disparity in care

Big tech, digital health coalition forms to undercut COVID-19 healthcare disparities

By Dave Muoio 02:41 pm September 30, 2020

The Consumer Technology Association and the Connected Health Initiative announced this morning a new multi-sector initiative of private tech companies, healthcare providers and representatives of public agencies that aims to outline technology's role in addressing health disparities exacerbated by COVID-19. To this end, the effort's first major project will consist of a white paper containing...

Machine learning-based skin screening could lead to care disparities for people of color, JAMA op-ed says

By Dave Muoio 03:17 pm August 6, 2018

The early days of dermatology apps were fraught with controversy, but the more recent attempts at digital skin examinations have seen some success thanks to advances in machine learning (ML) technologies. But while the benefits of clinically-validated automated screenings are easy to imagine, a recent article published in JAMA Dermatology suggests that the training methods for these algorithms...