Artificial Intelligence May Influence Whether You Can Get Pain Medication - KFF Health NewsKFF Health News
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Summary
Elizabeth Amirault's pain medication denied due to high Narx Score, an AI tool tracking medication use to combat opioid epidemic. Bamboo Health's NarxCare platform generates overdose risk using a secret formula, raising bias and accuracy concerns. Chronic pain patients argue unexplainable cut-off from needed drugs and adverse impacts. Some doctors feel their practice unfairly threatened due to flawed system flags. Usage of such systems underscored for balanced intent and application.
