[Comment] Implementation first: lessons from the TRICORDER trial in UK primary care

00:00 - 28 Jan 2026

Primary care faces a growing workload and limited resources, making it the ideal recipient of the efficiencies promised by artificial intelligence (AI). The potential of AI to improve diagnostic accuracy through decision support systems or image analysis is clear.1–3 However, implementing these tools into primary care workflows remains challenging. Integration into the electronic health record (EHR), management of automation bias, and disruption of the physician–patient relationship are persistent challenges that must be incorporated into the study design itself using pragmatic trials.