HIT Consultant September 27, 2023
Given Artificial Intelligence’s potential to improve patient care and reduce costs, it’s no surprise that AI applications are gaining momentum in health care. As your organization explores the benefits of AI in your journey towards Value-Based Care, however, you need to carefully assess the implications, for better and worse.
Evaluating AI implications can be tricky. Healthcare AI varies widely, with clinical technology paving the way for advancements in diagnostics and treatment. But pressure on ACOs to achieve savings is spurring consideration of machine assistants for customary clinician services. That’s the message of one recent study suggesting that AI chatbots may outperform physicians in communicating with patients, offering higher-quality responses and displaying greater empathy. The study evaluated how chatbots versus physicians...