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This perspective in Neuron about how AI doesn’t know what it’s like to have a body reminded me of this poem by Catarine Hancock about how AI can’t know what the air smells like when it rains.
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Is there proof that AI scribes drive increased costs?
You may have seen this study from health data research firm Trilliant floating around in the last month. It says it shows that following the adoption of AI scribes, doctor visits have gotten more expensive.
But after talking to the authors and some outside experts, I agree with Peterson Health Technology Institute Executive Director Caroline Pearson: “I think that the point that the Trilliant study is trying to make is absolutely correct — and I have a lot of problems with the actual study.”
