by Holly Meyer | Oct 14, 2026 | Agentic AI, Automation, Conversational AI, Patient Access, Patient Outreach
Sometimes numbers paint a clearer picture of a problem. Here are a few statistics that highlight barriers to healthcare in the United States: Roughly 80 percent of counties (30 million people) are classified as healthcare deserts, where access to healthcare is a...
by Holly Meyer | Sep 30, 2026 | Agentic AI, Automation, Conversational AI, HIPAA, Patient Engagement, Workflow Efficiency
From small physician practices to large health systems, healthcare providers and payers across the United States are realizing the advantages of artificial intelligence (AI). As we’ve documented in previous blogs, they’re achieving increased operational efficiency,...
by Holly Meyer | Sep 9, 2026 | Agentic AI, Automation, Conversational AI, Workflow Efficiency
The first foray of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry occurred in the 1970s with INTERNIST-1, an artificial medical consultant. Although the industry has lagged in areas such as the consumerism trend, it is deploying AI at more than twice the rate...
by Holly Meyer | Jun 3, 2026 | Agentic AI, Automation, Patient Access, Patient Outreach
The continental United States stretches roughly 2,800 miles wide from east to west and 1,650 miles long from north to south. Of the approximately 341.8 million U.S. residents, 56 million people (18 percent of the population) live in areas designated as rural or...
by Holly Meyer | Mar 19, 2026 | Agentic AI, Automation, Conversational AI, Patient Engagement
What do healthcare providers and payers have in common? Both encounter rising costs, staffing shortages, compliance challenges and changing consumer expectations. Take increasing expenses, for example. The average overhead for today’s medical practice ranges from 60...
by Holly Meyer | Jan 13, 2026 | Agentic AI, Automation, Workflow Efficiency
Healthcare staffing shortages in 2026: new year, same old problem. Some pundits previously expressed doubt about the projected lack of physicians, nurses and other clinical staff, but numbers paint a grim picture. Just last month, the National Center for Health...
