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An increasing number of health care decisions rely on information from algorithms. Tom Werner/Digital Vision via Getty Images

Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for

Anirban Basu, University of Washington

Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair health outcomes depends on how you approach fairness.

Related Topics

  1. Algorithmic bias
  2. Algorithmic harm
  3. Artificial intelligence (AI)
  4. Biden administration
  5. Equality of opportunity
  6. Fairness
  7. Kidney transplant
  8. Race
  9. Technology
  10. Training data

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