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| | Title: | | | Article: | Philadelphia, PA June 14, 2006 (RDoctor) -- How Common
Are Medical Mistakes? The estimations run from the
98,000 to 195,000 deaths annually due to in-hospital
medical errors in the USA alone. Seven years ago the
Institute of Medicine published a report, To Err Is
Human. Since then, new reports backed up the original
data and cited higher figures. About 1.14 million
patient-safety incidents occurred among the 37 million
hospitalizations in the Medicare population over the
years 2000-2002. Proposals for a successful safety
program require a national effort to make significant
investments in information technology infrastructure
and to provide an environment and education that
enables to contribute to an active quality-improvement
process. RDoctor, a developer of clinical decision
support software, launched the free on-line version of
Symptomat as a way to assist patient safety through
providing a second opinion. Expert system of RDoctor
looks for the solution of the problem from the point
of early diagnostics and thorough detailed analysis of
the patient’s medical history.
“RDoctor provides clinical decision support and
public health tool. Symptomat offers an Artificial
Intelligence engine and robust repository of
clinically relevant evidence based rules that can
improve care” said Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD, chief
medical officer of RDoctor.
“Doctors tend to focus on their own area of expertise
and pay less attention to complaints and signs that
seem less relevant. RDoctor software analyzes the
whole picture by using thorough questioning.”
Free on-line version of the software provides the
patient with the list of probable diagnoses. Symptomat
generates the list by comparing the combination of
patient’s answers with the knowledge encoded in the
database. Two steps of the free version allow a
patient to check for diagnoses that are highly
probable and to avoid missing the less possible
diseases. The third step is in development at present.
It allows the patient to focus on the result of the
first two steps.
One of the trends in the patient’s management is
relying on self-education and second opinions. The
second opinion may prevent you from unnecessary and
costly procedures and treatments.
A recent discussion on an AOL forum “Should we use the
internet to self-diagnose medical conditions?” reveals
that at least half of patients rechecks their medical
information on-line.
Notes Carie, the discussion participant, “…I have
spent over a million pounds in taxes in the UK and I
have not had a doctor who shows any sign of
competence, interest or engagement since the 1960s.
Thank God we can access information and engage in
dialogue with others on the Internet…"
Writes another discussion participant: "...On one of
our visits it was found that Pat had a very low iron
level in her blood and as a result was unable to
donate, she was advised to see her own GP, this she
did and was put on Iron Tablets !!. I rearched the
Internet and there were a lot of pointers indicating
the beginnings of Cancer. Like a fool I failed to
mention this to her for the obvious reasons. 5 months
later in Feb 2001 she found a small lump in her
breast, this turned out to be cancer, she had a
Mastectomy followed by Radiotherapy and
Chemotherapy...I have lost my lovely wife who may have
survived if GP's had bothered to read her notes..."
Posted by Hitman86: "...But the internet can be used
as a self diagnosis service - i did it myself when I
stomach problems... i managed 2 diagnose myself ...i
had this problem for 8 months- i had lost a jobs
because of it and i was gettng realyl stressed that
the Doctors were getting it wrong."
Posted by another participant: "I have been missed
diagnosed for 12 years... With out the internet I
would not have self diagnosed LYME DISEASE of which I
am now being treated privately and for the first time
in years I am feeling well."
Posted by tinkerbell: "...The internet provides a
wonderful source, if the appropriate sites are
selected. ... My little boy was very ill several years
ago. I took him backwards and forwards to my GP who
diagnosed him with throat, chest, ear infections, all
of which were not the true cause of his illnesses. I
was told in no uncertain terms to go home and stop
worrying. He was a toddler and toddlers get ill.
However, I was convinced that he was very ill and
looked up everything I could find on the internet. I
felt a lump in his tummy which the doctors had said
was a pulled muscle and added this to the diagnoses.
Eventually, I was sure he had some form of malignancy.
I went back to the doctor and told him my fears. With
disbelief, he felt his tummy again and reluctantly
decided to send him to hospital for a second opinion.
Two days later, we were in a children's hospital where
he had his kidney removed because of a massive tumour"
Posted as a Viewpoint of a Medical Professional:
"Absolutely excellent idea to use medical sites on the
internet for self-diagnosis. This technique is
becoming increasingly used my medical professionals
such as myself. Using the internet, I have access to
an enormous database of medical knowledge which can
point me towards the appropriate clinical diagnostics
needed for confirmation. I can also send patient data
to fellow professionals for a second opinion. Patients
can educate themselves as to the risk factors and
likely outcomes of specific conditions which have been
confirmed, with a view to adjusting their lifestyle
accordingly."
RDoctor software is not a substitute for medical
professional advice or expertise. Moreover, to find
signs and symptoms of diseases, any physical exam must
be performed by trained medical personnel. On line
version of Symptomat is a tool to suspect and narrow
the list of the probable causes for the patient’s set
of signs and symptoms. The idea is to avoid missing
valuable clues.
RDoctor also develops the system to become useful in
remote areas where experts are in short supply or
unavailable.
To sign for free RDoctor on-line service visit
http://www.rdoctor.com
http://www.symptomat.com | | Author: | Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD | | System: | General | | Subject: | Press_release | | Abstract: |
RDoctor, a developer of new clinical decision support
and intelligent connectivity software, launches the
free on-line version of Medical Diagnostics program
Symptomat. The second opinion may prevent you from
unnecessary and costly procedures and treatments. | | Website: | http://www.rdoctor.com | | Time: | 21:31 | | Reference: | http://www.symptomat.com | | Reference 2: | http://www.kavokin.com |
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