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 ...

For years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transplant waitlist because a clinical algorithm was making Black patients appear healthier than they were.

This is Part 1 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. Pediatrician Alexandra Epee-Bounya had had enough. In ...

In an era where technology continues to evolve at a staggering pace, the integration of algorithms into healthcare decisions holds both promise and peril. Over the last few decades, the role 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 ...

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

Health systems rely on commercial prediction algorithms to identify and help patients with complex health needs. We show that a widely used algorithm, typical of this industry-wide approach and ...

AI has the potential to transform healthcare for the better by freeing up clinicians to refocus on human connection.

A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against UnitedHealth Group and a subsidiary alleging that they are illegally using an algorithm to deny rehabilitation care ...

A social-impact startup, Pittsburgh-based Fabric Health is adept at using community engagement to help members and their families navigate the complex world of health care—meeting customers where they ...