Fierce Healthcare June 18, 2024
You can’t spell AHIP without AI.
That was certainly the case last week in Las Vegas as thought leaders from the country’s biggest health plans discussed, perhaps more than any other topic, how artificial intelligence is shaping their businesses and could rapidly change the industry forever.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a company or industry not exploring the potential of AI today, and health systems and plans are no exception. But the rate to which technology is improving is causing heads to spin among even long-time observers of AI in healthcare.
“I’ve been in this field for 30 years,” said Charles DeShazer, M.D., chief quality and health advocacy officer for Cigna. “I’ve never had trouble keeping up until now. I’ve...