January 27, 2016
The good old NHS managed to provide a topic for my blogpost just as I was searching for inspiration!
October 14, 2015
The case of Karissa Cox and Richard Carter in the UK has been widely covered. Their baby (due to legal reasons the baby’s name and gender have not..
May 27, 2015
What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)? Antibiotics and similar drugs are antimicrobial agents, and have been used for the past 70 years to treat..
June 19, 2013
We are often asked by clinicians whether they would be better or worse off in a malpractice case if there was a record in the medical notes of their..
April 8, 2013
Over 45 years ago, in 1968 Dr Lawrence Weed published an article on Medical Records that Guide and Teach which described the problem-orientated..
March 27, 2013
Yesterday the Daily Mail ran an article entitled “How to avoid misdiagnosis: The online ‘doctor’ even GPs swear by”
September 7, 2012
The idea for the Isabel diagnosis support tool first came to us while sitting in the ICU. A decade ago, my family and I were spending long hours in..
July 21, 2012
Today mHIMSS posted a new article, authored by Jason Maude, the Founder of Isabel Healthcare on the topic of diagnostic decision support tools.
July 20, 2012
Medical Diagnosis tools can quickly help to identify a "Don’t Miss" Diagnosis, including Toxic Shock Syndrome. The Rory Staunton case highlighted in..
May 15, 2012
Necrotizing Fasciitis – "Don’t miss" as patient can quickly be severely harmed. Diagnosis is physical: Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but..
February 20, 2012
An independent study on diagnosis decision support tools in medical education recently conducted by the Children’s National Medical Center and The..