Care Disparities

Socioeconomic Data Reveals Disparities in Premature Mortality

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine examined socioeconomic data and found that premature mortality, or death occurring before age 65, is three to eight times...

Low-Quality Data Hinders VA’s Efforts to Reduce Care Disparities

by Jessica Kent

While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken measures to reduce care disparities, incomplete or inaccurate race and ethnicity data hinder the organization’s ability to effectively...

Eliminating Racial Bias in Algorithm Development

by Emily Sokol, MPH

The use of machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networking artificial intelligence technologies are exploding across the healthcare industry. From identifying early stage cancer on...

Capturing Social Determinants of Health to Effect Lasting Change

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Providers and payers have come to the realization that effecting system change requires a more comprehensive understanding of the patient beyond the clinical encounter. Social determinants of health...

Predictive Analytics Algorithm Displays Bias, Drives Inequity

by Sara Heath

A predictive analytics platform referring high-risk patients to care management programs is infected with the same implicit racial bias that many human decision-makers have, according to new research...