Raza Marium M, Venkatesh Kaushik P, Kvedar Joseph C
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Jan 11;6(1):3. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00747-5.
Even as innovation occurs within digital medicine, challenges around equity and racial health disparities remain. Golden et al. evaluate structural racism in their recent paper focused on reproductive health. They recommend a framework to Remove, Repair, Restructure, and Remediate. We propose applying the framework to three areas within digital medicine: artificial intelligence (AI) applications, wearable devices, and telehealth. With this approach, we can continue to work towards an equitable future for digital medicine.
即使数字医学领域不断有创新出现,但围绕公平性和种族健康差异的挑战依然存在。戈尔登等人在其近期一篇聚焦生殖健康的论文中评估了结构性种族主义。他们提出了一个“消除、修复、重构和补救”的框架。我们建议将该框架应用于数字医学的三个领域:人工智能应用、可穿戴设备和远程医疗。通过这种方式,我们可以继续朝着数字医学的公平未来努力。