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AI coding in US hospitals linked to nearly $1 billion in extra charges

Original: I mean, the combination of # healthcare in the # US and # AI sounds like the perfect recipe for disaster, so I can't say

An analysis of Blue Cross Blue Shield data suggests US hospitals using AI coding tools are labeling more patients as medically complex, a practice tied to nearly $1 billion in additional billing. Commenters say the combination of American healthcare and AI makes the outcome unsurprising, pointing to profit incentives layered on top of automated systems.

Why now: Fresh analysis of BCBS data links hospital AI tools to roughly $1 billion in upcoded patient billing, feeding ongoing skepticism about AI in US healthcare.

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• I mean, the combination of # healthcare in the # US and # AI sounds like the perfect recipe for disaster, so I can't say I'm surprised: Analysis of BCBS shows that hospitals using AI tools caused more patients being coded as medically complex. This has led to nearly 1 billion $… · ben_tinc@chaos.social · 1

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