Late last year, the Justice Department joined the growing list of agencies to discover that algorithms don’t heed good intentions. An algorithm known as PATTERN placed tens of thousands of federal ...

Algorithms are currently used to assist in a wide array of health care decisions. Despite the general utility of these health care algorithms, there is growing recognition that they may lead to ...

The Department of Health and Human Services will research algorithm bias as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to prioritize equitable health outcomes nationally, FedScoop reported April 13.

Health Secretary Xavier Becerra delivers remarks on medical debt in the White House on April 11, 2022. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Department of Health and Human Services is ...

In August 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking prohibiting covered entities, which include health care providers and health plans, from ...

Researchers have found a new approach to incorporating the larger web of relevant data for predictive modeling for individual and community health outcomes. In the U.S., the place where one was born, ...

Artificial intelligence holds enormous potential for innovation and medical advancement. At the same time, experts have warned that it isn't magic. On the contrary, wielded clumsily, it could actually ...

The order directs agencies to consider including their civil rights offices in decisions about artificial intelligence systems. The White House released an executive order focused on racial equity on ...

Blue Shield of California will use an algorithm with a “focus on equity” to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in California under a contract that outlines how the insurer will oversee the state’s ...

(TNS) — Late last year, the Justice Department joined the growing list of agencies to discover that algorithms don’t heed good intentions. An algorithm known as PATTERN placed tens of thousands of ...

In 2019, Genevieve (co-author of this article) and her husband applied for the same credit card. Despite having a slightly better credit score and the same income, expenses, and debt as her husband, ...