Jessica Hsu

Clinicians want to use AI but don’t have the bandwidth to evaluate all the different models. Meet Health Olymp, an AI tool purpose-built for clinicians. Here’s why this matters 👇 1. Health and life science experts gain instant access to frontier models for free. No procurement hoops or IT bottlenecks. Every clinician gets their own sandbox to explore. 2. Clinicians can compare models side by side and pick the one that works best for their use case. That transparency builds trust and sparks ideas for novel AI applications in care delivery, diagnostics, and research. 3. Most AI benchmarks are too generic or disconnected from clinical reality. Health Olymp brings frontline feedback into the loop, helping the industry identify models that perform reliably in real world clinical environments. Congrats to Ruslan Nazarenko and the Lumos team as they put AI model benchmarking directly into the hands of healthcare professionals. ⬇️ (link in comments)

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If you’re building a health tech startup, here’s a useful perspective from the accelerator side. At ViVE, I spoke with Keith Camhi, Managing Director of the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator powered by Permanente Medicine Mid-Atlantic States. The program invests in early-stage startups and helps founders run pilots with physicians in the Kaiser Permanente ecosystem. Some interesting takeaways: • Techstars still prioritizes “Team, team, team” above everything else; • Founders in the program are interviewed by physicians before acceptance; • The goal isn’t just mentorship — it’s getting real pilots with providers; • AI startups dominate applications, but the focus remains on real clinical problems. Applications for the next cohort open soon, so founders may want to keep an eye on it. Short interview from #ViVE 👇 🎥 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gNN_5628 #Vive2026 #digitalhealthinsideout #health2tech #digitalhealth

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When AI, Biomedical Engineering, and the Art of the Possible Collide From generative gorillas 🦍 to generative breakthroughs—at this year’s BMES closing keynote in San Diego we explored how #AI is transforming the future of biomedical innovation. I had the honor of chairing the closing keynote session at this year's Biomedical Engineering Society in San Diego where we explored "The Impact of AI in Biomedical Engineering Innovation" joined by three incredible thought leaders: -Brian Anderson, MD, President and CEO of Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), who is at the forefront of critically important collaborative work developing responsible AI frameworks to ensure #AI in healthcare is safe, effective, equitable, and trustworthy. -Pantea Khodami, Worldwide Head of Life Sciences and Precision Medicine at Amazon Web Services (AWS), who highlighted the convergence of AI-driven adaptive, predictive, and personalized systems, leveraging cloud-based omics to democratize access to precision health. -Michael King, Professor of BioEngineering at Rice University exploring how generative models are reshaping education, publishing, and scientific discovery itself. Big thanks to the #BMES and to John Falcioni, Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert & Kristen Riley for the opportunity. *And for the record -- No gorillas were harmed in the creation of the slightly modified AI generated photo opp :-) #BioMedicalEngineering, #TrustableAI #GenAI #PrecisionMedicine #education #Research #FutureofHealth #BioEngineering #BMES2025

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Early cancer detection saves lives—but most tools are invasive, slow, or used too late. On the latest Inside Startup Investing, I sit down with Ivan Lo, CEO of Breath Diagnostics, Inc., which is building the “Cologuard for lung cancer.” One breath. Ten minutes. A non-invasive platform that can flag early-stage lung cancer—and potentially pneumonia, TB, and more—through VOC biomarkers. What stood out: First-line screening vision: simple breath test before costly scans Speed & sensitivity: minutes vs. weeks; strong early sensitivity/specificity data Regulatory path: pursuing post-op pneumonia first (faster FDA route), then lung cancer Platform play: same tech could support broader disease monitoring If you're interested in early detection, medtech, and platform diagnostics, this is a must-listen.

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Exciting news! MoldCo is now live and available in California. Our clinician-led digital health platform standardizes mold detox as routine preventive care rising to meet the growing, often hidden health risks mold poses. A recent LA Times article perfectly captures the challenge: modern, energy-efficient homes can unintentionally trap moisture, creating an ideal environment for mold growth that affects both home durability and occupant health. At MoldCo, we combine advanced lab testing and personalized therapies to detect and prevent mold-related illness before it starts. Prevention is better than remediation. Californians now have a trusted partner in MoldCo to help protect their homes and health. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gxdkjyf5

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In February, Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles promoted Dr. Shaun Miller from chief medical informatics officer to chief health informatics officer. As CMIO, he held a narrower role in expanding virtual care models amid the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing telehealth solutions and integrating AI scribes into clinician workflows at the health system. At the same time Dr. Yaron Elad was named the health system's new CMIO and Lisa Stephenson was named chief nursing informatics officer. In a sign of the evolving role of the CHIO as overseeing an entire health system, Miller was tasked with overseeing all clinical informatics and training teams for its enterprise information services.  "This new role for our organization, the chief health informatics officer role, represents more of the opportunity to bring the teams under the CMIO, under the CNIO, and even some of the patient-facing teams and other things together in a more functional way," Miller said. https://lnkd.in/gTBdCwmA

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Cardiac care is undergoing a revolution and AliveCor is leading the way. On the newest episode of Converge Cast, Ysette Witteveen and I were honored to interview Priya Abani, who shares how AliveCor is shifting healthcare from reactive to proactive through continuous monitoring, AI, and intuitive design. Under Priya’s leadership, a test once confined to hospitals has become a seamless, real-time experience in the palm of your hand. And the real transformation happens after the recording, with insights that help prevent heart conditions before they escalate. Our conversation left me inspired—rooted in equity, empowerment, and what truly patient-centered care can look like. If you’re curious about where technology, trust, and the future of healthcare converge, this episode is absolutely for you. 🎧 Catch the conversation: https://lnkd.in/gX6q-WWC #DigitalTransformation #AIInHealthcare #MedTechLeaders #HeartHealth #ConvergeCast

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