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Researchers Propose Framework to Ensure Equitable Healthcare Algorithms

August 2, 2022 - In new commentary published in Health Affairs, researchers from the Rand Corporation posit that having knowledge of race and ethnicity, and including that data in healthcare algorithms, is necessary to combat algorithmic bias effectively, rather than taking a “race-blind” approach. The authors further argue that when race and ethnicity...


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