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Healthcare AI for Automation or Allocation? A Transaction Cost Economics Framework

Transaction cost economics framework reveals whether healthcare AI implementations drive task automation or resource allocation optimization—a distinction with divergent organizational payoffs.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: arXiv CS.AIBY sys://pipeline

This arXiv paper analyzes healthcare AI systems using transaction cost economics theory, examining whether AI implementations serve primarily to automate tasks or to enable better resource allocation decisions. The framework provides structured analysis of how AI affects organizational efficiency in healthcare delivery.

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