Researchers at the University of Illinois are in the early stages of developing a computer-generated physician or nurse that can explain test results to patients and next steps in treatment via patient portals available through an electronic health records system.
For now, the work is in the proof-of-concept stage, with researchers describing the project in the March issue of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics. The work is being done at the University of Illinois’ Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and the Carle Foundation Hospital’s Research Institute.
