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title: Isabel Healthcare Blog | Medical Error
description: Medical Error | Read the Isabel blog, with regular updates on our products and discussions about diseases, symptoms, and the healthcare industry as a whole.
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January 27, 2016

### [I’m a Doctor but please don’t trust me 100% - Sepsis & William Mead](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/im-a-doctor-but-please-dont-trust-me-100-sepsis-william-mead)

 The good old NHS managed to provide a topic for my blogpost just as I was searching for inspiration!

October 14, 2015

### [Another missed diagnosis of rickets leads to tragic consequences](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/another-missed-diagnosis-of-rickets-leads-to-tragic-consequences)

 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

### [Antibiotic Resistance and Diagnosis Error | 1 Minute Read](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/antimicrobial-resistance-and-diagnosis-error-1-minute-read)

 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

### [Documenting Differential Diagnosis - Avoid a Medical Malpractice Case](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/differential-diagnosis-malpractice)

 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

### [Spotlight on Lawrence Weed, MD - Problem-Orientated Medical Record](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/lawrence-weed-problem-orientated-medical-record)

 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

### [Symptom checker featured in Daily Mail article](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-checker-daily-mail)

 Yesterday the Daily Mail ran an article entitled “How to avoid misdiagnosis: The online ‘doctor’ even GPs swear by”

September 7, 2012

### [Article review: Diagnostic errors in the ICU.](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/diagnostic-errors-in-the-icu)

 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

### [mHIMSS: Support for Diagnosis Tools Needs an Attitude Change](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/physicians-diagnostic-decision-support)

 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 error led to Rory Staunton's toxic shock and death](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/medical-diagnosis-error-rory-stauntons-toxic-shock)

 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 Differential Diagnosis - 1 Minute Read](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/necrotizing-fasciitis-differential-diagnosis)

 Necrotizing Fasciitis – "Don’t miss" as patient can quickly be severely harmed. Diagnosis is physical: Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but..

April 27, 2012

### [Misdiagnosis of Jayden Wray shows need for diagnosis checklist tools](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/misdiagnosis-jayden-wray-differential-diagnosis)

February 20, 2012

### [Pediatric Study Assesses Medical Diagnosis Tools in Med Schools](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/medical-diagnosis-tools-med-schools)

 An independent study on diagnosis decision support tools in medical education recently conducted by the Children’s National Medical Center and The..

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