Problems with Medical Claims that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain Can Fix
Joe Hawayek, Osama AbouElKhir, MD

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In medical insurance, there are both valid and legitimate claims that should be covered by the insurer and fraudulent or inappropriate claims that should not be paid. Problems arise in scenarios when valid claims are not paid and when fraudulent or inappropriate claims are paid.  Hospitals and insurers play critical roles in these cases. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies can play significant roles in addressing the problems associated with medical insurance claims. Some of the ways in which these technologies can help are using AI algorithms to analyze data stored on the blockchain for fraud detection, and leveraging blockchain's transparency to improve the accuracy of AI models by providing access to a larger dataset. The author addresses approaches for each scenario.

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Partners In Digital Health (PDH) is pleased to announce Mr. Joe Hawayek, as MENA Regional Editor of PDH journals.

Mr. Hawayek is an accomplished digital health and telehealth professional with extensive experience in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. He is the CEO of Diginova Health, where he develops digital health startups in the MENA region. Previously, Joe held positions at Aetna International, where he established telehealth home care services and implemented disease management programs. Joe holds an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from the Lebanese American University.

“It is a pleasure to be part of such an esteemed network of thinkers and implementors of digital health. Make sure you get in touch for any interest out of the MENA region.” – Joe Hawayek 

We look forward to amplifying research and innovations developed in the region across multidisciplinary collaboratives, and launching activities and initiatives that serve and benefit global health citizens as stakeholders and shareholders in the new health economy.

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