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A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward treating these physical and mental-health conditions. That financial and personal toll is only projected to grow. We know this is unsustainable. But there are solutions, because health outcomes are shaped by more than just medical care or genes. Behavior change can be a miracle drug, both for preventing disease and for optimizing the treatment of disease. With AI-driven personalized behavior change, we have the chance to finally reverse the trend lines on chronic diseases. Achieving this vision requires collaboration. Policymakers need to create a regulatory environment that fosters AI innovation while safeguarding privacy. Health care providers need to integrate AI into their practices while ensuring that these tools meet rigorous standards for safety and efficacy. And individuals need to be fully empowered through AI coaching to better manage their daily health, with assurances that these technologies are reliable and that their personal health data will be handled responsibly. This collective effort, with robust privacy and security safeguards, can transform health care, benefiting millions of people around the world. hashtag #ai hashtag #healthcare hashtag #wellness AI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care

A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward treating these physical and mental-health conditions. That financial and personal toll is only projected to grow. We know this is unsustainable. But there are solutions, because health outcomes are shaped by more than just medical care or genes. Behavior change can be a miracle drug, both for preventing disease and for optimizing the treatment of disease. With AI-driven personalized behavior change, we have the chance to finally reverse the trend lines on chronic diseases. Achieving this vision requires collaboration. Policymakers need to create a regulatory environment that fosters AI innovation while safeguarding privacy. Health care providers need to integrate AI into their practices while ensuring that these tools meet rigorous standards for safety and efficacy. And individuals need to be fully empowered through AI coaching to better manage their daily health, with assurances that these technologies are reliable and that their personal health data will be handled responsibly. This collective effort, with robust privacy and security safeguards, can transform health care, benefiting millions of people around the world. hashtag #ai hashtag #healthcare hashtag #wellness AI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care

The future of healthcare is here, and it’s powered by AI! From personalized health advice to proactive disease management, AI is revolutionizing the way we approach health behavior change. By analyzing vast amounts of data, AI can provide tailored recommendations, encourage healthier habits, and predict health risks before they become issues. Imagine a world where your health coach is an AI that knows you better than you know yourself. It’s not sci-fi—it’s happening now! #AI #Healthcare #BehaviorChange #Innovation #HealthTech #FutureOfHealth https://lnkd.in/g7KGS9hE

I will be very interested to see where this goes. Changing human behavior around health is difficult, particularly with the senior population. Additionally, affordability of healthcare is becoming more challenging. Healthcare organizations might follow this model after seeing the results. #ai #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #gpt4 https://lnkd.in/gyw8p-QD

Ylan Kazi wondering if its possible to tie self-directed improvements in personal health to specific financial incentives such as lower insurance premiums or taxes? Are creative ideas like these being considered? The article contains typical high level VC speak with lofty verbiage but is short on details. Annual Medicare spending is roughly $3000 per capita currently aggregating over $ trillion and growing like a weed. How does this country survive financially considering an aging demographic without employing some sort of gamification or financial incentives at the individual level and getting us all in the "game"?

🤔 Would you trust an AI-powered health advisor to recommend personalized behavior changes for you? Entrepreneur Arianna Huffington and Sam Altman (OpenAI) announced the new startup called Thrive AI Health - they want to introduce a new customizable, AI-powered health advisor 💡 Because - according to one recent analysis - roughly 80% of chronic diseases can be prevented through lifestyle changes. How does it work? ✅ The platform will fine-tune its health recommendations according to your environmental circumstance and medical history. ✅ You’ll be able to feed it biometric and lab data as well as personal preferences, like your favorite foods — or the days when you have the least time to do physical activity. ✅ It will then identify which lifestyle changes could have the biggest impact on your overall health. 💠 Example recommendation: “Swap your third afternoon soda with water and lemon; go on a 10-minute walk with your child after you pick them up from school at 3:15 p.m.; start your wind-down routine at 10 p.m. since you have to get up at 6 a.m. the next morning to make your flight.” 👉 This is supposed to be more precise than the generic "stretch every 10 minutes" suggestions we get from our smartwatches. To me, it's all common sense. I'm holding off on my AI personal health advisor for now. https://lnkd.in/gVrGFSH3

Very interesting insights from Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington that puts the US #healthcare challenge and opportunity in perspective. A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward treating these physical and mental-health conditions. While there are solutions, we need to recognize that health outcomes are shaped by more than just medical care or genes. Behavior change is critical tool. But behavior change is hard. But through hyper-personalization, it’s also something that #AI is uniquely positioned to solve. Intelliswift Software's healthcare and AI practices are looking forward to this interesting new pivot to help providers deliver AI-assisted tools to patients to help with behavior change. https://lnkd.in/gwe39R6x

To all of you who don't believe behavioural change can work for the benefit of consumers, patients, providers and payers, please read this article. "AI-Driven Behaviour Change Could Transform Health Care" by Arianna Huffington and Sam Altman from OpenAI. "A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward treating these physical and mental-health conditions. That financial and personal toll is only projected to grow. We know this is unsustainable. But there are solutions, because health outcomes are shaped by more than just medical care or genes. Behavior change can be a miracle drug, both for preventing disease and for optimizing the treatment of disease. Yes, behavior change is hard. But through hyper-personalization, it’s also something that AI is uniquely positioned to solve." #AI #behaviourchange #behaviourscience #behaviourhealth #healthcare #digitalhealth #digitaltherapeutics P.S. See how MIA, the AI-driven trusted guide and companion developed and trained by MYND Therapeutics Inc., changes behaviour and delivers precise and personalized therapy. Try MYNDSET for free in the App Store (July 1-31): https://lnkd.in/gMfZ4_DE https://lnkd.in/gV-n7iSa

“AI Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care” is a more jargony, salesman way of saying “Information can be health and medicine”. ✅The article is solid on some themes. It’s cool to see big players putting more horses in the race. ❌It would’ve been timely and refreshing for it to acknowledge some of the measurement difficulties, particularly around diet and physical activity (our two biggest levers of change in this context). Reliable and accurate measurement is hard. It takes time. We don’t have good tools for the full complexity of dietary exposures. Self report tools such as recalls offer arguably the most balanced level of detail and accuracy, plus they provide food level preferences to build recommendations around. But food reporting isn’t “cool” or new and self report has (correctable?) biases for some dietary factors. The #FRESH Food Recommendations for Equitable, Sustainable Health Platform is building AI-driven behavior change tools. We build them for health conditions, around clinical evidence for various dietary patterns, user food diaries (preferences), and integrate them with predictive analytics to provide future health assessments aligned with the users choices. As a bonus, the Bayesian and other models used in FRESH also offer patented insights into the uncertainty of health recommendations and health status, which is an emerging feature of behavior change frameworks. #Information can be medicine…. IF we can be humble enough to think more fully through the nuances of what it takes to provide accurate, meaningful recommendations. #information #behaviorchange #health #FRESH

I could not be more excited and proud to be on the Thrive Global team as we make groundbreaking investments in our mission to improve the world's health outcomes and productivity. Health outcomes will not be increased by more drugs or more interventions. Our western culture has desperately needed more preventative healthcare measures in place and the science is here for what others have known all along. Our visionary leader, Arianna Huffington and OpenAI's Sam Altman recently unveiled Thrive AI Health, a groundbreaking initiative with a heartfelt mission: to harness the power of AI to democratize access to expert-level health coaching. This innovative approach aims to enhance health outcomes and tackle the pressing issue of health inequities. In a world where quality health care often feels out of reach, Thrive AI Health represents a beacon of hope, striving to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background, can benefit from top-tier health guidance. This is more than just a technological advancement; it’s a step towards a more equitable and healthier future for all. You can learn more about this inspiring endeavor in @TIME: link in comments I can't wait to share more along this journey. Onward, upward and inward! #ThriveAIHealth #HealthEquity #Innovation #Wellbeing