The most tragic part of this story is that the racism embedded in the algorithm was entirely inadvertent. By not factoring in existing differences in healthcare use, the creators perpetuated exactly what they were trying to get rid of.
Racially biased algorithms in health care can be the difference between life and death. Health care justice is on the ballot.https://www.businessinsider.com/an-algorithm-treatment-to-white-patients-over-sicker-black-ones-2019-10 …
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The algorithms were almost certainly designed to optimize for maximum revenue, not optimal health. And they did as their human masters designed them.
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"And when you look at it, you realize that it's not a function of this woman's educational level. It's not a function of this woman's socioeconomic level. It is literally because of her race." —
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Kamala Harris On Maternal Care‘It is completely avoidable’ — @KamalaHarris has a plan to protect Black mothers from childbirth deathsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Watched a Black Mother in ER almost lose her 17 year old Son! Went and counseled her and she listened. 2 Hours more he would have been dead! Racial bias was the culprit!
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Unfortunately it's a real (& documented) phenomenon. There's even a field of research on this, called "healthcare disparities". A big factor is "inherent bias" & many providers aren't even aware they're doing it. Some (but not all) med schools now include this in their training.
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HAHAHAHA cringe
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This is a dam shame. Thank you
@KamalaHarris for sharing this & having an accountability component in your health care plan#KamalaCare for insurance companies. I believe your plan is the only one that addresses this.pic.twitter.com/jA1V1LB5VJ
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This is an issue I think about all the time. Thank you for putting it on here.
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Please promote and extend the maternal mortality reduction program in California to the rest of the country. It's brilliant. The red crash carts have saved so many women.
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