The Conversational AI Platform Requirements for Delivering Exceptional, Personalized Patient Experiences

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Alex Thorpe, who runs product development at Lifelink Systems, joined Greg Kefer to discuss the platform requirements to deliver outcomes and patient satisfaction. Healthcare organizations are saddled with a complex array of internal systems, regulations, processes that must be part of digital patient communications. The conversational platform of the future must bring a combination of integration, configuration, and analytics capabilities in order to achieve the level of scale and adoption the industry so desperately needs.

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The Conversational AI Platform Requirements for Delivering Exceptional, Personalized Patient Experiences

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The LLM Inflection Point Moment and the Implications for the Specialty Pharmaceutical Industry 18:48

2 years ago18:48

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Recent advancements in AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) have caught the world’s attention and for good reason. It’s a big deal. Specialty pharmaceuticals are typically costly, sometimes ranging from $10,000 to over $5 million per patient, per year. The onboarding and approval process that come with these drugs are complex, requiring extensive effort from manufacturers and patients to get enrolled. Despite massive investments in people, processes, and systems, engagement remains a struggle for all. In this episode of Digital Conversations, Greg Johnsen and Greg Kefer discuss the implications of bringing conversational technology to the specialty pharma industry and how digital assistants use smart, compliant language to interact with patients and guide them along their journeys from prescription moment to program enrollment to first fill, and beyond.…

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Building Conversational AI for Healthcare: Tips for Delivering High Patient Satisfaction in a Complex, Regulated Environment 19:34

3 years ago19:34

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The full power of conversational AI is being unleashed on the world through a steady stream of technological advancements, such as ChatGPT. It’s only a matter of time before language becomes the dominant interface between humans and machines. The healthcare industry will become one of the prime beneficiaries of this technology leap forward. In this episode of Digital Conversations, Greg Kefer was joined by Sonam Shah, Director of Product Management at Lifelink Systems, who is developing advanced conversational AI for large healthcare organizations. Sonam shares her perspectives on what it takes to deliver desired outcomes in the context of high patient satisfaction. She also provides insights on how to overcome the array of complexity and compliance hurdles that are so prevalent in healthcare.…

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The Power and Potential of Conversational Analytics for Healthcare 15:37

3 years ago15:37

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Business intelligence is a cornerstone of every digital transformation, with businesses spending $140B per year in analytics software. As conversational AI and digital engagement technology matures, a new domain of performance insights is emerging with the ability to measure every moment of the interaction between a business and its customers. In this episode, Greg Kefer and Justin Mardjuki discuss the implication of new conversation-level insights for the healthcare industry. As provider systems, payers, and pharmaceutical companies deploy new conversational engagement channels for their patients, how can they best track and measure patient interaction to drive program improvements?…

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The Path to Informed eConsent for Clinical Research with Conversational AI 15:41

3 years ago15:41

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Clinical research studies are increasing in numbers, they’re getting more complex, and they must be executed in a very challenging, tight labor environment. These are some of the key drivers of decentralized programs that use technology to lessen the burden of requiring patients to be physically present in order to participate. Despite advances in IT, informed consent — the linchpin moment between recruiting and participation — remains a challenge. In this episode, Justin Mardjuki and Greg Kefer discuss why eConsent is so hard, and how modern conversational technology may finally connect the dots by making the consent process easy for patients, while also satisfying multiple regulatory and collaboration requirements that research initiatives require.…

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Observational Studies and a Reimagined Approach to Engaging Participants and Collecting Real World Data 19:32

3 years ago19:32

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Observational studies are designed to establish baseline data for diseases and treatments across broad patient populations. There are over 94,000 of them each year. Often, these studies go on for an extended period of time, which places challenges on study sponsors to keep participants engaged and motivated. In this episode, Greg Kefer talks with Rob Chipperfield, a clinical study executive who has spent over a decade helping the world's leading research organizations design and operationalize real world studies. Digital engagement is the key to ensuring participants follow the protocols, provide feedback and not drop out. Mobile technology is vital, but study designers look for was to keep things very simple so participants stay engaged for the duration of the study. The low friction nature of Conversational AI may prove to be the ideal approach to keeping communication channels going through the duration of the study.…

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A Conversation with Emily Gibb, Head of Patient Services and President of the Patient Access Foundation at GSK 22:06

3 years ago22:06

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As medications get more specialized, so has the need for better engagement to help patients with their prescriptions. Manufacturers are investing in tools and programs that can help patients on their medication journeys, and digital strategies are front and center. In this episode, Greg Kefer is joined by Emily Gibb, who leads the patient service organization at GSK, a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. In this wide-ranging discussion, Emily shares her thoughts about innovation and how modern, mobile technology is maturing and lowering barriers for patients. Ultimately, the goal is to provide a digital experience that is simple and natural, so patients can get the answers and support they need to stay healthy.…

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Diabetes, the Cost of Insulin, and the Challenge of Engaging Over 100 Million Americans that are Dealing with the Disease 15:09

3 years ago15:09

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More than 37 million Americans have diabetes today and an additional 96 million adults have pre-diabetes. Access to insulin treatment for many is vital. But in the past 10 years, the cost of insulin has increased by more than 1000% which is driving one in every four people with diabetes to ration or skip doses of insulin. The government and private sector are taking aggressive action to lower pricing, but that may not be enough. In this episode, Samir Khanna and Greg Kefer discuss the state of the diabetes situation and the initiatives that are in progress to address the insulin cost crisis. The cost of the drug is a key part of the solution. There’s also a massive patient communication challenge that will not be solved through traditional channels such as calling or e-mail. Tens of millions of people need to be engaged, educated, and guided to the right treatment and financial programs, and emerging conversational technology may be the only way to achieve the level of communication scale required.…

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The Time has Arrived to Deliver 6 Billion Digital Health Assistants and Level the Playing Field for All 21:16

3 years ago21:16

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Healthcare has become an expensive, clunky mess for everyone. The path forward has to be digital, but with labor shortages showing no signs of slowing down, the time has come to double down on innovation. The good news is that technology has matured to a place where it may finally be able to make a significant difference. In this episode, Shuo Qiao, Co-founder and CTO of Moving Analytics, and Greg Kefer had a discussion about transformative innovation in healthcare. More than 6 billion people from all corners of the globe own a smartphone today and that’s how we begin eliminating many of the physical and financial barriers to care. And those devices are only getting exponentially smarter. As billions of people embrace their personal devices as their digital hub for care navigation, the masses of data being collected are driving better training models for AI, which in turn delivers better prediction accuracy, smarter digital experiences, and ultimately, better outcomes at lower costs.…

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The Art and Science of Delivering Conversational Patient Engagement 22:11

3 years ago22:11

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The technology behind Conversational AI is maturing rapidly across all sectors as consumers increasingly relying on language to interact with their devices. The labor shortage that plagues most industries has set the stage for technology that powers digital conversations, and the sector that may benefit most is healthcare. Anil Nair, Chief Technology Officer at Lifelink Systems, is developing conversational systems that can handle the millions of routine, administrative interactions that patients must deal with related to treatment and prescriptions. In this episode, Anil shares his perspective on what it will take to bring Conversational AI into the digital healthcare experience, while preserving the important, personal relationships between patients and their caregivers. The conversational platform of tomorrow will provide a mix of interoperability, analytics, and NLP with advanced design capacity that considers the “grammar” of digital interactions, and allows providers and life science companies to optimize each engagement to deliver results.…

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In This World, Nothing Can Be Said to Be Certain Except Death, Taxes, and a Sound Digital Healthcare Compliance Strategy 19:00

3 years ago19:00

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Billions of people are now fully dependent on various forms of technology as part of their daily lives. Healthcare is no exception. As paper forms give way to digital health records and electronic communications, the risks of losing control of private patient information has risen dramatically. Every organization that deals with healthcare data must come to grips with an increasingly challenging landscape of criminal sophistication and the constant flow of new regulations that are being put in place by international, federal, and local authorities. In this episode, Greg Kefer is joined by Justin Wiley, Director of Information Security and Compliance at Lifelink Systems, to discuss the current state of compliance in healthcare IT. For any company that is involved in buying, selling, or delivering technology in healthcare, a sound approach to security and compliance has become table stakes. The industry can’t stand still. Digital innovation is more important than ever, but there are ways to ensure the technology being put in place has been vetted. Justin describes SOC 2, one of the “gold standard” audits, that dives deeply into technology organizations and how they operate, helping ensure best practices are in place and followed.…

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The Conversational AI Platform Requirements for Delivering Exceptional, Personalized Patient Experiences 17:46

3 years ago17:46

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Conversational AI is rapidly maturing and becoming a viable technology option for healthcare organizations that need to digitize and scale patient engagement. Language-based user interfaces are ideal for reducing engagement friction and navigating high complexity. But technology experiences that are high on the user friendliness scale also require robust technology platforms below the waterline to make everything happen. Alex Thorpe, who runs product development at Lifelink Systems, joined Greg Kefer to discuss the platform requirements to deliver outcomes and patient satisfaction. Healthcare organizations are saddled with a complex array of internal systems, regulations, processes that must be part of digital patient communications. The conversational platform of the future must bring a combination of integration, configuration, and analytics capabilities in order to achieve the level of scale and adoption the industry so desperately needs.…

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One Nurse’s Perspective on the Patient Experience, a Shrinking Workforce, and Technology 21:13

3 years ago21:13

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The nursing profession is one the most cherished professions there is. Those who take the plunge are true heroes that must work long, hard shifts to help patients of all types get through very difficult situations. When the COVID pandemic hit, nurses had to take things up to another level in order to deal with the massive waves of sick patients that flooded the healthcare system. Logan Scarbeary, who spent a decade in a nursing role at a major academic medical center, joined Greg Kefer to share his perspectives on the current state of the industry. While nursing was always a difficult environment to work in, there was an element of fun in rising to the challenge and pushing through. Unfortunately, COVID made it impossible to actually do the work. Technology is one of the problems. Too many hours are spent typing data into systems. It frustrates caregivers, it frustrates patients, and it’s expensive. Logan believes the future lies in smart digital assistants that can take on the redundant processes and communications, which will free the care teams to do what the do best: take care of people.…

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For Patients, Administrative Hassles Can Be Worse than Getting Sick, and That’s Got to Change 16:51

3 years ago16:51

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A recent study looked into patient perceptions about the administrative side of healthcare and found that tasks such as setting appointments, completing paperwork, and getting prior authorizations have gotten so hard, many patients have chosen to defer care to avoid the hassle. Investments to give patients the tools to manage their own healthcare have not paid off. At the same time, technology is making things easier in other business sectors. In this episode of Digital Conversations, Samir Khanna and Greg Kefer discuss the issues that are driving the collective patient administrative headache that shows no sign of abating. Technology is capable of providing patients with some relief, but all too often, investment priorities are driven by the need to improve processes and productivity within the organization. If patients are saying they would rather go to the DMV than deal with healthcare, maybe the time has come to refocus priorities.…

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In an Era of Tight Labor Capacity and High Demand, Digital Workers are the Path Forward 16:16

4 years ago16:16

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The most lasting impact to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be the healthcare labor shortage that shows no signs abating. Hundreds of thousands of workers have left the field, and it’s not just doctors and nurses. Nearly one third of healthcare spending is in the administrative domain and that sector has seen massive reductions in the support staff that typically help patients navigate the complexities associated with getting healthcare. The labor shortage also isn’t just impacting healthcare providers. The life sciences industry is also experiencing challenges in staffing clinical research projects, or supporting patients that have complex therapy programs. In this episode, Justin Mardjuki and Greg Kefer discuss the ongoing challenge of staffing and how technology can play a role in replacing lost human capacity with automated digital outreach. By automating work that is typically scripted, repetitive, and high volume, advanced conversational tools also help patients on their journeys, keep them engaged, and improve outcomes.…

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Genentech’s Rapid Innovation Strategy to Deliver Exceptional Clinical Trial Experiences 23:09

4 years ago23:09