a16z Podcast

When Medicine Goes Virtual

Mar 19, 2020

Vijay Pande and Julie Yoo, general partners at Andreessen Horowitz with deep expertise in bio and healthcare, explore the rapid shift towards virtual medicine. They dissect the difference between virtual care and telemedicine, highlighting what works well and the current pain points, especially around regulation. The conversation dives into the innovative potential of at-home health testing and the essential role of human interaction in virtual contexts. They envision a future where technology, like chatbots and companion robots, enhances patient-centered care.

28:01

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Julie Yoo

Vijay Pandey

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

The Rise of Telemedicine

3min

Innovating Telemedicine: The Future of At-Home Health Testing

3min

Exploring the Boundaries of Virtual Medicine

4min

The Future of Virtual Healthcare

16min

We’re at a moment where we are now seeing medicine go virtual faster, and at a scale that it has never done before. In this conversation, a16z bio general partners Vijay Pande and Julie Yoo, who come from the worlds of bio, technology and care delivery, talk with Hanne Tidnam all about what exactly virtual care and “telemedicine” is... and what it isn’t; what it works well for, what doesn’t (yet), and where there’s potential; and finally, the current pain points (including regulation), and what we’ll learn from this current moment for the next generation of virtual medicine tools.

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