Italian Digital Health Startup PatchAi Debuts Smart Health Companion to Support Cancer Patients

Italian digital health tech startup PatchAi and healthcare giant Roche have debuted a virtual assistant to engage with cancer patients and improve care.The Emmi Care Plan skill is for hospital patients after they are discharged and enables the voice assistant to ask questions about their health post-discharge, with the responses sent to their healthcare providers. The AI-assisted telehealth is beneficial now as the pandemic has reduced in-person healthcare visits. The Italian Association of Medical Oncology found a 30% drop in diagnostic first visits and physical visits dipping by 36% during the health crisis.