Ignoring patients in need of monitoring
samedi 26 octobre 2019 à 02:00The US medical system spends less money on a black patient than on a white patient, given the same level of health. As a result, a widely used algorithm estimates that the black patient is less sick and doesn't need supplemental health monitoring.
This is one more example of a common occurrence: bias that results from innocently-collected data that reflects the bias of society.