Millions of black people affected by racial bias in health-care algorithms

Heidi Ledford

Nature, 2019, vol. 574, issue 7780, 608-609

Abstract: Study reveals rampant racism in decision-making software used by US hospitals — and highlights ways to correct it.

Keywords: Computer science; Health care; Policy; Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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