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Race Equality Foundation says UK review into medical device bias is not enough

Healthcare It News

The UK government has launched a “far-reaching review” into the impact of potential bias in the design and use of medical devices. Race Equality Foundation CEO Jabeer Butt welcomed the review, but said it was not enough to explain the disproportionate deaths of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people from COVID-19.

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Leveraging Data Analytics and Technology to Address Population Health Challenges and Identify Trends

Healthcare IT Today

Though population health has been a concern for a long time, it really became a topic at the forefront of healthcare with the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Covid pandemic taught us that sharing public health data is critical in managing the response to any large public health crisis.

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Why Preventive Healthcare Hinges on Diagnostics Innovation

HIT Consultant

This not only drives a ubiquity of diagnostic testing but places it more deeply in communities, providing healthcare bodies and governments with a more real-time picture of public health to inform decision-making. He served as CEO of Sunquest Information Systems until it merged with CliniSys in 2022.

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AI may help improve equity in pain treatment, MGB study shows

Healthcare It News

Future studies should consider how race could influence LLM treatment recommendations in other areas of medicine and evaluate non-binary sex variables, the health system said. Health systems began to recognize surgery as a major factor in opioid initiation in patients developing opioid dependencies.

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