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<p>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. After a Penn Medicine researcher exposed the problem in 2019&mdash;and showed how it exacerbated racial disparities in kidney disease&mdash;a national taskforce recommended removing race from the algorithm&rsquo;s scoring, a move that has quickly been adopted throughout the country in an effort to reduce racial inequity.</p>

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities
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