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September 24, 2023
Artificial Intelligence May Influence Whether You Can Get Pain Medication - KFF Health NewsKFF Health News
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.
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