New Zealand minister pushes Pharmac to use AI for faster medicine funding decisions
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Associate Health Minister David Seymour is pushing Pharmac, New Zealand's drug-buying agency, to adopt artificial intelligence to speed up medicine funding assessments and improve decision-making. In a letter outlining expectations for the coming year, Seymour directed Pharmac to invest in data and digital infrastructure, including exploring AI for analytics, reporting, and core functions. He emphasized that humans would remain in control of the process.
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The technology could help assess medicines faster and improve decision-making, while keeping humans firmly in control.
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