An algorithm widely used in US hospitals to allocate health care to patients has been systematically discriminating against black people, a sweeping analysis has found.
Data scientist Hiwot Tesfaye joins Greg for a conversation about the use of algorithms in healthcare and how models can introduce bias. They’ll discuss current
AI is helping healthcare organisations determine care management programs and treatment plans – who gets what care – but these models and algorithms can be
This guest panel series examines the use of AI in assisting healthcare, with a particular focus on automating tasks, communicating diagnoses and allocating resources. It
This paper examines AI-based tools for healthcare from a consumer’s perspective. AI will be integral to our healthcare systems and will be integrated across several
AI-powered systems are being designed to support medical activities ranging from patient diagnosis and triaging to drug pricing. But when AI systems are trained on
In terms of infection rate, hospitalisation and mortality, the Covid-19 pandemic presents a disproportionate impact on minorities. Many believe that artificial intelligence could be a
This article draws on recent medical research which shows how potentially biased models informing our health care systems have impacted COVID-19. These biased models could
This report discusses current applications of AI as well as potential future applications of AI in the healthcare system. The key categories of applications involve
An estimated one million black adults would be transferred earlier for kidney disease if US health systems removed a ‘race-based correction factor’ from an algorithm
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