‘This is an agent doing this’: Health insurers deploy AI to make your next medical appointment
Booking an appointment with a provider often means confirming they’re in network, working through an automated phone menu and trading available times with a receptionist. But for some UnitedHealthcare and Aetna members, an AI agent is now handling that work. Senior executives at both insurers have described their scheduling tools publicly in recent months as […] The post ‘This is an agent doing this’: Health insurers deploy AI to make your next medical appointment appeared first on Becker's P...
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UnitedHealthcare, Aetna — competitive / operational strategy. Via Becker's Payer Issues.
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on competitive / operational strategy involving UnitedHealthcare, Aetna: Booking an appointment with a provider often means confirming they’re in network, working through an automated phone menu and trading available times with a receptionist. But for some UnitedHealthcare and Aetna members,…
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