Chief Healthcare Executive February 26, 2025
Ron Southwick

A new American Medical Association survey finds that three in five fear new technologies are posing more barriers to care.

Even as hospitals are looking at ways to use artificial intelligence to improve their operations and patient care, doctors have fears regarding AI’s growing use in approving – and denying – treatment.

Physicians say they’re increasingly worried that insurance companies are using AI as a tool to make it harder for doctors and providers to get authorization for treatment.

Three out of five doctors (61%) said they are worried that insurers are going to use AI to increase denials of pre-approval for treatment, according to a new survey by the American Medical Association.

The growing concern about AI in denying...

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