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Aggregating independent diagnoses from general practitioners (GPs) significantly improves diagnostic accuracy, especially with larger groups. Combining diagnoses with a decision support system further enhances performance, leading to better patient outcomes.

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  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • General Practice Research

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  • General practitioners (GPs) face diagnostic challenges in complex environments, leading to prevalent diagnostic errors.
  • Previous research suggests aggregating independent diagnoses can enhance accuracy across various settings.
  • The study investigates the potential of aggregating GP diagnoses to improve diagnostic accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if aggregating independent diagnoses improves diagnostic accuracy for general practitioners (GPs).
  • To explore the combined benefit of diagnosis aggregation and a decision support system (DSS).

Main Methods:

  • Simulated virtual GP groups using data from two prior studies (vignette-based and patient-facing).
  • GPs provided diagnoses under control and/or DSS conditions.
  • Virtual groups (3-9 GPs) used collective intelligence rules (plurality, confidence, seniority) to determine final diagnoses.

Main Results:

  • Aggregating diagnoses using the plurality rule (equal weighting) significantly outperformed individual GP accuracy, with benefits increasing with group size.
  • Diagnosis selection based on confidence showed minor improvements, while seniority-based selection reduced accuracy.
  • Integrating the plurality rule with a DSS further enhanced diagnostic performance.

Conclusions:

  • Aggregating independent GP diagnoses shows potential to substantially improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.
  • The effectiveness of this collective intelligence approach varied across different patient cases.
  • Future research should identify specific conditions where collective intelligence is most advantageous in general practice.