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LLMs recommend costlier medical care than physicians, study finds

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A study found that general-purpose large language models (LLMs) recommended medical care that was significantly more expensive than that provided by physicians. The average cost of care recommended by 20 LLMs was $314 per visit, compared to $97 per visit for physician-recommended care. Specialized medical AI systems also proposed costly treatment plans, with a physician reviewer noting that while the extra testing was reasonable, it was unlikely to alter diagnoses or improve patient outcomes. AI

IMPACT AI-driven medical recommendations may lead to increased healthcare costs without a corresponding improvement in diagnostic accuracy or patient outcomes.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on findings from a study published in Nature, detailing comparative costs of AI-generated medical recommendations versus physician care. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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LLMs recommend costlier medical care than physicians, study finds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "The cost of the care recommended by 20 general-purpose LLMs was on average US$314 per visit, compared with $97 per visit for the care provided by physicians. T

    "The cost of the care recommended by 20 general-purpose LLMs was on average US$314 per visit, compared with $97 per visit for the care provided by physicians. The plans made by four specialized medical AI systems were just as costly. A physician that reviewed the AI plans judged …

    LINKS nature.com/…/d41586-026-03320-8 nature.com/…/d41586-026

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