DDx Generator - Impact Studies

Reaching 95%: decision support tools are the surest way to improve diagnosis now (Editorial – BMJ Quality & Safety)

“There is no one solution to the problem, but of all the proposed interventions to date, the case for promoting the use of decision support for diagnosis is strong. These systems are powerful, they are improving all the time, they are ready for use, they are simple and practical to use, and they work.”

Should electronic differential diagnosis support be used early or late in the diagnostic process? A multicentre experimental study of Isabel (BMJ Quality & Safety)

“…unlike prior systems, Isabel uses a minimal amount of (primarily) historical data and yet achieves similar accuracy as previous systems that required far more information. An important implication of this efficiency is that it becomes feasible to integrate EDS into one’s processing of a case in real time.”

Patient Perspectives on the Usefulness of an Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Symptom Checker: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Patients are increasingly seeking Web-based symptom checkers to obtain diagnoses. However, little is known about the characteristics of the patients who use these resources, their rationale for use, and whether they find them accurate and useful.

Isabel to the Rescue! (Poster presented at SHM & ACP)

The ability to accurately estimate probability to make a diagnosis is one of the most important qualities of a good physician. Differential diagnosis generators may be helpful in creating more accurate differential diagnosis...

Evaluation of first-year medical student use of a diagnostic decision- making resource

The ability to access, appraise, and use information is critical in contemporary medicine. At Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, first-year medical students develop these skills in a medical informatics course...

Does collaboration lead to fewer diagnostic errors

Missed and delayed diagnoses occur with relative frequency and pose a substantial threat to patient safety. Suggested strategies to improve diagnostic accuracy include active reflection through...

Use of Isabel Decision Support to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy Among Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Students

Patient safety experts have targeted errors in diagnosis as a problem for health care providers. 1 Developing diagnostic skills by using standardized clinical cases is a common...

The Impact of a Diagnostic Reminder System on Student Clinical Reasoning During Simulated Case Studies

Diagnostic reminder systems (DRS) may help students improve their clinical reasoning skill and gain competency in using informatics tools. This study explored the influence of Isabel PRO, a web-based DRS, on student diagnostic...

The impact of a web based diagnosis checklist system on specialist referrals from primary care: Results of a survey of General Practitioners

To look at the impact of a web based diagnosis checklist system (Isabel) on referrals for specialist care in a UK primary care setting. It is generally estimated that 30-50% of such referrals are inappropriate leading to inefficient use of specialist...