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02/01/26

How a lack of visual fidelity in patient-generated images risks compromising care.

Payne, Rebecca; Woywodt, Alexander; Wang, Zengbo; Kirk, Ulrik Bak; Brady, Mike; Joishy, Manohar; King, Katherine; Mahdi, Adam; Pedersen, Anette Fischer; Huibers, Linda. Lancet Primary Care.

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Summary

Patients use phones to provide images and videos while seeking aprimary care diagnosis and referral decisions despite the potential for the images to be unreliable or distorted. This commentary argues that clinicians and health systems should implement safeguards and push for research, policy, and standards to ensure patient-provided visual data is accurate and safe. The authors outline actions at patient, clinician/service, system, and regulatory levels to improve patient image safety in care.

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Payne R, Woywodt A, Wang Z, et al. How a lack of visual fidelity in patient-generated images risks compromising care. Lancet Primary Care. 2026;2.