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Can Apps Improve Urgent Care Diagnoses?

Researchers assess a digital symptom history app in urgent care, comparing physician diagnoses with expert review and follow-up care.

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    Study assessed a digital history application in urgent care.

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    986 patients enrolled from March 2022 to February

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    Diagnostic accuracy was 58.4% overall.

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    No significant benefit observed from using the app preconsultation.

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    35% of patients reported further treatment related to initial complaint.

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    Different diagnoses documented impacted predictive accuracy.

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    Limitations included high patient volume and electronic record constraints.

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Can Apps Improve Urgent Care Diagnoses?

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • March 16, 2026

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