TL;DR
Digital health is entering a new era where AI, data, and collaboration are reshaping care. In a recent fireside chat, Welldoc’s Anand Iyer and Arcadia’s Aneesh Chopra explored how:
- Whole-person data enables personalized, proactive care
- CMS-led partnerships are shaping responsible AI frameworks
- Voluntary standards are critical to safe, scalable innovation
Welldoc is proud to be at the forefront, helping advance the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem and setting the pace for the future of digital health.
Shaping the Future of Digital Health
The healthcare landscape is at a turning point, where data, artificial intelligence (AI), and industry collaboration are redefining how care is delivered.
In a recent fireside chat, Welldoc’s Chief AI Officer, Anand Iyer, and Arcadia’s Chief Strategy Officer, Aneesh Chopra, explored how whole-person data, strong public-private partnerships, and responsible AI are shaping the next wave of digital health. Their conversation revealed what’s next for digital health innovation.
Here are three key takeaways from their discussion:
1) Leverage whole-person health data
Digital health technology stands apart because of its ability to capture comprehensive, whole-person health data—information that extends far beyond traditional vitals. Think wearables, smart scales, pharmacy records, lab results, and even nutrition tracking. As Anand Iyer explained:
“I can foresee a day in which health technology starts to play the role of data interoperability, aggregator, and data enablement, because healthcare technology knows what consumers are doing with their health, whereas no other stakeholders do.”
By acting as the central hub for whole-person health data, Welldoc enables care teams and individuals to access meaningful insights that make personalized, proactive care possible.
2) Public-private partnerships are essential for large-scale change
Bringing innovation into a highly regulated industry like healthcare requires more than great technology – it requires partnership. Aneesh emphasized the importance of public-private-academic collaborations in ensuring digital health evolves responsibly.
He pointed to Welldoc’s role as an early adopter in the groundbreaking Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Tech Ecosystem initiative is a key example. This initiative is set to transform patient-centric healthcare and establish frameworks for responsible AI use. Today, large language models (LLMs) lack access to proprietary health data, which makes it clear that AI is here to support, not replace, clinicians. Through initiatives like CMS, leaders across the ecosystem are working together to ensure that the promise is kept.
3) Responsible AI requires voluntary standards
Technology evolves faster than regulation can keep up. So how do we ensure progress without compromising safety or trust? According to Chopra, the answer lies in voluntary, enforceable industry standards as he notes:
“If a health ecosystem agrees to a charter of a set of guardrails that is enforceable, that is where we will see a lot of innovation.”
These guardrails provide clarity, build confidence among patients and providers, and create the foundation for safe, scalable AI innovation.
Welldoc’s point of view
At Welldoc, we’re not just responding to these shifts. We’re helping define them. Our involvement in the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem underscores our commitment to shaping responsible AI frameworks and creating a more connected, interoperable healthcare ecosystem.
By capturing whole-person data, advancing voluntary standards, and forging cross-sector partnerships, we’re delivering on the true promise of digital health: empowering individuals and care teams to manage health more effectively and helping people live healthier, more balanced lives.
For more information on how Welldoc collaborates with the health ecosystem, discover the Welldoc digital health platform.
