The University of Iowa Libraries would like to announce the implementation of VisualDx, a visual clinical decision support system designed by the doctors and health care professionals of Logical Images, Inc. VisualDx merges medical images with specialist knowledge to guide diagnosis, treatment, and management of visually presenting conditions. It provides instant access to close to 16,000 images that aid in the diagnosis of nearly 900 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, or infections.
The University of Iowa is continually working to improve patient care through quick and accurate diagnosis, along with using today’s latest technology available to medical institutions. It was found that VisualDx increased diagnostic accuracy by over 120% in a study done by the University of Rochester Center for Future Health (http://www.logicalimages.com/prodVDxProven.htm).
Used in a growing number of hospitals and state health departments, VisualDx is organized to match the way clinicians think about symptoms and diagnoses. By entering patient symptoms, signs, medical history, and other clinically relevant findings, the system refines a patient-centric differential diagnosis. VisualDx presents this visually so health care professionals can actually see the differential allowing them to evaluate and analyze in direct comparison to the patient and feel confident that they have considered all relevant diagnostic possibilities.
Additionally, VisualDx is a key component for emergency preparedness. The system provides differential diagnoses for rare and unusual events such as bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases and can be customized to inform clinicians of public health alerts, reporting requirements, and notification needs at the point of care.
VisualDx can help many health care disciplines, including:
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Public Health
- Dentists
- Emergency Preparedness Teams
- and more…
Access VisualDx today!
