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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

For medical diagnoses, doctors still trounce computers : upi





referring to upi

For medical diagnoses, doctors still trounce computers

For medical diagnoses, doctors still trounce computers
For medical diagnoses, doctors still trounce computers
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2016 -- Real doctors are still better at figuring out what's ailing someone than sophisticated symptom-checking websites and smartphone apps, according to a new study.Physicians were twice as likely to get the right diagnosis on the first try as 23 popular symptom-checking computer programs, said senior researcher Dr. Ateev Mehrotra.The gap was widest when it came to more complex health problems, said Mehrotra, an associate professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School.


as well theverge

Baidu launches medical chatbot to help Chinese doctors diagnose patients

Baidu launches medical chatbot to help Chinese doctors diagnose patients
Baidu launches medical chatbot to help Chinese doctors diagnose patients
Chinese search engine giant Baidu is launching a medical chatbot designed to make diagnosing illnesses easier.The conversational bot is named Melody and comes built into the company's iOS and Android Baidu Doctor app, which launched in China in 2015.Baidu Doctor allows users to contact local doctors, book appointments, and ask questions, with the chatbot intended to speed up this process.


in addition venturebeat

Baidu launches medical assistant chatbot to help doctors collect patient information

Baidu launches medical assistant chatbot to help doctors collect patient information
Baidu launches medical assistant chatbot to help doctors collect patient information
Chinese search engine company Baidu is announcing today the release of Melody, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (A.I.)that lives inside the existing Baidu Doctor app for Android and iOS.This app collects medical information from people and then passes it to doctors in a form that makes it easier to use for diagnostic purposes or to otherwise respond to.


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