Vitalic Health: Transforming Senior Care with AI Technology

Send us FAN MAIL text, include your cell# for a reply Vitalic Health: Transforming Senior Care with AI TechnologyHow Vitalic Health Uses AI and Clinicians to Identify and Treat Undiagnosed Depression in SeniorsSeason eight of Villages Vitality Life: Senior Life Unscripted introduces a new format featuring leaders and resources relevant to seniors in and around The Villages, Florida. Host Mike Roth interviews Vitalic Health co-founders Ben Gardner and Michelle Hoy about an AI-enabled program that screens Medicare Advantage members for depression and connects those who screen positive to immediate virtual care. Michelle explains that AI voice agents, texting/email, and timing optimization support outreach while preserving patient choice to speak with a human clinician. They discuss CMS requirements for annual depression screening in Medicare Advantage, the impact of undiagnosed depression alongside chronic conditions, barriers and stigma that lead to false negatives, and Vitalic’s “warm handoff” to coaching, therapy, and medication support via telehealth. They also cover suicide-risk screening (PHQ-9), crisis guidance including 988, and how ACOs in traditional Medicare may partner similarly. Contact details for Vitalic Health are provided.00:00 Season Eight Kickoff00:37 Meet Vitalic Founders01:35 How AI Screening Works03:01 Medicare Screening Mandate05:00 Beyond Screening to Care06:10 Why Seniors Avoid Help07:19 Traditional Medicare and ACOs10:32 Telehealth Warm Handoff11:52 Alzheimers Tip Break12:55 Caller ID and Voicemail13:43 AI Voice Script and Learning15:38 Honest Answers and Stigma16:36 Real Patient Turnaround Story18:35 What Families Can Do19:22 Suicide Risk and Intervention21:53 How to Reach Vitalic23:59 Final Thoughts and SignoffVillages Vitality Listeners, I've got some good news for you. In season 8 most new episodes will released as both audio & video versions. Videos on Apple Podcasts, Busssprout.com and YouTube. If you're listening via our Buzzsprout feed, you can ask questions via the Fan Mail button or leave me comments as a text or in our new feature, you can send it as a voicemail. If you'd like a response, make sure you leave your name, email address and cell phone number.Support the showVillages Vitality Senior Life Unscripted is Produced & Directed by Mike RothA new episode will be released most Fridays at 9 AMDirect all questions and comments to [email protected] you know a someone who should appear on the show, please contact us at:  [email protected]