Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, and GYANT, the leading artificial intelligence-enabled virtual assistant for healthcare, announced a new partnership to help health systems enhance consumer access and self-service on their websites. Currently, Kyruus delivers industry-defining provider search and scheduling solutions that help health systems match patients with the right providers across their enterprise-wide access points. The two companies will join forces to combine the power of Kyruus' routing and scheduling platform with GYANT's chat-based virtual assistant to help consumers find and book appropriate care through a conversational experience. The partnership will enable health systems to capitalize on the comprehensive provider directory and direct scheduling integrations they put into place with Kyruus to enhance the scope of services they offer via GYANT's virtual assistant. Health systems working with Kyruus utilize the KyruusOne provider data management platform – including its extensive clinical taxonomy – to build rich provider profiles and a system-wide view of appointment availability.

Kyruus, the provider of provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, and GYANT, the leading artificial intelligence-enabled virtual assistant for healthcare, today announced a new integration partnership to help health systems enhance consumer access and self-service on their websites. The two companies will join forces to combine the power of Kyruus' routing and scheduling platform with GYANT's chat-based virtual assistant to help consumers find and book appropriate care through a conversational experience. Today's healthcare consumers are demanding the same online convenience they enjoy when accessing other types of services online, but need the ability to account for the wide range of criteria they consider important in care decisions. Simultaneously, providers want to feel confident that consumers booking on their own have the tools they need to make informed decisions and sufficient guidance to schedule appropriately. Kyruus and GYANT's collaboration stands to benefit both stakeholders by giving consumers on-demand, chat-based care navigation with an engaging scheduling experience built on robust and accurate provider information.

Unless one is having a medical emergency, going to an ER, in general, is often not the best way for a patient to receive care for more minor ailments. It is expensive, especially for the uninsured, but increasingly for the insured with a high deductible as well. It's also incredibly time-consuming; ERs by nature of what they are triage patients in order of need, meaning if one is not profusely bleeding, unconscious, actively having a heart attack or a baby, the wait can be long. And that is just the baseline. In a world where the COVID-19 virus is spreading rapidly, the government, health organizations and medical community have spoken very clearly and in a single voice on this: They do not want patients with non-emergency patients heading to ER, on the fear that the highly contagious virus will spread rapidly through hospitals and vulnerable patient populations.

Many naysayers claim that artificial intelligence could destroy the world, often using the storyline in The Terminator to prove their point. In reality, AI can do more to save the world. Fortunately, it seems as though more people are beginning to understand the benefits of AI rather than fearing it. For example, Strategy Analytics found that 41 percent of consumers surveyed believed that AI would "enrich" their lives. Many jobs, despite a focus on health and safety, still involve a considerable amount of risk.

Many naysayers claim that artificial intelligence could destroy the world, often using the storyline in "The Terminator" to prove their point. In reality, AI can do more to save the world. Fortunately, it seems as though more people are beginning to understand the benefits of AI rather than fearing it. For example, Strategy Analytics found that 41 percent of consumers surveyed believed that AI would "enrich" their lives. Many jobs, despite a focus on health and safety, still involve a considerable amount of risk.