Hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence tools as they submit insurance claims led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
The BCBSA analysis found “a sharp increase in patients being documented as having complex conditions,” but argued there is a “clear disconnect between [medical] coding and treatment,” as there’s “no evidence of corresponding change in care delivered.”
The New York Times pointed the analysis as just the latest sign that AI is contributing to an increase in healthcare costs. While battles between hospitals and insurers over treatments and payments are nothing new, the NYT said the use of AI on both sides seems to be making it worse.
You trust it more than I do, then. Also, that a.i. company now has your entire medical record. I know I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that.
No need for trust when you have nothing left to lose ol friend. AI is currently my last leg up on society and i wish it could have arrived a few years before i got disabled. It’s been a life saver for helping me navigate my disability and the formal declaration of that to the government.