Primary care physicians outperform eight symptom checkers

ADA, Artificial Intelligence, Babylon, BMJ Open, chatbot, Daily, Health Tech, Symptom Checker, SYN, Top Story / 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.