Health Disparity
Health disparities represent inequities in healthcare access and outcomes across different demographic groups, a critical issue driving research focused on identifying and mitigating these biases. Current research utilizes various machine learning models, including logistic regression, gradient boosting machines, random forests, and graph attention networks, to analyze diverse datasets (e.g., electronic health records, satellite imagery, social media data) and uncover the complex interplay of socioeconomic factors, environmental influences, and algorithmic biases contributing to these disparities. Understanding and addressing these disparities is crucial for promoting equitable healthcare delivery and developing fairer, more effective AI-driven tools in medicine and other societal sectors.
Papers
Understanding Disparities in Post Hoc Machine Learning Explanation
Vishwali Mhasawade, Salman Rahman, Zoe Haskell-Craig, Rumi Chunara
Exploring Educational Equity: A Machine Learning Approach to Unravel Achievement Disparities in Georgia
Yichen Ma, Dima Nazzal
Unmasking and Quantifying Racial Bias of Large Language Models in Medical Report Generation
Yifan Yang, Xiaoyu Liu, Qiao Jin, Furong Huang, Zhiyong Lu