"In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions.
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"In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.
The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions."
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"In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.
The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions."
@bicmay what could possibly go wrong?
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"In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.
The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions."
@bicmay what could possibly go wrong?
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@bicmay what could possibly go wrong?
️People are really jumping into AI in healthcare and it makes me nervous when we haven't thought through how to ensure they're adequately trained and reduce biases! One medical education organization's entire webinar series for the next 5-6 weeks is all about AI in medical education.
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"In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.
The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions."
@bicmay how is this NOT a HIPPA violation?
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"In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.
The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions."
@bicmay why are we *testing* LLM's on the most vulnerable population, people with chronic illnesses???
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@bicmay how is this NOT a HIPPA violation?
I would think this is considered an entity handling protected health information. I wonder if people have to opt into it or can decline. But regular people may want faster refill responses.
