Medical Economics May 2, 2024
Generative AI offers many benefits for physicians, but also brings new risks of data breaches
The devastating cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues to cause ripple effects across the health care system. Change Healthcare handles a significant portion of the billing infrastructure for many physicians and practices. The attack has caused delays in processing claims and getting paid, causing financial strain for physicians among other major disruptions.
The hack has been so disruptive to physicians that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has stepped in to accelerate reimbursements to physicians who are exhausting their cash reserves. The incident is a wake-up call to physicians: they, too, are very vulnerable to cyberattacks. And as more physicians adopt generative AI to...