Ada App Uses AI to Assess Symptoms, Safely Guide Patients to proper Care
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Ada is a mobile app that uses AI to help diagnose medical symptoms and conditions. It can assess over 10,000 symptoms and 3,600 conditions.
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The app aims to provide more personalized and reliable symptom assessments than searching online. It considers common and rare causes to differentiate between conditions.
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Ada uses a transparent "white box" AI system to explain its reasoning, ensuring safety. As a medical device, validation is essential.
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The app reduces clinicians' workload by guiding patients to the right level of care faster. It also imports electronic health records automatically.
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Ada exemplifies how AI can improve population health, patient experiences, and lessen the burden on clinicians - key aims for healthcare.