Stat News investigation and federal lawsuit reveal nH Predict's flawed denials
1Sep 19 · 4d ago · 3 posts · 1 source · development 1 of 2
A lawsuit filed in US District Court for the District of Minnesota, brought by estates of two deceased patients denied coverage, alleges the algorithm has a 90% error rate and systematically denies prescribed care. A parallel Stat News investigation, based on internal documents and interviews with former NaviHealth employees, corroborates the claims.
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“By the end of my time at NaviHealth I realized: I'm not an advocate, I'm just a moneymaker for this company. It's all about money and data points.”
Amber Lynch, former NaviHealth occupational therapist
In this class we're in the middle of reading about ways that AI has already harmed real people in its actual applications. There are so many examples (and that list is growing everyday) that it's not possible to cover them all.
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