Notable research and journalism articles from the past few years have exposed the deep impact that healthcare algorithms can have on patient care: the racial gaps in a widely used Optum algorithm for , for kidney disease diagnosis, and new sources of patient data collected by data brokers, uncovered by HIPAA, enable social determinants of health and lifestyle factors to , and contribute to for patients. There is a pressing responsibility for healthcare providers and algorithm operators to proactively define and require oversight of these algorithmic tools as they gain wider use and adoption.