US startup to launch AI healthcare assistant in Japan
A US startup has announced plans to roll out an AI assistant in Japan to help ease the country's shortage of medical workers.
Hippocratic AI CEO Munjal Shah said he hopes the AI will eventually be able to detect health risks faced by elderly patients and alert human staff. He added the program will be especially useful in Japan, which has one of the highest proportions of people over 65 in the world.
"It's a place where you're going to need a lot more healthcare workers and the only real answer to this is going to be AI," said Shah.
The AI assistant currently provides patients with non-diagnostic support. It can make appointments, monitor their condition after hospitalization, and manage medication. The company says the program is already being used by 2.5 million people around the world.
Hippocratic AI entered a partnership with a Tokyo-based venture firm in May, with plans to make the AI assistant available in Japan later this year.
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