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Isabel, BMJ tool offers enhanced diagnosis decision support
Isabel Healthcare and BMJ Group have joined forces to create a new decision support tool for physicians. The application, known as Isabel with Best Practice, integrates Isabel's diagnosis decision
Will doctors heed IBM's Watson? History indicates otherwise
Watson, the IBM supercomputer that recently generated headlines by beating top Jeopardy players , is being groomed to advise doctors about diagnoses and treatments. But even if Watson delivers more
Patient relations: Best practices for delivering a cancer diagnosis
While telling a patient he or she has cancer will never be easy, a new study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute and Columbia University offers some best practices for delivering the
EMR glitches could increase providers' liability risk
While medical practices slowly but surely begin adopting electronic medical records, in part to close potential gaps in patient safety, two Case Western Reserve University professors are warning
How doctors couch their diagnoses to patients
Communicating a clear, definitive diagnosis is part of a doctor's job, difficult though it may sometimes be. But what should a doctor communicate when they're not sure whether a patient is suffering
