A Replacement for Race: Medical Experts Explore How to Eliminate Bias in Clinical Algorithms

June 30, 2023

(STAT News) – Most of the medical community has acknowledged that racism is baked into many of its clinical tools: pulse oximeters and kidney function calculators are prime examples. But as presentations at a conference Tuesday showed, physicians remain divided on when to remove race from calculators and algorithms — and crucially, what characteristics should replace it. (Read More)