Last summer, Microsoft said its AI Diagnostic Orchestrator, known as MAI-DxO, correctly solved 85.5% of complex case records from the New England Journal of Medicine. A group of 21 experienced physicians from the United States and the United Kingdom, tested on the same cases, achieved a mean accuracy of 20%. Microsoft also said the system reached correct diagnoses at a lower cost by ordering fewer virtual diagnostic tests. The results remain under external peer review as of Tuesday (March 17) and have not yet been published in a scientific journal.
Benchmark performance and product rollout show AI is moving from administrative use to direct roles in diagnosis and care decisions.
From Documentation Tool to Diagnostic Engine
Healthcare AI once automated notes and referrals. Now, it is shifting toward clinical…
