Pretty horrifying. This should be a major concern. "A Drug Addiction Risk Algorithm and Its Grim Toll on Chronic Pain Sufferers" buff.ly/3sdSwvS - excerpts below
Secret 'credit score' for controlled substances based on opaque, often biased algorithm
Algorithm not validated by peer-reviewed research
Use of partial, skewed data to inform algorithm
Racial biases likely reinforced by algorithm, leading to under-treatment of pain in black people
The more vulnerable the patient, with the more complex conditions, the more likely to be flagged as 'too risky' for pain treatment
Women experiencing childhood sex abuse being turned away from pain treatment
The article really is worth reading and is quite alarming
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