
The promise of AI in the service of healthcare professionals
Approximately 12 million adults seeking outpatient medical care in the US are misdiagnosed- according to a new study published in BMJ Quality & Safety. This figure amounts to 1 out of 20 adult patients. Researchers say in half of those cases, the misdiagnosis has the potential to result in severe harm. In an earlier analysis from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, misdiagnosis and medical error was found to account for 9.5% of all US deaths. This makes medical e