Medical Economics April 14, 2022
Algorithm based on symptoms could be used while waiting for lab tests.
Physicians could use artificial intelligence (AI), along with seasonality, to predict whether patients have COVID-19 or flu, according to a new study.
Researchers analyzed patients in the United States and China to create an algorithm that predicts the likelihood patients have COVID-19, flu, or another respiratory illness prior to testing.
The information can help clinicians triage patients who are most suspected of having COVID-19, and could be helpful creating rapid responses in future pandemics, according to a press release about the findings.
“When access to reliable COVID testing is limited or test results are delayed, clinicians, especially those who are community-based, are more likely to rely on signs...
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