In the world, the trend of population aging is becoming more and more obvious, leading to the increasing demand of the older people population in medical services, and the traditional medical visit companion services can no longer meet the diversified and complex needs of the older people groups. Using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics, the intelligent medical visit companion services brings customized health management, full consultation and medical guidance services to older people patients, with the aim of optimizing their medical experience and living standards. This paper deeply discusses the basic concept, development and application mode of intelligent medical visit companion services, and analyzes the personalized medical visit companion services mode for the older people, the technology-guided medical visit companion services mode and the integration of medical and medical visit companion services. At the same time, it also discusses the difficulties encountered in the technical applicability and data confidentiality of the intelligent medical visit companion services, and puts forward some strategies for optimization. In the context of the increasingly severe aging population, intelligent medical visit companion services will play an increasingly critical role, especially in reducing the tension of medical resources, improving the quality of medical care and life of the older people show a huge space for development.

Yuhan Chen, Deqin Huang, Yayi Sun. Research on the Application Status of Intelligent Medical Visit Companion Services in Older Patients. Frontiers in Medical Science Research(2025), Vol. 7, Issue 2: 11-18. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2025.070203.

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