How GenAI Plus Telemedicine Could Save Millions Of Lives

The synergy between AI and telemedicine unlocks countless opportunities to transform healthcare. Among the most significant are two critical advancements: achieving better chronic disease control and granting 24/7 access to medical expertise.Chronic diseases require constant monitoring and timely interventions, but today’s healthcare system is set up to provide neither. Nearly 40% of Americans with hypertension—the leading risk factor for stroke—do not have their condition under control. Diabetes and prediabetes, affecting 1 in 3 Americans, are managed even less effectively. The CDC estimates that with proper chronic disease management, our nation could see a 30-50% reduction in heart attacks, strokes, cancers and kidney failures.

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Today’s fee-for-service system pays clinicians for volume, not value. Every office visit and procedure generates revenue, while preventing medical problems does not. The issue isn’t that doctors want patients to suffer from chronic illnesses. It’s that the system offers no incentive to prioritize proactive, holistic care. Instead of investing time in continuous monitoring, early intervention and treatment optimization, physicians are financially rewarded for treating the complications of chronic disease after they arise. Without fundamental payment reform, even the most powerful medical technologies will remain underutilized.

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