Beyond Dr. Google: the evidence on consumer-facing digital tools for diagnosis.
Millenson ML, Baldwin JL, Zipperer L, et al. Beyond Dr. Google: the evidence on consumer-facing digital tools for diagnosis. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(3):95-105. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0009.
Recently, several mobile health care applications have been developed and marketed directly to nonclinician consumers. Researchers reviewed the literature regarding direct-to-consumer diagnostic applications. They found wide variation in the safety of these applications and suggest that further research is needed to thoroughly assess their effectiveness.