My previous newsletter discussed how traditional medicine’s reliance on 30-minute office visits offers only a snapshot of a patient’s health, whereas wearables now provide a comprehensive, continuous view.
But here’s the reality: as a doctor, I can’t sit and watch the entire movie. There isn’t enough time to scan every frame of heart rate trends, blood pressure curves, and sleep data.
That is why you need a Healthcare Agent.
What is a Healthcare Agent?
ChatGPT released its agent for Pro users, demonstrating that this technology is already a reality. For your physician AI agents will operate like a highlight reel editor, silently monitoring the background and bringing to the forefront the crucial moments they cannot afford to overlook.
It’s a persistent, intelligent system designed to observe, analyze, and act within a defined environment—in this case, the EHR.
Why This Matters
The EHR holds years of fragmented data. Buried inside are clues: rising creatinine levels before kidney disease is diagnosed, anemia before a GI cancer, Nodules seen on a X-ray that could be cancer, silent hypertension that has never been recognized in the office.
These agents can surface those signals, transforming the EHR from a storage system into a diagnostic partner.
And when agents have wearable data to work with, they stop looking at single frames and begin working from the entire movie.
From Snapshots to Movies: The Wearable Advantage extends Medicine Beyond the Exam Room
The Road Ahead
Healthcare agents are coming. The question is not if—it’s how we design them to work safely and meaningfully.
We will need validation, accountability, and seamless workflow. But when done right, these agents will unlock the full value of wearable data and finally transform our snapshots into movies.
The result: earlier detection, better outcomes, and a new standard of care.
In the end, the agent is there to help me watch the movie—so that you and I don’t miss the moments that matter most.