Hidden in Plain Sight — Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms

Diagnostic algorithms and practice guidelines that adjust or “correct” their outputs on the basis of a patient’s race or ethnicity guide decisions in ways that may direct more attention or resources to white patients than to members of racial and ethnic minorities.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 383; no. 9; pp. 874 - 882
Main Authors Vyas, Darshali A, Eisenstein, Leo G, Jones, David S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 27.08.2020
Subjects
Adjustment
African Americans
Algorithms
Cardiology
Cesarean section
Clinical practice guidelines
Continental Population Groups - genetics
Creatinine
Ethnicity
Female
Health disparities
Healthcare Disparities - ethnology
Heart failure
Humans
Kidney stones
Kidneys
Male
Medical referrals
Minority & ethnic groups
Mortality
Nephrology
Obstetrics
Patients
Physicians
Population genetics
Race
Racial discrimination
Risk Assessment - ethnology
Surgical outcomes
Transplants & implants
Urinary tract infections
Urology
Vagina
United States > US
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ISSN0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI10.1056/NEJMms2004740

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Summary:Diagnostic algorithms and practice guidelines that adjust or “correct” their outputs on the basis of a patient’s race or ethnicity guide decisions in ways that may direct more attention or resources to white patients than to members of racial and ethnic minorities.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMms2004740