Why AI Cost Reduction in Healthcare May Fail
zakkohane · x · 2026-07-16
Blumenthal and Rosenthal discussed the cost implications of AI in NEJM AI.
The core argument is that even if economic incentives naturally point toward cost reduction, internal operational mechanisms, organizational inertia, and short-term realities within healthcare institutions can still significantly diminish AI's cost-saving effects in the near term.
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