Ro's CEO showed us its new AI agent — and its bigger plan to own more of your healthcare
Source: Business Insider ·
Ro is just the latest healthcare company to launch an AI agent. Can it become a healthcare "quarterback?"
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Zach Reitano, co-founder and chief executive officer of Ro.Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTelehealth company Ro is launching an AI agent trained on customer data.The agent can recommend prescription changes, schedule deliveries, or write memos to a doctor.Eventually, Ro hopes to make it a "quarterback" for care. Will it improve outcomes?Wouldn't it be great if we all had a little, digital minion handling all the small back-and forth chores of our medical care?On Thursday, Ro is officially announcing the launch of its new AI health agent, designed to do more than a health inquiry on ChatGPT. It's the latest in a long lineup of healthcare agents — from insurers, telehealth providers, electronic health record systems, and regular chatbots — promising to cut down patient wait times, increase access to care, and improve personalized health recommendations with AI.Ro CEO and co-founder Zachariah Reitano gave Business Insider an exclusive preview of Ro's new agent, called Robin,…
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