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Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah's automated refill program

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By Matthew Perrone Verified
| The Beaumont Enterprise Verified
This illustration provided by Doctronic depicts the process for refilling prescriptions online with an AI chatbot on a smartphone. (Doctronic via AP) Doctronic via AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?
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Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah's automated refill program

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By Matthew Perrone Verified
| Times Union (Albany) Verified
This illustration provided by Doctronic depicts the process for refilling prescriptions online with an AI chatbot on a smartphone. (Doctronic via AP) Doctronic via AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?
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Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah's automated refill program

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By Matthew Perrone Verified
| TriCityRecordNM
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors? The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor’s office and get their prescriptions refilled online by an AI chatbot called Doctronic. It’s a seemingly simple step toward making healthcare more convenient for patients and prescribers.
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