US-based digital health company PicnicHealth has introduced a new AI-powered health assistant to enable patients to take control of their healthcare.
The AI health assistant, dubbed Picnic, is designed to simplify medical records and provide actionable insights, enabling patients to make informed decisions.
Picnic breaks down data silos by integrating health data from any US care site and makes it easier to navigate a complex healthcare system.
The announcement follows the company’s recent launch of PicnicHealth Virtual Clinic, which allows clinicians and patients to navigate and stay proactive in managing their health.
Picnic is said to serve as a concierge to the Virtual Clinic, answering health questions and guiding patients to personalised care from clinic providers.
Currently, PicnicHealth is providing the AI health assistant to early adopters, with general availability expected by the end of the year.
Furthermore, the company intends to further enhance its AI assistant with future capabilities to help patients manage complex healthcare needs and participate in research.
PicnicHealth co-founder and CTO Troy Astorino said: “We’re simplifying healthcare with a true universal patient record.
“With Picnic, we’re putting our world-leading medical AI directly in the hands of patients to track down and make sense of their medical data.
“This gives them a new level of understanding of their health history and enables them to navigate their care with confidence.”
According to the company, several patients, especially those with chronic conditions, have complex health histories with disparate data across the healthcare system.
The medical records from physician visits, hospital stays, test results, and prescriptions are spread across patient portals, which makes it difficult to track care.
PicnicHealth said its new AI health assistant will provide patients with a complete timeline of their medical records, along with a unified care plan based on physician advice.
Picnic scans all medical records to find relevant health information quickly and easily and allows patients to ask specific questions about their health history.
It allows patients to track specific health conditions like diabetes or cancer with a personalised, curated view of relevant medical data.
Furthermore, patients can highlight unfamiliar words and receive an easy-to-understand explanation from Picnic using their health history as context.
