Background Telehealth services were used by healthcare centers during the COVID-19
pandemic in order to identify and manage patients at the forefront of the healthcare system …

Background In the context of a deepening global shortage of health workers and, in
particular, the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing international interest in, and use of …

Background: Diagnosis is a core component of effective health care, but misdiagnosis is
common and can put patients at risk. Diagnostic decision support systems can play a role in …

Background Patients are increasingly turning to the Internet for health information.
Numerous online symptom checkers and digital triage tools are currently available to the …

Background: Symptom checkers are clinical decision support apps for patients, used by tens
of millions of people annually. They are designed to provide diagnostic and triage advice …

Background Emergency departments (EDs) are frequently overcrowded and increasingly
used by nonurgent patients. Symptom checkers (SCs) offer on-demand access to disease …

Background A major stream of research on symptom checkers aims at evaluating the
technology's predictive accuracy, but apart from general trends, the results are marked by …

Background: Computerized clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are increasingly
adopted in health care to optimize resources and streamline patient flow. However, they …

Background: A major stream of research on symptom checkers aims at evaluating the
technology′ s predictive accuracy, but apart from general trends, the results are marked by …

Abstract Purpose Symptom checkers (SCs) are virtual health aids to assist laypersons in self-
assessing dental complaints. This study aimed to investigate the triage performance, clinical …