Keith Bell

Keith Bell is a health literacy advocate and the founder of DecodeMD, a human-first AI tool designed to help people understand their medical reports without fear or confusion. His mission began the moment he received his own prostate MRI report — a moment that changed everything. The medical jargon inside that report scared him more than the cancer diagnosis itself.

After talking with countless patients, caregivers, and clinicians, Keith realized this wasn’t a personal problem — it was a systemic one. 88% of U.S. adults struggle with medical literacy, and the 21st Century Cures Act now releases test results instantly, often before a doctor can explain them. People are getting shocking, unfiltered medical data on their phones — and turning to Google at 2AM, spiraling into worst-case scenarios.

Keith created DecodeMD to solve this emotional gap. The app uses NLP to translate medical jargon into clear, compassionate explanations. No fear tactics. No medical gaslighting. Just understanding.

On podcasts, Keith brings a grounded, human voice to conversations about:

• why medical language is so confusing,
• how the Cures Act changed patient experience,
• why caregivers suffer the most “scanxiety,”
• how AI can reduce anxiety rather than increase it,
• and what patients can do to understand their results with confidence.

Keith’s north star is simple: use technology to restore clarity, calm, and control to the healthcare experience.

Your listeners will walk away with clarity, confidence, and practical guidance they can use the next time they or a family member receives a confusing test result. Keith translates the emotional and medical complexity of healthcare into simple, calm, actionable understanding.

Why Hosts Should Book Keith

• He combines lived experience + tech expertise
• He brings real emotional intelligence to a topic most people fear
• He delivers clear frameworks listeners can use instantly
• He makes AI accessible, ethical, and human
• He turns scary medical jargon into empowering information
• He’s relatable, articulate, and mission-driven

Suggested Interview Titles:

“What Your Medical Report Is Really Saying — Without the Fear”

“The Hidden Crisis: Why Healthcare Language Terrifies People”

“Scanxiety, Clarity, and the Future of Human-First AI”

“My MRI Scared Me More Than My Cancer — Here’s What I Did Next”

“How the Cures Act Changed Patient Care (and Nobody Told Us)”

“AI That Calms Instead of Scares: A New Approach to Health Tech”

“Understanding Your Health Shouldn’t Require Medical School”

Suggested Keywords

Health literacy, AI for good, human-first AI, prostate cancer patient, caregiving, scanxiety, Cures Act, patient empowerment, medical jargon, NLP in healthcare, patient advocacy, startup founder, plain language medicine, healthcare innovation