AI Medical Coding III
One of the things that has kept healthcare from becoming more convenient and cost-effective is the complexity of its processes. Human being are complex in every imaginable way possible. When a condition is diagnosed, there may be many aspects of the care that are delivered by different specialties and departments. All of this requires tight […]
AI Medical Coding II
While finding and marking the right codes for a medical encounter or procedure seems like a trivial task in the big scheme of things, it is actually rather important. Allow me to elaborate. Not only those codes are used to submit charges for reimbursement, they are also used for monitoring public health issues, national statistics, […]
AI Medical Coding I
While everyone is talking about how impactful AI will be in healthcare, I’ve been emphasizing that the long-term impact of this powerful technology will be beyond our wildest imagination but the rollout will be slower than expected. I’ve also been talking about the fact that each use cases needs to be stood up with great […]
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 […]