Getting Smart With Virtual Assistants in Healthcare

13:35 - 10 Feb 2026

Last year, Mayo Clinic launched Nurse Virtual Assistant, a generative artificial intelligence tool designed by and for nurses to ease access to patient care, institutional and industry information. Instead of spending hours sifting through the electronic health record system or a clinical policy library, Nurse Virtual Assistant curates a summary in one place. As a large healthcare organization, Mayo Clinic built its solution in-house and will continue to refine it with direct feedback from nurses. Such a tool may feel out of reach for many healthcare providers, but the lesson here is that...