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

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.

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<h1>Reporter Follows Up on ‘Cancer Moonshot’ Progress and the Bias in Digital Health Records</h1>
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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><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/">KFF</a>.</p><h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3><p>This story can be republished for free (<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/va-electronic-record-system-blind-visually-impaired/view/republish/">details</a>).</p><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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