Research
Our first study.
Can patients be screened for social needs through a short voice conversation?
Food insecurity, unstable housing, transportation and utility needs shape health, but screening for them is inconsistent and often relies on long forms. With an academic health-system partner, and with approval from an institutional review board (IRB), we’re studying voice-based screening with consenting participants.
Reviewed by physicians.
Physicians review every agent version before it reaches a study participant.
What we’re asking.
- Can patients complete social-needs screening by voice, and do they prefer it to a form?
- How closely do the agent’s results match a standard screening questionnaire?
- Does the agent recognize and escalate urgent safety concerns?
- Do care teams find the summaries useful for connecting patients to resources?
How we evaluate.
Simulate
Synthetic patients with varied needs, speaking styles and edge cases stress-test each agent version.
Review
Physicians review transcripts and scores. Problems block release.
Study
Approved versions are studied with consenting participants under IRB oversight.
Learn
Findings feed back into the agent and the evaluation suite.
Health systems and researchers interested in collaborating can get in touch.