DHSS’s Office of Minority Health Continues Advocacy Efforts that Healthcare Algorithms and AI Incorporate Equity Goals

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health has been tracking efforts within the industry to reduce biases in healthcare algorithms and AI. Most recently, it described how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities assembled a diverse panel of experts to review evidence, hear from stakeholders, and receive community feedback. This information will help inform development of a conceptual framework that includes five guiding principles for mitigating and preventing bias in health care algorithms, thereby promoting health care equity.