Articles Tagged With: biases
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AI Creates Liability Risks for Healthcare Organizations
Artificial intelligence is entering a variety of industries including healthcare, where it offers the opportunity to improve diagnoses and patient care in many ways. The potential benefits come with significant risks that must be anticipated and mitigated.
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New Normal in Occupational Health: Telework, Equity, Humility
What is the post-pandemic “new normal” in occupational health? Changes that seem here to stay for employee health professionals and their colleagues include telework and telehealth.
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Evidence of economic burden of disparate care for minorities continues to grow
A recent tragic case involving informed consent obtained from parents with limited English proficiency led to a successful lawsuit against the hospital. Eliminating health disparities for minorities would have reduced direct medical care expenditures by $229.4 billion for the years 2003-2006, according to a 2011 study. “If we don’t get a handle on health disparities, the implications are far bigger than social justice,” says LaVeist, the study’s lead author.