b.well Unveils 'bailey' AI Health Assistant
b.well Connected Health has announced a new product named bailey™, a white-label health AI assistant for enterprise clients. The company states organizations can deploy a branded version of the AI assistant within their own applications in a matter of weeks. The tool is powered by b.well's patient data platform.
- The company's founder and CEO, Kristen Valdes, was inspired to start b.well after her own challenging experience navigating the healthcare system for her daughter, Bailey, who suffers from a significant autoimmune disorder. It took seven years of advocating and aggregating siloed health data to get a proper diagnosis for her daughter. - The "bailey" AI assistant is named after Valdes's daughter, reflecting the personal mission behind the company to empower consumers with their own health data. - b.well's platform is built on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards, which allows it to unify data from various sources like medical records, pharmacies, labs, and wearables into a single, longitudinal record for the consumer. - The company targets enterprise clients such as health systems, payers, and self-insured employers, offering them a white-label solution to provide a "digital front door" to their members or patients. - To date, b.well Connected Health has raised over $164 million in funding from investors including UnityPoint Health Ventures, Walgreens' Well Ventures, and Leavitt Equity Partners. - Prior to founding b.well in 2015, Kristen Valdes was a Vice President at United Healthcare, where she managed Medicare Advantage plans. - The platform aims to provide personalized and proactive health guidance, helping users manage their health and the health of their loved ones in one place. - b.well is a board member of the CARIN Alliance, a multi-stakeholder organization focused on advancing the ability of consumers and their authorized caregivers to easily get, use, and share their digital health information.
