RICHLAND, WA - Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on improving doctor-patient relationships through new technology. A team of scientists has been working on this for the past few years. The goal is not to replace a doctor, but to assist them in accurately diagnosing a patient based on their symptoms. Imagine walking into a doctor's office and using technology like Siri or Google Assistant to help determine a diagnosis based on your symptoms. That's how PNNL scientists envision future doctor-patient care. "We will have this conversational interface with a system that will help the doctor to collect all different data sources and provide information that will help the doctor have a more precise diagnostic," computer scientist Robert Rallo said.