Healthcare IT News April 29, 2020
A self-assessment tool helps users gauge symptoms to determine whether they might qualify for testing and offers guidance on when to seek medical care.
Mayo Clinic has added a skill set to Amazon’s Alexa home devices such as the Echo and Echo Dot called “Answers on COVID-19,” which offers users the latest information about symptoms, prevention and how to cope with the situation, responding to voice commands only.
WHY IT MATTERS
Among the skills are a COVID-19 self-assessment tool, which helps users assess symptoms and determine whether they’re candidates for testing.
It also offers guidance on when to seek medical care and what to do in the meantime, with information based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and...