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How can AI help with medical billing?

Jeff McCormack on "Connections"
Julie Williams
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WXXI News
Jeff McCormack on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Where can artificial intelligence be helpful in the future? Or, perhaps, in the present?

At a recent Rochester AI conference, one presentation focused on how AI can help with medical billing. If it works, that could affect thousands of Americans who are concerned about high deductibles -- and whether they decide to seek care at all. It could affect what we pay, and how much we understand about what we were billed.

Our guest explains how AI could be used.

In studio:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.