Startup adjusts medical voice assistant for a Zoom world - MedCity News

As more physicians are taking their practices online, software companies have also had to adjust their services. One example: Saykara, a startup developing an AI voice assistant to automatically fill health records, had to shift its platform to Zoom. In early March, Saykara celebrated a milestone when its AI voice assistant was able to operate autonomously, meaning for some specialties, it could automatically update patient records and notes without any clicks or voice commands. But a few weeks later, the Seattle-based startup had to quickly adjust to a new world where most appointments are being conducted online. "Things were growing every day until we had the hiccup of Covid thrown in there," said Dr. Graham Hughes, president and COO of Saykara.