AI helps older adults manage their blood pressure at home

Key takeaways:

An AI voice-based agent was used to talk with patients and help them collect live home BP measurements.

Integrating AI into the clinical workflow reduced costs and improved care management for patients.

An AI voice-based agent helped older adults with hypertension report their home blood pressure measurements, resulting in improved accuracy and high patient satisfaction, researchers reported.

The findings were presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions.

An AI voice-based agent was used to talk with patients and help them collect live home BP measurements. Image: Adobe Stock

Tina - Ann K . Thompson, MD, MBA, FAAFP, executive director of the Emory Healthcare Population Health Collaborative and division director of family me