AI RESULTS:Medical insurance claims data evaluated by artificial intelligence showed that of about 781,000 scans, 3,494 were done for headaches, the agency said

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 30, 2019
By: Lin Hui-chin and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

About 23,000 computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans administered from January to June were for primary-care patients with relatively mild diagnoses, some of which were possibly unnecessary, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) said yesterday.

The findings were made with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the agency said.

Of the roughly 781,000 scans that were performed in the period, 3,494 were for headaches, it said.

Superficial injuries and dizziness accounted for 2,442 and 1,978 such tests ordered by doctors respectively, it said, adding that they also ordered scans for diagnoses of osteoarthritis, lower-back and abdominal pain, and coughing.    [FULL  STORY]