Two select Safeway phoenix stores have partnered with Akos Med Clinc to offer AI powered medical clinics in the Safeway stores. The AI clinics will have patients sit in front of a computer screen that will have an AR guide them with FDA approved simple to use medical devices to collect their own data, such as weight, temperature, blood pressure and blood oxygen content, as well as ear, nose and throat images to chest, lung and abdomen sounds. The entire process is estimated to take 15 minutes. The kiosks will function as a regular ‘in-doctor’ visit with a diagnosis, prescription, and follow ups to check on a patient’s progress.
As technology advances, AI is starting to become accepted and less feared by consumers. The partnership with Safeway and a clinic showcases how AI is even allowed to be part of a person’s sensitive medical information, an indication of where many industries are leading to. With AI becoming more prominent it would not be too farfetched to believe AI can potentially replace all POP focused industries within the near future.
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