The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) alleged Wednesday, July 1, that Montefiore Health System, a private hospital system operating in The Bronx and Westchester Counties, is planning to lay off real nurses and replace them with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software. According to the union, the affected nurses are those who “use their decades of bedside experience and clinical judgement to review insurance denials and make sure patients get the care they need covered by insurance.”
Bronx Nurses hosted a town hall this week to raise awareness of what they said is AI making inroads in healthcare and threatening patient care and jobs. They allege the lay off plan will give over private patient records to a Palantir-connected company.
The union went on to say that replacing real nurses with AI is “terrible for workers and the economy in The Bronx.” They said it could also have negative consequences for patients in The Bronx. The virtual town hall was held with nurses “directly impacted” by the alleged proposal in order “to discuss Montefiore’s plan, its negative impact on jobs and patient care in the Bronx, and how healthcare practitioners and communities can fight back against untested AI in their hospitals.”…