Learn more about WillowTree’s Agentic AI Use Case Workshops
Learn more

Schedule your workshop today

Meet the team
Sydnor Gammon
Partner & VP, Business Development
Conner Brew
Director, Data & AI
Get in touch

By supplying my contact information, I authorize WillowTree to contact me with personalized communications about WillowTree’s products and services. See the WillowTree Privacy Policy for more details or to opt-out at any time.

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Episode synopsis

In this final episode of Season 2, focusing on AI in Healthcare, we head to the University of Virginia School of Data Science to present our innovative solutions for reducing hospital readmissions to a panel of healthcare experts. The panel includes Matthew J. Trowbridge, MD, MPH (Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health), Reza Mousavi (Assistant Professor of Commerce), and an array of experts in digital strategy, engineering, and healthcare industry trends.

The presentation reveals striking insights from our research:

  • Unplanned hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $15-20 billion annually.
  • Approximately 20% of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, contributing to these costs
  • 92% of patients seek additional information after discharge, and roughly 70% simply search Google rather than referencing doctor-backed resources.

This disconnect between hospital care and post-discharge support represents a critical opportunity for AI intervention in healthcare delivery.

Our team's solution, the AI Healthcare Assistant, addresses this challenge through two key features: In-Room Transcripts with AI Note-Taking and a Conversational AI Assistant that references only personal health records, clinical care team transcripts, and doctor-curated research (creating much more personalized and accurate responses).

The expert panel praised our solution's potential to improve resource utilization — from physician attention and nursing time to physical emergency department space — by allowing patients and caregivers to ask their post-discharge questions and gain quality answers 24/7. As Professor Mousavi noted, "The most unique aspect of this application is the unique data that you are capturing, which is going to connect the patient's conditions to his or her concerns after the treatment." The episode concludes with actionable next steps for implementation, emphasizing the importance of narrow, focused applications of AI to achieve maximum impact in healthcare settings.

Let’s talk.

Wherever you are on your journey, we can help. Let’s have a conversation.