University of Illinois-Chicago: Study Reveals Bias Among Doctors Who Classify X-Rays for Coal Miner's Black Lung Claims
March 27, 2021
March 27, 2021
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release:
University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of interest that exist among doctors who review the chest X-rays of coal miners who file workers' compensation claims of totally disabling disease with the U.S. Department of Labor's Federal Black Lung Program.
The UIC researchers found that the determi . . .
University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of interest that exist among doctors who review the chest X-rays of coal miners who file workers' compensation claims of totally disabling disease with the U.S. Department of Labor's Federal Black Lung Program.
The UIC researchers found that the determi . . .