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Dec 2024
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AI holds huge promise for healthcare, but not just on the medical side; many startups are convinced machine learning-based systems can do a lot of good on adjacent tasks such as appointment scheduling and confirmations. Brazilian startup Carecode is among these AI believers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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