Harnessing AI: Mayo Clinic Laboratories on using AI to democratize diagnostics

Becker's Healthcare September 15, 2025
In collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories

With a growing demand for precision medicine, health systems are increasingly turning to digital innovation to enhance patient care.

To explore this shift, Becker’s Healthcare spoke with Christopher Garcia, MD, chief digital innovation officer at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, about how AI, big data and diagnostic transformation are converging.

Note: Responses have been edited for length and clarity.

Question: What does “data-driven diagnostics” mean to you?

Dr. Christopher Garcia:

Data-driven diagnostics is fundamentally about using computational tools to manage complexity that was previously impossible to handle. It encompasses three big categories. First would be using data and computation to move from being reactive to predictive, using patterns in large data sets to identify and stratify risk before symptoms appear. The second...

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