significant differences in predicting 30-day readmissions risk based on race and gender, respectively, in heart failure patients, whereas the LACE index did not show any significant difference.

Keyphrases

heart failure
healthcare
mental health
acute care
adverse drug
left ventricular
emergency department
ejection fraction