Assessing risk, automating racism: A health care algorithm reflects underlying racial bias in society

Science

Volumn 366, Issue 6464, 2019, Pages 421-422

  Benjamin, Ruha ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIUM;

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; BLACK PERSON; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; RACISM;

EID: 85074104564     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz3873     Document Type: Note

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