When it comes to our health, it’s personal. That is why it is so important that the physicians we trust make decisions about our care—not machines. And yet, in many situations, artificial intelligence ...

The growing and widespread use of algorithms to make health care decisions for patients could be adding to racial bias against minorities, a new study has found. Algorithms are the mathematical rules ...

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 ...

Doctors, data scientists and hospital executives believe artificial intelligence may help solve what until now have been intractable problems. AI is already showing promise to help clinicians diagnose ...

When doctors decide on a course of treatment, they have a lot of data to inform their decision-making. But they do not always have the time to interpret that data. University of Washington Chair of ...

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 ...

An algorithm reduced rates of antibiotics use in kids treated at Tanzanian primary care facilities without compromising their chances of getting better. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

You remove items - like race or income level, for example - that could bias the results. From the article above, it's clear in hindsight that including these factors was a mistake (although I suspect ...

UnitedHealth is being sued over allegations that it used an algorithm to deny rehabilitation care for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, despite knowing the algorithm ...

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 ...