Verma Urged By Senators To Investigate Racial Bias In Health Care Tools Based On Artificial Intelligence

Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in their letter to CMS Chief Seema Verma cited a recent study that revealed how an algorithm widely used by hospitals to determine who needs follow-up care misclassified black patients as being less sick than their equally ill white counterparts.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/33OdW59