Patient Access

Zsolt Kulcsar, Lee Health's systems medical director of virtual health, discusses his team's upcoming AI chatbot, which will contact patients with unusual RPM biometric readings to determine if alerting a nurse is necessary.  

Digital therapeutics can improve health equity by empowering patients to adhere to medication intake, says Tanisha Hill, founder and president of the Digital Health for Equitable Health Alliance. Still, the digital divide needs to be addressed.  

Dr. Yusuf Sherwani, CEO and cofounder of Pelago, describes how the company partners with employers and health plans to control the costs of substance misuse disorders and the effectiveness of the virtual evidence-based treatment platform.  

Dr. Jeffrey Chen, clinical advisor at No Barrier AI, believes the company's AI medical interpreter app could improve outcomes for low-English-proficiency patients, prevent clinician burnout and reduce operational costs.  

Eric Robertson, chief technology strategist and growth officer at Jeeva Care, talks about how the company's AI companion helps patients track health goals and stick to their care program after a hospital stay.  

Patient advocate Dave deBronkart believes interoperability advances could soon enable everyone to carry International Patient Summary QR codes with their own health data that could be scanned into EHRs in case of emergency.  

Dr. Colin Banas, CMO at DrFirst, discusses the company's medication adherence product. It uses AI to send texts that educate patients about medications and provides coupons and co-pay-assistance program information, if cost is an issue.  

Alex Diaconu, CEO of AiGIA Health, shares the story of how his chronic illness inspired him to start the company to help patients improve their health by practicing preventative care.  

Susan Conover, Piction Health CEO and cofounder, discusses the company's collaborations with dermatologists in 20 countries to build its AI to ensure accuracy across skin tones and the organization's objectives thanks to recent funding.  

Dr. Andrew Mellin, VP and CMIO at Surescripts, and Dr. Nele Jessel, CMO at athenahealth, discuss integrating real-time prescription benefits into provider workflows to remove sticker shock and improving adherence and the benefits to value-based care.