Can AI finally usher in the era of population health management at scale? Part II
The core issue that makes managing a population’s health is that by asking providers to carry out population health management, we’re asking them to take on activities that are outside their traditional role, training and daily workflow. It requires checking in with patients outside of the clinical setting and addressing barriers such as financial issues, […]
Can AI finally usher in the era of population health management at scale? Part I
One of the most discussed topics in the delivery of healthcare over the last ten years has been population health management. The idea is that we can manage everyone’s health in a way that keeps them healthier and in less need of medical care. This is as opposed to the traditional way of providing care […]
AI in Stress Management and Sleep
More than half of adults globally suffer from insufficient sleep, according to a study by Wakefield Research. This is bad news, because the lack of sleep can contribute to a number of major health issues like heart disease, and all of this places our society (and our healthcare systems) under a huge amount of financial […]
AI in Fitness
As a result of the pandemic, many fitness tech startups are capitalizing on people being home more and avoiding going to the gym. As people were temporarily unable to seek wellness experiences from physical businesses like spas and studios, digital products and services are finding new audiences. This may lead to more people finding that […]
AI in Nutrition IV
Tel-Aviv’s Nutrino uses AI to recommend diet plans based on signals like stress and activity levels. Medical device giant Medtronic acquired Nutrino at the end of 2018, with the stated aim of using its technology to help patients with diabetes. Buoyed by the broader wellness trend, the personalized nutrition market is expected to continue to […]
AI in Nutrition III
In Japan, Nestlé’s Wellness Ambassador program provides personalized nutrition by allowing users to upload photos of the food they’re eating. Its app then uses AI to analyze the photos and combines that with personal data from DNA and blood tests to recommend nutrient-infused teas, smoothies and snacks. The program had picked up around 100,000 users. […]
AI in Nutrition II
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is just one of many bodies that’s calling for caution here, saying, “The practical application of nutritional genomics for complex chronic disease is an emerging science and the use of nutrigenetic testing to provide dietary advice is not ready for routine dietetics practice.” But that still hasn’t put investors […]
AI in Nutrition I
Nutrition is an area of great interest with lots of investment and a huge amount of promise but where little progress has been made so far. Although a number of companies are already touting personalized nutrition, supplements and vitamins, there’s little evidence that it’s making people healthier in the long-term. But that’s okay because we […]
AI in Population Health Management I
HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMISES to be a huge area for AI in healthcare. Doing good public health, keeping people healthy at scale and carrying out preventive health have been difficult, to say the least. People have different types of diseases, different barriers to being healthy, and different habits and styles of learning and communication. If […]
AI Patient Assistants II
Self-triage chatbots were adopted more rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they were trained to evaluate COVID symptoms and connect high-risk users with details for telehealth providers or local testing centers. Buoy Health, GYANT and Conversa Health all launched COVID-19 symptom screeners to support health systems during the pandemic. Providence Health has a bot called […]
