The Trump administration said Wednesday it has secured commitments from Google, Openai, Amazon, Anthropic and Apple and has begun building a digital health ecosystem.
The initiative will focus on two areas: creating a framework for patients and providers to easily share information, and creating more personal tools to allow patients to access the resources they need to inform about their health. These tools include apps to manage diabetes and obesity. Use artificial intelligence as an assistant to find ways to reduce the amount of documents related to medical appointments by checking symptoms and performing tasks like scheduling appointments, and digitizing some tasks.
Bloomberg reports that Democrats and Republicans have tried before making data sharing in the US healthcare system a more seamless experience, but the technology has not reached the norm. More than 60 companies say they will work on new health efforts, with results expected in early 2026.
