Why AI Could Finally Fix Healthcare Access | Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz
The a16z Show
- Published
- October 17, 2026
- Duration
- 34:56
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- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
Discusses agents.
Summary
Why is booking a doctor's appointment still so difficult, and can AI finally change that? Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz argues that the real problem isn't finding doctors, but connecting patients to accurate availability and making appointments bookable wherever they start their search.Oliver joins a16z General Partner Julie Yoo to discuss how Zocdoc spent ne…
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Why is booking a doctor's appointment still so difficult, and can AI finally change that? Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz argues that the real problem isn't finding doctors, but connecting patients to accurate availability and making appointments bookable wherever they start their search.Oliver joins a16z General Partner Julie Yoo to discuss how Zocdoc spent nearly 20 years building the infrastructure behind online scheduling, and why it's now opening that technology to AI agents, insurers, and other
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- agents