MedCity News December 22, 2020
In a study that tested eight symptom checkers against seven primary care providers, physicians still outperformed the apps. But between them, there was wide variation in the apps’ accuracy and safety, as well as the conditions they could assess.
In the wake of boasts by symptom-checking apps that their AI can diagnose medical conditions better than humans, a peer-reviewed study published in BMJ Open recently debunked those claims. After going through a series of clinical vignettes, general practitioners listed the correct diagnosis in their top three suggestions 82% of the time, significantly more than the apps did, on average.
But between the individual apps, results ranged widely range in accuracy and safety. Apps also varied significantly in the scope of...
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