Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations

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  Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations

  By Ziad Obermeyer, Brian Powers, Christine Vogeli, Sendhil Mullainathan

  Science25 Oct 2019 : 447-453

  A health algorithm that uses health costs as a proxy for health needs leads to racial bias against Black patients.

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  Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations

  By Ziad Obermeyer, Brian Powers, Christine Vogeli, Sendhil Mullainathan

  Science25 Oct 2019 : 447-453

  A health algorithm that uses health costs as a proxy for health needs leads to racial bias against Black patients.

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