FDA Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) Meeting on Adaptive AI and ML Event: (10/22) On October 22nd, the FDA Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) held a meeting to discuss complex issues surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Medical Devices. Attendees included several patients, companies, clinicians, and other high-level leaders. The meeting was centered on issues around the medical devices, its regulation, and usage by patients, i

What Did We Learn Implementing...Conversational AI in Healthcare? Event: (10/7) On October 7th, an article was published in Medium regarding Inception Health’s efforts and insight into implementing conversational AI in healthcare. Although the healthcare field may seem ideal for the implementation of AI tools and resources, they encountered several barriers that would present some difficulty in the process. Description: Inception Health (created by the Froedtert & the Medical

Telehealth Patient Satisfaction Surges During Pandemic but Barriers to Access Persist, J.D. Power Finds Event: (10/1) On October 1st, J.D. Power released its 2020 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study noting that while “public awareness with Telehealth is higher due to ...COVID-19, the barriers for the consumer to engage with the technology has been a consistent theme” in their research. Description: The survey of approximately 4,200 healthcare consumers who have used telehealth

Hims, A Direct-to-Consumer Health Company, is Going Public via SPAC Event: (10/1) On October 1st, 2020 Hims. Inc., a direct to consumer digital healthcare company, agreed to merge with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) formed by Oaktree Capital Management to go public. As a result of the transaction, Hims may raise up to $280M in cash, be valued at $1.6B and trade on the NYSE under the symbol HIMS. Description: Hims, Inc., is a direct to consumer company that sell