MedCity News August 26, 2024
With so much hinging on technology that is the subject of so much hype, it is important to understand where AI actually helps at present — and where it most definitely does not.
By now, it is safe to say that pretty much every executive in the healthcare sector has been tempted by AI. Payers — whether private, commercial, or government — are no exception. Like everyone else in the industry, they face shrinking margins and ballooning costs. They’ve got layers upon layers upon layers of complicated, convoluted, and critical data to manage and modernize. And they’re often trying to harness tomorrow’s technology while still saddled with yesterday’s IT infrastructure.
When you’re stuck pushing a rock up that “digital...