Patient Engagement December 4, 2023
Sara Heath

New data showed that conversational AI and voice assistants helped patient engagement in chronic disease management.

Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) could be the key to unlocking better chronic disease management, with new data in JAMA Network Open showing that a voice assistant tool improved glycemic control and insulin dosing for type 2 diabetes patients.

These findings come as the healthcare industry weighs the pros and cons of consumer AI use and how the technology can streamline the patient experience.

For patients with type 2 diabetes, it can be hard to achieve optimal HbA1c levels in part because it’s difficult to calibrate their insulin dose, the researchers said. Currently, about a quarter of the 33 million patients with type 2 diabetes...

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