FairFML: Fair Federated Machine Learning with a Case Study on Reducing Gender Disparities in Cardiac Arrest Outcome Prediction
Objective: Mitigating algorithmic disparities is a critical challenge in healthcare research, where ensuring equity and fairness is paramount. While large-scale healthcare data exist across multiple institutions, cross-institutional collaborations often face privacy constraints, highlighting the need for privacy-preserving solutions that also promote fairness. Materials and Methods: In this study, we present Fair Federated Machine Learning (FairFML), a model-agnostic solution designed to reduce algorithmic bias in cross-institutional healthcare collaborations while preserving patient privacy. As a proof of concept, we validated FairFML using a real-world clinical case study focused on reducing gender disparities in cardiac arrest outcome prediction. Results: We demonstrate that the proposed FairFML framework enhances fairness in federated learning (FL) models without compromising predictive performance. Our findings show that FairFML improves model fairness by up to 65% compared to the centralized model, while maintaining performance comparable to both local and centralized models, as measured by receiver operating characteristic analysis. Discussion and Conclusion: FairFML offers a promising and flexible solution for FL collaborations, with its adaptability allowing seamless integration with various FL frameworks and models, from traditional statistical methods to deep learning techniques. This makes FairFML a robust approach for developing fairer FL models across diverse clinical and biomedical applications.
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