Verily Launches AI-Powered Health App 'Verily Me' to Revolutionize Personalized Healthcare

Verily Launches Consumer Health App with AI Companion That Answers Questions | PYMNTS.com

By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. "We created Verily Me to meet the consumer need for a simpler, more personalized healthcare solution," Vindell Washington, MD, MS, chief clinical officer at Verily, said in a Friday (Oct. 17) press release. "Verily Me identifies care gaps and provides more personalized treatment recommendations, an important step towards our commitment to equipping individuals with the tools they need to better manage their health." The Verily Me app provides users with personalized recommendations from providers, access to their health history, and the ability to receive feedback and nutrition tips by logging their meals with the snap of a photo, according to the release. The app also includes a private AI Companion called Ask Violet that can answer users' questions about their health record, such as the date of a vaccination or the name of a doctor, the release said. Users who consent can participate in Verily's Lifelong Health Study, per the release. Members of Verily's Lightpath personalized care program will also receive escalated support when clinically indicated to an expanded group of licensed providers, according to the release. Lightpath currently focuses on support for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and obesity, per the release. "We aim to streamline care by providing personalized health recommendations from licensed clinicians, and to enable a more data-driven health journey so that patients and clinicians are able to share and receive health information," Verily Chief Product Officer Myoung Cha said in the release. It was reported Oct. 2 that Verily's parent company, Alphabet, has been preparing for two years to sell it so that Verily can become an independent company. Google Cloud released a report Friday that found that in the healthcare space, AI agents are evolving from simple chatbots to advanced systems that can integrate data and execute actions.

Alphabet's Verily Offers AI-Driven Consumer Health App

Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is offering a new consumer health app driven by artificial intelligence in an effort to provide more personalized treatment recommendations. The data platform and technology company said Friday the app will allow licensed clinicians to review patient records across multiple providers and health systems to provide users with personalized recommendations. Users will also be able to ask questions about their health records to an AI assistant, receive feedback and nutrition tips by logging their meals, and participate in a Verily health study. The app aims to offer a simpler, more personalized and data-driven healthcare solution, the company said. Members of Verily's Lightpath personalized care program, which is subsidized by employers, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers, will also use the app.