1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,319 This is Naomi Diaz with the Becker's Digital 2 00:00:02,319 --> 00:00:03,139 Health Podcast. 3 00:00:03,679 --> 00:00:06,319 Here's your daily industry news briefing for today, 4 00:00:06,319 --> 00:00:07,299 August 14th. 5 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:08,580 First, 6 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,679 Kaiser Permanente has made a generative AI powered 7 00:00:11,679 --> 00:00:12,740 clinical documentation 8 00:00:13,125 --> 00:00:16,004 tool available to its providers across its 40 9 00:00:16,004 --> 00:00:19,065 hospitals and over 600 medical offices. 10 00:00:19,765 --> 00:00:22,644 The Oakland, California based health system said August 11 00:00:22,644 --> 00:00:23,144 14th, 12 00:00:23,524 --> 00:00:26,804 it contracted with AI startup, Abridge, to offer 13 00:00:26,804 --> 00:00:28,984 ambient scribes to its clinical sites 14 00:00:29,309 --> 00:00:31,730 across 8 states and the District of Columbia, 15 00:00:32,109 --> 00:00:34,350 the largest rollout of generative AI in health 16 00:00:34,350 --> 00:00:35,329 care so far. 17 00:00:35,950 --> 00:00:39,170 Upon getting consent from patients, the platform transcribes 18 00:00:39,309 --> 00:00:42,270 health care visits and drafts clinician notes for 19 00:00:42,270 --> 00:00:43,090 the EHR. 20 00:00:44,344 --> 00:00:47,385 Health systems are increasingly turning to similar AI 21 00:00:47,385 --> 00:00:49,704 powered tools for clinical notes to get providers 22 00:00:49,704 --> 00:00:52,024 away from the computer and give them more 23 00:00:52,024 --> 00:00:53,164 face time with patients. 24 00:00:53,704 --> 00:00:55,564 A bridge, valued at about 25 00:00:55,945 --> 00:00:56,445 850,000,000, 26 00:00:57,145 --> 00:00:58,809 is one of the bigger players in the 27 00:00:58,809 --> 00:01:00,750 space with contracts with UPMC, 28 00:01:01,129 --> 00:01:03,229 Sutter Health, and Crisis Health. 29 00:01:03,609 --> 00:01:06,349 The company is also developing a clinical documentation 30 00:01:06,569 --> 00:01:09,390 platform for nurses at Mayo Clinic and EPIC. 31 00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:12,655 Kaiser Permanente said it expanded the use of 32 00:01:12,655 --> 00:01:15,155 a bridge after testing it at Washington Permanente 33 00:01:15,295 --> 00:01:17,534 Medical Group where it was well received by 34 00:01:17,534 --> 00:01:18,755 patients and clinicians. 35 00:01:20,015 --> 00:01:20,515 2nd, 36 00:01:21,135 --> 00:01:24,255 Amazon's primary care subsidiary, One Medical, is set 37 00:01:24,255 --> 00:01:26,450 to lose its contract with with Google by 38 00:01:26,450 --> 00:01:28,950 the end of 2024, the reported. 39 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:33,250 Approximately 10% of One Medical's 2020 revenue came 40 00:01:33,250 --> 00:01:36,629 from discounted medical services provided to Google's workforce 41 00:01:36,849 --> 00:01:38,069 of around 180,000 42 00:01:39,055 --> 00:01:41,954 employees under a contract between the two companies. 43 00:01:42,734 --> 00:01:45,534 Media reports indicate that the percentage slightly declined 44 00:01:45,534 --> 00:01:46,274 in 2021. 45 00:01:47,215 --> 00:01:49,854 However, with 1 Medical ceasing to publicly disclose 46 00:01:49,854 --> 00:01:53,079 financials following its acquisition by Amazon in 2022, 47 00:01:53,700 --> 00:01:55,939 it remains unclear how this will affect the 48 00:01:55,939 --> 00:01:57,319 company's future revenue. 49 00:01:58,420 --> 00:02:00,819 Google has clarified that its decision to terminate 50 00:02:00,819 --> 00:02:04,439 1 Medical's contract was unrelated to Amazon's acquisition 51 00:02:04,579 --> 00:02:06,119 of the primary care provider. 52 00:02:06,819 --> 00:02:09,594 The One Medical clinics previously operating on Google's 53 00:02:09,594 --> 00:02:10,094 campuses 54 00:02:10,395 --> 00:02:13,194 have now been transitioned to Premise Health, a 55 00:02:13,194 --> 00:02:15,194 provider of both digital and in person health 56 00:02:15,194 --> 00:02:17,215 care and wellness services for employers. 57 00:02:17,995 --> 00:02:20,474 A Google spokesperson told Becker's that employees can 58 00:02:20,474 --> 00:02:22,990 continue to use One Medical Community Centers as 59 00:02:22,990 --> 00:02:24,289 an in network provider. 60 00:02:25,229 --> 00:02:28,590 An Amazon spokesperson told Becker's, quote, One Medical 61 00:02:28,590 --> 00:02:30,030 is proud of the care we have provided 62 00:02:30,030 --> 00:02:31,870 to Google employees at a small number of 63 00:02:31,870 --> 00:02:34,750 location on Google campuses, virtually and in our 64 00:02:34,750 --> 00:02:35,810 hundreds of community 65 00:02:36,435 --> 00:02:38,995 offices near where many Google employees live, work, 66 00:02:38,995 --> 00:02:39,735 and shop. 67 00:02:40,194 --> 00:02:42,995 Google employees can continue their care virtually and 68 00:02:42,995 --> 00:02:45,794 at one medical offices in their communities across 69 00:02:45,794 --> 00:02:47,415 the US, end quote. 70 00:02:48,370 --> 00:02:48,870 3rd, 71 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:51,250 Walmart has leased another one of its former 72 00:02:51,250 --> 00:02:52,229 health care centers. 73 00:02:52,689 --> 00:02:55,409 Access Medical Clinic, which has 61 primary and 74 00:02:55,409 --> 00:02:58,210 urgent care locations across 6 states, plans to 75 00:02:58,210 --> 00:03:00,229 take over the x Walmart health facility 76 00:03:01,090 --> 00:03:03,745 in Palestine, Texas in late 2024. 77 00:03:04,844 --> 00:03:06,764 Walmart said in April that it was shuttering 78 00:03:06,764 --> 00:03:08,685 all of 51 of its clinics along with 79 00:03:08,685 --> 00:03:09,985 its telehealth business. 80 00:03:10,844 --> 00:03:13,485 Access Medical CEO Brad Bibb said in an 81 00:03:13,485 --> 00:03:15,724 August 9th statement, quote, our goal is to 82 00:03:15,724 --> 00:03:18,290 provide accessible and affordable health care to those 83 00:03:18,290 --> 00:03:19,889 who need it who need it most, and 84 00:03:19,889 --> 00:03:22,050 this new clinic is a significant step towards 85 00:03:22,050 --> 00:03:23,750 achieving that mission, end quote. 86 00:03:24,290 --> 00:03:26,770 Walmart has also leads leased its former health 87 00:03:26,770 --> 00:03:29,564 care spaces to Mercy for primary care and 88 00:03:29,564 --> 00:03:31,585 Humana for senior focused medical 89 00:03:32,284 --> 00:03:34,205 centers. 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