Digital Advances: What’s Next for Clinical Diagnostics?

From Answers from the Lab by Mayo Clinic Laboratories

April 9, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 381

About this episode

This episode discusses digital advances in clinical diagnostics and the role of AI in healthcare.

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D. , president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss recent news and updates. Later, Dr. Pritt welcomes Chris Garcia, M.D. , Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ chief digital innovation officer, to explore digital advances in clinical diagnostics. AI systems for healthcare guidance (00:36): Learn how patients and consumers are using AI tools to better understand their health information. Diagnostic’s digital innovation journey (07:43) : Explore the evolution of digital advances, their impact on care today, and what lies ahead. Guidance for selecting new tools (20:51): Gain practical guidance on selecting new digital tools in the laboratory. Note: Information in this post was accurate at the time of its posting. Resources From Intake to Interpretation: How AI Assists Lab Teams Today Making the Promise of AI a Reality in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

People in this episode

Host: Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

Guests: William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., Chris Garcia, M.D.

Topics covered

clinical diagnostics
digital innovation
AI in healthcare
laboratory tools
health information

Keywords

clinical diagnostics
digital innovation
AI tools
health information
laboratory tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic