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Incident 60821 Report
UnitedHealth Accused of Deploying Allegedly Flawed AI to Deny Medical Coverage
2023-02-28
UnitedHealthcare allegedly used a faulty AI algorithm with a 90% error rate to override doctors' recommendations and deny health coverage. This AI, developed by NaviHealth, reportedly led to premature discharge from care facilities and substantial out-of-pocket expenses for patients, according to a lawsuit filed in the District Court for Minnesota.
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Serviceaide AI Platform Implicated in Health Data Exposure Affecting 483,000 Catholic Health Patients
2025-05-09
An AI-linked platform operated by Serviceaide exposed sensitive health data from Catholic Health, affecting 483,000 patients. The breach stemmed from a misconfigured Elasticsearch database used in Serviceaide’s agentic AI infrastructure. Exposed information included medical records, insurance details, and login credentials. While no misuse has been confirmed, the nature of the data has prompted regulatory scrutiny and legal investigations.
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Collection of Robotic Surgery Malfunctions
2015-07-13
Study on database reports of robotic surgery malfunctions (8,061), including those ending in injury (1,391) and death (144), between 2000 and 2013.
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Pieces Technologies' Clinical AI Systems Allegedly Marketed With Misleading Performance Claims
2024-09-18
The Texas Attorney General announced a settlement with Pieces Technologies following allegations that the company misrepresented the accuracy of its healthcare AI systems used for clinical documentation. The state concluded that marketing claims about low error and hallucination rates may have misled hospitals and clinicians relying on the tools in patient care settings. The settlement imposed restrictions on future claims and required greater transparency around performance and risk.
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Google Search Reportedly Returned Fewer Results for Abortion Services in Rural Areas
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Private Medical Photos Were Reportedly Found in LAION-5B AI Training Dataset
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Pieces Technologies' Clinical AI Systems Allegedly Marketed With Misleading Performance Claims
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Purportedly AI-Generated Sepsis Alert Reportedly Prompted Potentially Inappropriate IV Fluid Administration for a Dialysis Patient, Averted by Clinician Intervention