AI And The Continuum Of Care

InnovationAIAI And The Continuum Of CareByJohn Werner,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an MIT Senior Fellow & Lecturer, 5x-founder & VC investing in AIFollow AuthorMay 25, 2026, 02:24pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Human bone full body with genomic DNA molecular structure and data on particle background.gettyMany of us close to the AI industry have heard quite a lot about healthcare applications. But there are many different ways to talk about this. You can use anecdotes. You can focus on a particular environment (a rural hospital, a free clinic, a family practice office) or you can focus on one specific deployment (ex: radiology or drug discovery). But sometimes, taking a wide lens helps.Let’s start with this: what is a “continuum of care?”Here’s how it’s described in a piece at Science Insights:“The continuum of care is a framework that describes the full range of healthcare services a person may need over time, from preventive checkups through treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term support.”I also got this from Copilot, courtesy of AI overviews at Bing:“A continuum of care is a coordinated system of services that ensures individuals receive consistent, seamless support over time across different levels of healthcare or social services.”Do those two look similar to you? The first frames the CoC as a range of services, the second as a system of services. The first one, to me, is a little more specific.Anyway, if you think of the continuum of care as a full spectrum of services through the patient life cycle, you can then think about all of the ways that AI may apply.MORE FOR YOUInput from a PanelAt the Imagination in Action event in April, a panel discussed these applications. Emily Capodilupo of Whoop interviewed a number of experts. Whoop has brought devices to the FDA, so there’s some relevance there. (Discl...