Comparison of Two Symptom Checkers (Ada and Symptoma) in the Emergency Department: Randomized, Crossover, Head-to-Head, Double-Blinded Study

• Main Authors: Johannes Knitza (Author), Ragip Hasanaj (Author), Jonathan Beyer (Author), Franziska Ganzer (Author), Anna Slagman (Author), Myrto Bolanaki (Author), Hendrik Napierala (Author), Malte L Schmieding (Author), Nizam Al-Zaher (Author), Till Orlemann (Author), Felix Muehlensiepen (Author), Julia Greenfield (Author), Nicolas Vuillerme (Author), Sebastian Kuhn (Author), Georg Schett (Author), Stephan Achenbach (Author), Katharina Dechant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundEmergency departments (EDs) are frequently overcrowded and increasingly used by nonurgent patients. Symptom checkers (SCs) offer on-demand access to disease suggestions and recommended actions, potentially improving overall patient flow. Contrary to the increasing use of SCs, there is a la...