Reporter Follows Up on ‘Cancer Moonshot’ Progress and the Bias in Digital Health Records

October 8, 2022

KHN correspondent Darius Tahir discussed the latest developments related to the federal “Cancer Moonshot” initiative on Houston Public Media’s “Town Square With Ernie Manouse” on Oct. 4. Tahir also discussed how bias can be embedded in medical records on America’s Heroes Group’s “Roundtable” on Oct. 1.

Click here to hear Tahir on “Town Square With Ernie Manouse”
Click here to hear Tahir on “Roundtable”
Read Tahir’s “Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination”

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October 8, 2022

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<p>KHN correspondent Darius Tahir discussed the latest developments related to the federal “Cancer Moonshot” initiative on Houston Public Media’s “Town Square With Ernie Manouse” on Oct. 4. Tahir also discussed how bias can be embedded in medical records on America’s Heroes Group’s “Roundtable” on Oct. 1. </p>

<ul><li><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/town-square/2022/10/04/434432/bringing-awareness-to-breast-cancer-plus-a-discussion-on-fridays-texas-gubernatorial-debate/">Click here to hear Tahir on “Town Square With Ernie Manouse”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1301052470666761">Click here to hear Tahir on “Roundtable”</a></li><li>Read Tahir’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/electronic-medical-records-doctor-bias-open-notes-treatment-discrimination/">Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination</a>”</li></ul>

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