Healthcare AI startups are experimenting with pricing models that tie their costs to real-world results, such as completed tasks or improved patient outcomes. While investors see this as a way to prove value, many hospitals remain skeptical, preferring predictable pricing.
AI is not a silver bullet, but its thoughtful application to administrative automation offers one of the most realistic paths to reducing healthcare costs without sacrificing quality.
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
In its second report evaluating whether hospitals are with complying with the price transparency rule that went into effect Jan. 1, 2021, PatientRightsAdvocate.org found compliance to be still very low with none of the hospitals at the nation's largest hospital system posting prices online.