Abstract
We need to consider the ethical challenges inherent in implementing machine learning in health care if its benefits are to be realized. Some of these challenges are straightforward, whereas others have less obvious risks but raise broader ethical concerns.
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Ethical issuesHealth careEngineering ethicsRisk analysis (engineering)PsychologyComputer scienceBusinessPolitical scienceEngineering
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- 378
- Issue
- 11
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- 981-983
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Danton Char,
Nigam H. Shah,
David Magnus
(2018).
Implementing Machine Learning in Health Care — Addressing Ethical Challenges.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 378
(11)
, 981-983.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1714229
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- DOI
- 10.1056/nejmp1714229