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# Chinese Medical Chat Bots
Baidu's Melody the Medical Assistant Helps Doctors Diagnose Patients

By Joey Haar | Published 2016-10-12 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melody-the-medical-assistant
References: [digitaltrends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/health-fitness/baidu-melody-medical-chatbot/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds)

Melody the Medical Assistant is a tool that doctors in China can use to diagnose their patients. Far from a physical tool like a stethoscope or an MRI machine, though, Melody the Medical Assistant is a [chat bot that interacts with users](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chatgpt-health-assistant) to streamline the diagnostic process for doctors in densely populated areas.

Melody was designed by [Baidu](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baidu), which is China's equivalent of [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mayo-clinic-1). It uses AI to smartly converse with patients, asking them targeted questions in a conversational manner and responding to patients answers with relevant follow-up questions. Though Melody can't make a diagnosis itself, it can gather important information for doctors quickly and without any human time spent, making it easier for doctors to make their diagnoses once the information is assembled.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.3/10
- Popularity: 6% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Asia

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **AI Chat Bots in Healthcare:** The use of AI chat bots in healthcare is streamlining the diagnostic process and gathering important patient information for doctors.
- **Smart Conversational AI:** The development of smart conversational AI is enabling chat bots to ask targeted questions and respond to patients in a conversational manner.
- **Efficiency in Medical Diagnoses:** The implementation of chat bots like Melody is improving the efficiency of medical diagnoses by quickly gathering patient information and eliminating human time spent.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Healthcare:** The healthcare industry can leverage AI chat bots to improve the diagnostic process and enhance patient care.
- **Artificial Intelligence:** The artificial intelligence industry can explore the opportunities for developing smart conversational AI chat bots for various sectors, including healthcare.
- **Technology:** The technology industry can innovate by developing chat bot solutions that streamline processes in different fields, such as medical diagnoses.

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