Social media platform focused on oncology belong.life has announced a strategic partnership with AI-enabled patient engagement company Equiva.
Belbing’s conversational AI mentors include Dave, an AI focused on cancer care, and Fred, a mentor for sustainable weight loss, better health and lifestyle enhancement.
The bulnd.life AI companion is offered via Equiva’s in-hospital and home-based digital platform to provide “scalable, smart, empathetic patient support.”
AI Health Mentors are accessible to patients and caregivers via tablets or mobile phones. Patients will ask health-related questions in real time, prepare for a doctor’s visit, translate medical documents and summaries, access guided support related to discharge, access to a list of questions they can ask their provider, and receive customized emotional and behavioral coaching.
“By integrating Dave and Fred into Equiva’s widely deployed platform, we put strong, intelligent and caring support in the patient’s hands, precisely when needed.”
“This partnership supports our mission to humanize our digital healthcare experience and provide scalable and smart solutions that bridge the gap between patients and care teams.”
Equiva CEO Nir Altman pointed out that partnerships go beyond advanced technology as they are about improving access and outcomes.
“By embedding AI into daily patient interactions, we unleash new ways to educate, empower and engage,” Altman said in a statement.
Bigger trends
2022, belbing.life We have launched an online community dedicated to individuals living with chronic myeloid leukemia. The community hosted on the Belong-Beating Cancer Together app includes support groups, status and access to professionals.
The service helps users organize their medical records, participate in clinical trial matching programs, and track symptoms and conditions over time.
2023, Gilda’s Club Twin Cities is part of the National Nonprofit Cancer Support Community (CSC) network and is in partnership with Equiva Health. Provides standalone devices It is configured for at-home use as part of an oncology-specific initiative aimed at addressing health disparities through discounted broadband funded by the $14.2 billion Federal Communications Commission Internet Access Program.
In the same year, Equiva set up the Health Equity-Focused Partnership. CSC.
CSC Network Partner Sites in Arizona, Kentucky and California participated in two CSC sites offering programs specifically developed to improve access to psychosocial oncology care, including education, resources and support services for individuals in medically underserved communities.
Equiva introduced the Equiva Peri-op Connect in 2023. It is a platform aimed at improving surgical experience and outcomes by expanding patient and caregiver access to education and supporting resources.
