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Hospital executives say AI investments are evaluated for quality, not to drive upcoding
Summary
A lawmaker asked whether more than $1.3 billion in AI tools for clinical documentation are evaluated for patient outcomes or for revenue increases tied to coding; Mr. Lasseter said the primary measurements are quality, safety and caregiver support and denied using AI "specifically to drive... upcoding."
A lawmaker asked hospital executives whether last year's health system investments in artificial intelligence—cited in the hearing as "over $1,300,000,000"—are assessed by improvements in patient outcomes and efficiency or by increases in revenue linked to coding.
The lawmaker said many AI tools are used for clinical documentation and coding and suggested such tools can raise coding…
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