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 in	The 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
Language	English
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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ISSN	0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406
DOI	10.1056/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