Study Finds AI Emergency Triage Tools May Inherit Clinical Stigma Bias
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported in npj Digital Medicine that AI emergency triage tools may deprioritize high-risk patients when records include stigmatizing details such as frequent ER visits or psychiatric history.
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| Oct 21, 8:43 AM | newsweek.com | AI Could Push High-Risk ER Patients Down the Queue, Study Warns |
| Oct 20, 3:00 PM | medicalxpress.com | Stigmatizing patient details can push AI to deprioritize high-risk emergency cases |