Journal of general internal medicine
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Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning have facilitated the creation of mortality prediction models which are increasingly used to assess quality of care and inform clinical practice. One open question is whether a hospital should utilize a mortality model trained from a diverse nationwide dataset or use a model developed primarily from their local hospital data. ⋯ A single-hospital inpatient mortality prediction model can achieve performance comparable to a national model when evaluated on a single-hospital population, given sufficient sample size.
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Prior research has shown that African American men and women are more likely to receive lower quality healthcare compared to their white counterparts, which is exacerbated in jail and prison healthcare systems. ⋯ This study highlights the need to address barriers to accessing healthcare during and after incarceration, particularly given racial disparities in healthcare treatment and outcomes.