Be quick or be safe? That’s a dilemma the pharmaceutical industry faces often as it seeks to bring a new drug to any market.
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A panel of experts from J&J, UCB and Takeda deliberated on the use of AI and internal processes to strike the right balance between speed and accuracy in MLR reviews that could protect a company from serious repercussions

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