HOSPITAL Score — 30-Day Hospital Readmission Risk

The HOSPITAL Score is a validated 7-variable clinical prediction model for estimating the probability of 30-day potentially preventable hospital readmission after any acute hospitalization. Developed by Donzé et al. at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and validated in multiple international cohorts, the HOSPITAL Score assigns integer points to: low sodium at discharge, oncology admission, low hemoglobin, procedure during hospitalization, index admission type (internal medicine), number of admissions in prior year, and length of stay. It was specifically designed to identify patients at high readmission risk who may benefit from intensive post-discharge transitional care interventions. The score is incorporated in several electronic health records (EHR) readmission prediction systems.