Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 17th November, 2018.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.digitalhealth.net/2018/11/lancet-review-babylons-ai/Review says Babylon ’s AI claims lack ‘convincing evidence’Researchers have concluded that Babylon Health has not offered ‘convincing evidence’ that its AI-powered diagnostic and triage system can perform better than doctors.Hanna Crouch, 7th November, 2018In July 2018, Babylon Health claimed a study had demo nstrated its artificial intelligence (AI) system had diagnostic ability that is ‘on-par with human doctors’.But in a letter to medical journal The Lancet, Hamish Fraser, Enrico Coiera and David Wong explained their review – ‘Safety of patient-facing digital symptom checkers’ – shows ther e ‘is a possibility that it [Babylon’s service] might perform... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs