Diagnosing bias in data-driven algorithms for healthcare

Diagnosing bias in data-driven algorithms for healthcare

A recent analysis highlighting the potential for algorithms to perpetuate existing racial biases in healthcare underscores the importance of thinking carefully about the labels used during algorithm development.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature medicine 2020-01, Vol.26 (1), p.25-26
Hauptverfasser: Wiens, Jenna, Price, W. Nicholson, Sjoding, Michael W.
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Sprache:eng
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Algorithms
Bias
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer Research
Costs and Cost Analysis
Data Analysis
Delivery of Health Care
Electronic data processing
Health aspects
Health care
Health Expenditures
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Machine Learning
Medical care
Metabolic Diseases
Molecular Medicine
Neurosciences
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Prejudices
Social aspects
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United States
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Zusammenfassung:A recent analysis highlighting the potential for algorithms to perpetuate existing racial biases in healthcare underscores the importance of thinking carefully about the labels used during algorithm development.
ISSN:1078-8956
1546-170X
DOI:10.1038/s41591-019-0726-6