JAMA: Emojis allow patients and doctors to communicate better

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital believe that emoji (Emoji) is becoming a valuable tool in the medical field, allowing patients to better express symptoms, concerns, and other clinically relevant information

"Listening to patients is the core mission of our doctors, and the use of emoji is a great opportunity to take communication to another level," said Dr.

Emoji originated in Japan more than ten years ago, and are now widely used in social media and chat tools

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He added that in a time-critical emergency medical environment, emojis can form a point-and-click communication method and help make important clinical decisions

In addition, the recent development of telemedicine may also be a great opportunity for emoji to enter the medical field

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"This means that they should now determine which emojis are most in the interests of patients, reach a consensus around the medical accuracy of these emojis, and then work hard to get them approved by global standard setting agencies and enter the long-term process of adaptation and implementation

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Sebbie Lai, Jennifer Lee, Shuhan He.