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title: Orbita Blog - Conversational AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences | Nate Treloar | President & COO at Orbita
description: Reflections, research, and curated data on how conversational AI redefines the patient journey and powers automation with empathy in healthcare and life sciences
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# Nate Treloar | President & COO at Orbita

## Perspectives from Orbita

 Perspectives on how conversational AI redefines the patient journey and powers automation with empathy in healthcare and life sciences.

[![Conversations with Orbita, Episode 1: The Patient Experience and Conversational AI](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/Conversations%20with%20Orbita%2c%20Episode%201%20The%20Patient%20Experience%20and%20Conversational%20AI.png) Jan 19, 2021 **Conversations with Orbita PODCAST - Episode 1: The Patient Experience and Conversational AI** "Automation with Empathy™. The idea is to create an experience that automates a workflow... but it's also the idea of building empathy that makes… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/introduction-to-podcast-conversations-with-orbita)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/Secure%20Voice%20in%20Healthcare%20-%20the%20what%2c%20why%2c%20and%20how%20of%20HIPAA-eligible%20voice%20assistants.jpg) Aug 31, 2020 **Alexa for Healthcare: Amazon Takes a Next Step with HIPAA** Amazon has rolled out an update to their program for HIPAA-eligible Alexa skills. Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/alexa-for-healthcare-amazon-takes-a-next-step-with-hipaa)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/iStock-1213135657.jpg) Apr 16, 2020 **COVID-19: Managing employee health and safety under new OSHA requirements** In the past week, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an interim enforcement response plan, new enforcement… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/covid-19-managing-employee-health-and-safety-under-new-osha-requirements)

[![luminarylabsgoingvoicefirst-180208205629](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/voice-summit-2019-1.jpeg) Jul 16, 2019 **5 tips for a great experience at VOICE Summit 2019** Newark will be buzzing next week with lots of energy and engaging dialogue at VOICE Summit 2019 being hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/5-tips-for-a-great-experience-at-voice-summit-2019)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/mayo%20bee%20sting%20image-1.png) Jun 26, 2019 **The Power of Conversation: Mayo Clinic's Approach to Content Services with Voice** Earlier this year we co-hosted a webinar with Joyce Even of the Mayo Clinic Global Business Solutions group to discuss Mayo’s use of virtual assistant… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/mayoclinic-approach-to-content-services-with-voice)

[![https://go.orbita.ai/alexa-hipaa-consult](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/smart_speaker_image_1200x628_v6.3.png) Apr 4, 2019 **Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA-Eligible. What's Next?** Big News, but Just the beginning These days, big news stories in healthcare are just as likely to come from large technology companies as from major… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/amazon-alexa-is-now-hipaa-eligible-whats-next)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/luminarylabsgoingvoicefirst-180208205629.jpg) Nov 1, 2018 **Will Voice Replace Your Website?: Six Tips For Content Management in a Voice-First World** No, not really. Voice will not replace your website. At least not any time soon. But by now, it should be obvious that we’re entering a new era of digital… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/will-voice-replace-your-website-six-tips-for-content-management-in-a-voice-first-world)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/CESv3-780x536.jpg) Jan 6, 2017 **Amazon Alexa at CES 2017: Implications for Healthcare** The press releases and news stories have been pouring in from CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week and Amazon Alexa appears to have dominated the show. Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/alexa-at-ces2017)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/Stock_Photos/man-woman-lake.jpg) Oct 20, 2016 **Orbita Platform Announcement at Partners Connected Healthcare Symposium** Today we are very pleased to announce the availability of the Orbita Digital Experience Platform for connected home healthcare applications. While the… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/oct2016-platform-announcement)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/map.jpg) Oct 10, 2016 **Upcoming Events: Catch Orbita in San Diego, Boston, And Chicago** With so much interest in the topic, the Orbita calendar’s starting to fill up with events focused on emerging healthcare technologies. Over the next… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/upcoming-events-catch-orbita-in-san-diego-boston-and-chicago)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/communication-1439187_640.jpg) Sep 12, 2016 **Internet of Things? It’s really the Internet of making those things useful.** We’re reading an awful lot these days about the Internet of Things. Is it here yet? When’s it coming? How big is it? And, come to think of it, what… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/internet-of-things-its-really-the-internet-of-making-those-things-useful)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/Fotolia_49222327_XS.jpg) Aug 26, 2016 **Breathing easier with remote care management** Remote care management (RCM) for those suffering from chronic conditions is one of the main areas where digital health care solutions are starting to play… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/breathing-easier-with-remote-care-management)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/Fotolia_86343497_S.jpg) Aug 17, 2016 **Orbita Newsletter - Q3 2016 - In Orbit with New Partners, New Opportunities....** Orbita Is On the Move. Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/orbita-newsletter-q3-2106)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/Orbita_Blog/HighResHeroBreatherDevice-TRANSPARENT.png) Aug 16, 2016 **PN Medical and Orbita - Digital Therapy to Help You Breathe** Today we are very pleased to announce our partnership with PN Medical, an industry-leader in pulmonary and speech therapy technology. PN Medical is using… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/pn-medical-pr)

[![](https://blog.orbita.ai/hubfs/person-apple-laptop-notebook-1.jpg) Aug 4, 2016 **5 Websites That Will Keep You in the Loop on Connected Healthcare** There are many different terms that refer to it – telemedicine, telehealth, connected health, m-health – but whatever wording you choose, interest in… Read more](https://blog.orbita.ai/5-websites-that-will-keep-you-in-the-loop-on-connected-healthcare)

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