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Future of Health Now! Live From the AI Horizons event in Pittsburgh, PA
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What Pittsburgh's AI Horizons Revealed About the Future of Virtual Care This week's AI Horizons event in Pittsburgh brought together voices from Highmark, CMU, and Eli Lilly for a wide-ranging conversation on AI in healthcare. A few themes stood out as especially relevant to where virtual care is headed: Ambient AI Is Already Delivering Results Abridge and other AI documentation tools came up as the standout example of healthcare AI working in the real world today. Panelists pointed to real gains: less time spent on documentation after hours, more time with patients, and better experiences for both providers and patients. Ambient AI tools like this are quickly becoming standard infrastructure, and organizations rolling them out still need support with workflow integration, patient consent, and provider adoption, not just the software itself. This is where we fit in by the way. Telehealth Is Becoming Part of the Operating Model Highmark's Ian made a point that resonated: AI paired with Telehealth extends specialist reach, improves access, and lowers cost. Virtual care isn't a side project anymore. It's becoming core infrastructure for how health systems deliver care, which opens the door for more sophisticated virtual care operations. Precision Medicine Is Getting Real The panel discussed how AI is improving how patients are matched to treatments and clinical trials, and how outcomes get predicted. This trend depends on more remote monitoring and virtual engagement, meaning Telehealth and precision medicine are increasingly intertwined. Patients can now be managed remotely while receiving increasingly personalized care. The Takeaway Health systems are adopting new tools, but still struggling with implementation and success. That's where the real opportunity is. Need help? Check out the Profit and Freedom package below: Thanks for reading! -Dan P.S. Enjoying These Updates? I've been on the ground at Pittsburgh's health tech events this week, the BIOHEALTH Summit hosted by the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance yesterday, and AI Horizons today and tomorrow. If this rundown was useful, share it with a colleague who'd find it valuable, and follow me on LinkedIn for more updates as the week continues. Also Thanks to Morning Brew - one of my favorite daily news updates for sponsoring the Newsletter this week and helping keep this valuable information free for you! Click the link below to learn more.
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Hi Reader Tuesday Telehealth Tip: Choosing a Platform That's Actually Secure futureofhealthnow.com Week 2: The HIPAA & Trust Series Last week we talked about the room — camera, mic, lighting, backgrounds. This week we're moving to the platform itself, because this is where a lot of well-meaning practices get tripped up. Week 1: Setting up your Telehealth space Week 2 (today): HIPAA-compliant platforms Week 3: What patients actually notice in the first five minutes Week 4: Documentation, data,...