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Why clinicians are reconsidering race-based algorithms

Algorithms are ubiquitous in medicine. They can take the form of a flowchart, a simple equation, or a complicated AI model, and are used to help clinicians diagnose diseases, predict the chances of ...
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Electronic Health Record–Based Algorithms as Part of the Solution for Improving Lung Cancer Screening

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Burnett-Hartman et al 1 present research using the five-center Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process (PROSPR) cohort to develop an ...
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Examining The History, Consequences, and Effects of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms on Health Equity: A Workshop

Many health systems depend on prediction algorithms to identify and help patients with various health conditions. Some of these algorithms exhibit significant racial bias, resulting in millions of ...
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Explore the clinical tools that use race to steer care

Every day, physicians use clinical algorithms to make decisions about the patients in their exam rooms. To help weigh a patient’s surgical risk or likelihood of disease, they factor in attributes such ...
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Elon Musk says X's algorithm is 'dumb' and 'needs massive improvements' as he open-sources recommendation system

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Feel like X's algorithm needs work? Elon Musk agrees. Musk isn't a fan of X's algorithm, and he's ...