Using Robotics and Generative AI Medical Language Models at the Point of Care
This session introduces ‘CC’, the vCare Companion Robot, which helps hospital staff reduce administrative burden by 3+ hours per shift – and increase the quality of life for overburdened care staff. This is achieved using ambient listening to patient‑staff conversations for charting, reporting, vitals collection, and integration with electronic healthcare records at the point of care. Care staff no longer need to struggle with multiple devices to bring into the patient’s room: The ‘CC’ robot autonomously follows the care staff worker with the necessary tools, listens to conversations, automatically fills in forms, and integrates with EMR’s – thus freeing up hands and time to focus on the patient and care delivery. John Snow Labs’ Medical Language Models are used for ambient listening, speech‑to‑text, clinical information extraction and normalization, and automated filling of medical forms. The presentation will highlight lessons learned from developing this system at one of the US’s largest not‑for‑profit Life Care organizations.
About the speaker
Jonathan McCoy
Co-Founder & CEO at vCare Companion
Jonathan had turned his last 30+ years of complex problem solving across a variety of industries to focus on Healthcare in 2006. Joining with healthcare visionaries and thought leaders like John Snow Labs; Jonathan is compelled to tackle ‘How can we deliver a better way to provide care for each other’. In October of 2023, vCare Companion (vCC) emerged from this mission. vCC is the integration of robotics with the Healthcare Ecosystem fueled by Generative AI, built with nurses for nurses, surrounded by a world class development team. Advanced and immediate benefit best summarize this approach with addressing immediate Labor challenges. All focused on fostering transparency and improving the quality of life for care providers. Jonathan resides on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with his wife of 40 years, and his children and 8 grandchildren nearby. His faith journey, the ocean, golf, and hanging out with his grandchildren when not focused on vCC occupy most of his time. He was the catalyst behind building a state of the art memory care community and the senior industry’s first digital twin platform known as Family CareSpace. Arguably the first Digital Twin in the senior industry that combined resident & staff applications in a seamless platform including real‑time clinical grade location. As testimony to this work, staff have said ‘The system has their backs!” He is a natural leader who support all who join with him on this journey.
