Summary:
«Doctors often make life-changing decisions about patient care based on algorithms that interpret test results or weight risks, like whether to perform a particular procedure. Some of those formulas factor in a person’s race, meaning patients’ skin color can affect access to care.
A new study of patients in the Boston area is one of the first to document the harm that can cause. It examined the effect on care of a widely used but controversial formula for estimating kidney function that by design assigns Black people healthier scores.»
Article written by Tom Simonite
26|10|2020
Source:
Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/how-algorithm-blocked-kidney-transplants-black-patients/