Renovated ER alleviates strain on Boston hospitals to serve minorities farther from city center

The largest community health center in Massachusetts completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of its emergency department, a move officials said will help alleviate the strain on Boston-area hospitals and provide quality care to communities with health inequities. Major downtown hospitals can be more difficult to access for the majority-minority residents north of Boston Harbor, such as…

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Lawmakers cautioned about AI biases, bills proposed to explore issues

"The problem we face with AI today is that it’s being used broadly in society to replace human decision-making with little to no rules about testing these systems for accuracy, effectiveness or bias. And that has real tangible harms," Caitriona Fitzgerald, deputy director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told the committee at a public…

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