People are relying on AI chatbots for health advice. Is that . . . Is health advice from AI chatbots any good? According to Adam Rodman, an internist and medical AI researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, AI chatbots can help patients come to medical appointments with a better understanding of their health conditions and may suggest viable treatments that doctors haven't yet considered
Patients turn to ChatGPT as alternative to rushed, costly care While chatbots can help improve patients’ health literacy and access to timely information, researchers warn that the tools can generate incorrect, overly confident or clinically unsafe advice
Frustrated by the medical system, patients turn to AI - MSN Many people are turning to chatbots for health advice because doctors feel rushed, costly, or hard to reach Users appreciate quick, friendly replies, even though AI can be wrong This growing
Transforming healthcare with chatbots: Uses and applications . . . We demonstrate that chatbots are revolutionizing healthcare by providing accessible, efficient, and effective solutions across different domains, including mental health and patient management, disease diagnosis, and health information dissemination
How Are Patients Using Healthcare Chatbots? Study Finds Some . . . A healthcare chatbot can be a patient’s first point of contact for some sensitive conversations from mental health to billing, a new CU Anschutz study has found While primarily used for certain administrative tasks – such as appointment scheduling or viewing test results – chatbots’ perceived anonymity provided some peace of mind, according to some patients Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD