Medical
Diagnosis Diagnosing and treating patients is one of the most
difficult and complex areas of medicine. Using symptoms described by a
patient, physicians are required to recommend a set of tests to determine
the presence or absence of specific diseases. In order to recommend the
appropriate tests, the physician must ask the correct sequence of questions
to build a theory about the condition.
The consequences of error in diagnosing an illness can be very severe,
leading to lawsuits and even death. The physician is now able to use tools
based on artificial intelligence that draw upon a database of millions
of previous patients and their symptoms. This will ultimately assist the
physician in correctly diagnosing and treating the patient.
The Adaptiqs technology can be used to create an intelligent pre-screening
tool that asks patients about their symptoms and recommends
the appropriate tests needed for diagnosis. Instead of requiring a nurse
or doctor to ask the pre-screening questions, a kiosk can be set up to
obtain the preliminary identification information and adapt the questions
based on the symptoms they are reporting.
This will reduce the time needed for pre-screening, and allow hospital
personnel to focus their efforts on the more serious injuries.
In addition, physicians are given more accurate information about the
symptoms exhibited by patients and preliminary recommendations can help
physicians provide the very best care to patients.
