In the past decade, AI’s success has led to uncurbed enthusiasm and bold claims – even though users frequently experience ...

United Healthcare parent UnitedHealth Group is accused of misusing an artificial intelligence-based algorithm to deny needed post-acute care, raising questions about AI transparency and accountability ...

Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk ...

The new algorithm was supposed to help distribute lungs more fairly to people who desperately needed life-saving transplants. But a flaw in the process for awarding the organs to sick and dying ...

In an attempt to manage soaring health care costs, some government officials and health care companies are turning to algorithms to determine how to allocate limited benefits, who to provide care to ...

In an era where technology continues to evolve at a staggering pace, the integration of algorithms into healthcare decisions holds both promise and peril. Over the last few decades, the role of ...

For years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transplant waitlist because a clinical algorithm was making Black patients appear healthier than they were.

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 ...

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