Incident #1593
Purportedly AI-Powered Software Allegedly Used to Replace Montefiore Hospital Utilization-Review Nurses Despite Contractual AI Safeguards
Description
Montefiore Hospital in New York reportedly laid off 12 utilization-review nurses after changing the department's workflow and introducing AI-powered software. The nurses' union alleged that the technology replaced their work and violated contractual protections governing AI. Montefiore disputed that account and described the changes as part of a nonclinical paperwork program.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- montefiore-medical-center
- montefiore-health-system
- hospitals
- healthcare-employers
Alleged Developers
- healthcare-administrative-ai-developers
- ai-powered-utilization-review-software-developers
Harmed Parties
- workers-displaced-by-automation
- registered-nurses
- montefiore-utilization-review-nurses
- marilyn-shuler
- healthcare-workers