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Mass General Brigham deployed an AI-powered app called Care Connect (later rebranded '24/7 Virtual Care') in September 2025, offering patients without a primary care doctor a 24/7 chatbot that interviews them, reviews their medical records, and produces a list of potential diagnoses before connecting them with a telehealth physician. By May 2026, patients had made over 14,000 virtual appointments through the platform.

Details

The platform, built in partnership with K Health (a New York AI firm), launched September 9, 2025, initially for the approximately 15,000 Mass General Brigham patients without a primary care provider. The AI chatbot interviews the patient about their symptoms, reviews their existing medical records, and sends a summary — including, in some cases, a suggested diagnosis and treatment plan — to one of 12 physicians who staff the service remotely. In February 2026, MGB expanded access to patients who have a primary care doctor but need urgent care outside office hours. The service was also rebranded to '24/7 Virtual Care.'

Products affected

Care Connect (rebranded: 24/7 Virtual Care)K Health AI platform

Sources & Evidence

News Article

An AI chatbot used by Mass General Brigham is getting thousands of appointments

The Boston Globe·May 2026

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/09/business/mass-general-brigham-primary/

News Article

Mass General Brigham to expand AI-powered primary care

Becker's Hospital Review·Jan 2026

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ai/mass-general-brigham-to-expand-ai-powered-primary-care/

News Article

Your next primary care doctor could be online only with an AI partner

WBUR·Dec 2025

https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/12/22/massachusetts-hospitals-pcp-shortage-artificial-intelligence-care-connect

News Article

Mass General Brigham turning to AI to ease primary care doctor shortage

STAT News·Oct 2025

https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/12/mass-general-brigham-ai-primary-care-doctors-shortage/

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Trace Foundation. (2026). Mass General Brigham: Mass General Brigham deployed an AI-powered app called Care Connect (later rebranded '24/7 Virtual Care') in September 2025, offering patients without a primary care doctor a 24/7 chatbot that interviews them, reviews their medical records, and produces a list of potential diagnoses before connecting them with a telehealth physician. By May 2026, patients had made over 14,000 virtual appointments through the platform (data as of 2026-07-07) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d3b4c0c1-51da-4a17-9e9b-27cbedecb798. Accessed October 6, 2026.

Stable link: https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d3b4c0c1-51da-4a17-9e9b-27cbedecb798
Data as of: July 7, 2026
Last verified: August 4, 2026

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