The world's first artificial intelligence clinic; Forget going to the doctor's office

Experience the most convenient and practical treatment methods; This is the claim made by startup Forward Health, maker of CarePod, the world's first artificial intelligence clinic. Blood pressure control, heart checkup and treatment of bacterial diseases are only part of the capabilities of this device, and Kerpad's artificial intelligence will send you a complete analysis of the actions taken so that you can know the details of your disease.

Forward Health is one of the medical companies with a value of 675 million dollars, of which 100 million dollars have been collected through the Kerpad project. This company was founded in 2016 by “Adrien Aoun”, “Eric Frey”, “Ilya Abizov” and “Robert Sebastian”, and in addition to Adrien Aoun, “Brian Singerman”, “Keith Rabius”, “Patrick Pichet” are on the company's board of directors. , “Ram Shriram” and “Marc Benioff” are also present. Eric Schmidt, John Doerr and Marissa Meyer also lead the company in the development of advanced therapeutic targets.

According to Adrien Aoun, CEO and co-founder of Forward Health, the company's first project was launched in 2017 with the aim of developing health care. At first, they tried to abandon old treatment methods such as body scanners, smart sensors and diagnosis algorithms by creating leading offices and use new technologies. Now, in a similar mission, Forward Health is trying to develop Kerpad by using previous experiences.

Kerpad, artificial intelligence therapy clinic

Patients who use Crepod's treatment services for the first time will receive a complete biometric evaluation of themselves, which will bring better performance in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. In addition, Kerpod artificial intelligence provides more information about the treatment methods and the physical condition of the patients.

In 2017, in an interview with TechCrunch, Adrien Aoun mentioned Kerpad as a solution for the advancement of doctors: “We need to find a way to improve the way doctors treat and save more lives; Just as engineers are on the path of development and progress with the development of programs and software.

He also considers the start of Forward Health activities to be similar to Tesla and Elon Musk: “Consider the doctor's office the same as the Tesla Model S car, the more optimized version of which is called the Model 3 car or Carpod.” In fact, Karpad can be considered a doctor's office using the highest levels of technology.”

Initially, Forward Health expanded its medical services by establishing medical offices to treat patients in various conditions, including: skin scanners for related problems and diseases, body scanners to identify heart ailments, etc. Also, during the outbreak of Covid-19, this company implemented its proposal to monitor and treat patients remotely.

Now it seems that Forward Health is looking to provide new treatment methods and apply all the past treatment experiences in one place in Kerpod. The company is focusing on the initial supply of 25 Kerpod units and plans to increase its production to 3200 units per year by developing this technology.

Get treated with artificial intelligence

When using the Carpod, an audio guide is built in to guide you in using the equipment inside. In the first step, you can unlock the device and access its features by installing the device's dedicated app. When you enter the carpad, you will see various equipment, including a touch monitor next to the seat and a light circle embedded on the floor; This circle of light will be the place to scan your body for treatment. There is also a hidden drawer inside one of the parts of the device that provides you with various medical tests if needed.

Kerpod Monitor offers a variety of services for many diseases, including full body scan, heart health check, throat test, blood pressure, weight management, corona test, HIV test, diabetes test and liver health check. For example, when you select a heart health test, the display will ask you to place the sensor in front of your heart and provide the result after the tests are done. If the problem is more serious or you need more medical care, Forward Health doctors will be aware of your treatment process and your care data and, if necessary, apply a prescription or another treatment method.

In Karpad, you can take a blood test with a single-use needle-free device, check your blood pressure with a wireless cuff, and perform skin tests with a scanner. Also, various tools are installed to diagnose viral and bacterial diseases. In addition to these benefits, the Kerpod is apparently capable of testing for sexually transmitted diseases, but details on how it works are not available.

Each carpad has an operator who is responsible for servicing the device and answers the important and basic questions of the users about the device. When using Kerpod, patients must enter the device alone and if needed, they can talk to the company's doctor through the special application of this program.

All the aforementioned services, in addition to 24-hour support seven days a week and virtual conversation with doctors, will cost $99 per month. If, in addition to these features, patients want access to Forward Health medical offices, they must pay a fee of $149. In paying these costs, patients are deprived of financial support from insurance; Because Kerpad is strict in maintaining the personal information of its users.

Aoun's ideas bring artificial intelligence to the field of therapy

Adrien Aoun is an expert engineer in the field of artificial intelligence who implemented certain projects at Google before Forward Health. After Google acquired his natural language processing startup Wavii in 2013, he shared his idea with Google CEO Larry Page. Aoun said: “What we are doing now is the gradual transfer of treatment and care experiences from nurses and doctors to hardware and software. We don't even believe in the existence of clinics for face-to-face visits, and the use-by date of this treatment method is over.”

Forward Health is still looking to hire more than 100 doctors in the primary care sector and has a medical advisory board of 5 doctors. Aoun in presenting the way to the company's success The best medical services He knows the patients. These services can include: Access to the latest results and tests Along with Designing developed treatment programs May it be done with the supervision and approval of a team of doctors.

But how is this volume of information processed? The answer to this question lies in Forward Health's proprietary Extended Language Model (LLM), which is built to extract care protocols and identify the latest research data. In addition, according to Adrien Aoun, the Forward Clinic team has access to a dashboard that considers different situations for the convenience and maintenance of the patients' specific care plan.

Aoun added: “We use artificial intelligence to study research, extract care plans and present them to customers. this is fabulous; Because there are some academic medical institutions that have excellent research in this field, but they are never noticed. It's interesting that we can access the latest research in this field at any time.”

He also told TechCrunch about how to secure data: “Forward uses best security practices for data encryption and access control. We regularly review third-party audits to assess and ensure our security posture and implement a robust set of privacy practices in compliance with federal law to protect our members' data. “The members of the company always have their data in their possession and this information will never be provided to a third party.”

Emphasizing that the data will not be made available to third parties, Aoun said: “The positive point is that we do not accept insurance costs, and this will prevent your information from being made available to other people. The only ones who have access to your information are our doctors, and this is done only to provide better services.

Forward Health is looking to install Kerpods in public spaces, including shopping malls, clubs, and Chicago's Willis Tower. The company has announced that it wants to double production of Kerpod by 2024, and will start rolling it out nationwide in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

Conclusion

Kerpod is a new solution that uses the company's past data and achievements and as a new device, it tries to provide more up-to-date treatment methods. Adrien Aoun has ambitious plans for Forward Health, and the company's proven ability to solve such problems gives them hope. Aoun also has great ambitions to solve problems and create simpler solutions for MRI and open heart surgery, and we may see the arrival of artificial intelligence to update such treatments.