Heidi Uses AI to Shift Health Care to an Abundance Mentality

Healthcare IT Today Interviews17mApril 16, 2026

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In this episode of Healthcare IT Today Interviews, Simon Koss, Chief Medical Officer at Heidi, discusses how the company is transforming healthcare by leveraging AI to shift from a scarcity-driven model to an abundance mentality. Starting as a clinical AI platform focused on ambient voice technology and AI scribing, Heidi has evolved into a comprehensive 'AI care partner' that automates documentation, integrates clinical evidence, manages patient communications, and supports follow-up care—all while keeping clinicians at the center of the patient consultation. Koss highlights the acquisition of UK-based Automedica, which strengthened Heidi's regulatory credibility and enabled the launch of Heidi Evidence, a system that delivers context-aware, evidence-based guidance during consultations. The platform also includes Heidi Comms, which enables AI-powered outbound follow-ups, ensuring continuity of care without burdening clinicians. Koss shares powerful testimonials from clinicians who have rediscovered joy in medicine thanks to the technology, and emphasizes Heidi's mission to double global healthcare capacity by reducing administrative and cognitive load. The company's free tier for Scribe underscores its commitment to health equity and scalable access worldwide.

Key Takeaways
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Shift from scarcity to abundance in healthcare by using AI to free clinicians from administrative burdens and return their focus to patient care.

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Heidi's AI care partner platform integrates scribing, evidence-based decision support, automated follow-ups, and revenue cycle management into a single, seamless workflow.

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The acquisition of Automedica strengthened Heidi's regulatory compliance and enabled the launch of Heidi Evidence, which delivers high-quality, context-aware clinical guidance.

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AI-powered outbound calling (Heidi Comms) ensures continuity of care by automating follow-ups without requiring clinicians to manually schedule or track them.

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Heidi's free tier for Scribe enables global access, supporting health equity and democratizing AI-driven healthcare innovation.

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Chapters
0:00
3 min

Introduction to Heidi and the AI Healthcare Revolution

John Lin introduces the episode and guest Simon Koss, CMO at Heidi, setting the stage for a discussion on how AI is transforming healthcare from a scarcity mindset to an abundance-driven model.

3:00
3 min

Heidi's Evolution from Scribe to Full AI Care Partner

We're moving from an ambient voice technology, an AI scribe, into completing the whole clinical workflow journey. So anywhere where we see administrative burden or cognitive load, Heidi wants to lean in.

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6:00
4 min

Heidi Evidence and the Power of Context-Aware AI

If you tell me hey I've got a lingering cough that's been going on for too long now I can say ask you about your allergies... Heidi Evidence will give you a contextual answer.

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10:00
4 min

Heidi Comms: Automating Follow-Up for Continuity of Care

If you can shift that scarcity mentality into an abundance mentality, and we can do follow-up using something like comms, then a clinician can hand on heart say, I'm going to go call you.

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14:00
3 min

The Human-in-the-Loop Ethos and the Future of Scalable, Equitable Care

The mission of Heidi is to double the world's healthcare capacity... by identifying anywhere where there's administrative load or cognitive burden.

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High-Impact Quotes
I was going to retire, I was going to leave, I was going to change industries and this technology has returned the joy of medicine back to me.
Simon Koss13:03
Viral: 95.0
If you can shift that scarcity mentality into an abundance mentality, and we can do follow-up using something like comms, then a clinician can hand on heart say, I'm going to go call you.
Simon Koss10:08
Viral: 90.0
The mission of Heidi is to double the world's healthcare capacity. And we do that by identifying anywhere where there's administrative load or cognitive burden.
Simon Koss14:25
Viral: 88.0
Speakers

Host

John Lin

Guest

Simon Koss
Topics Discussed
AI in Clinical Workflow Automation95%Scarcity to Abundance Mentality in Healthcare90%Evidence-Based Decision Support88%Patient Follow-Up and Continuity of Care87%Health Equity and Global Access86%AI Scribing and Ambient Voice Technology85%Clinician Burnout and Well-Being82%Human-in-the-Loop AI Systems80%
People & Brands

Heidi

organization

25xPositive

Simon Koss

person

12xPositive

Heidi Comms

product

6xPositive

AutoMedica

organization

6xPositive

Heidi Evidence

product

5xPositive

John Lin

person

5xNeutral

Healthcare IT Today

organization

4xNeutral

Tom Kelly

person

3xPositive

MHRA AI Airlock Program

other

2xPositive

Waleed Moussa

person

2xNeutral

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