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From: jfbrule@cmx.npac.syr.edu (Jim Brule)
Newsgroups: sci.med,comp.ai
Subject: Re: computing support for 3rd world medicine
Summary: Preventative Health Care
Keywords: expert system, genetics
Message-ID: <1487@cmx.npac.syr.edu>
Date: 28 Apr 89 18:31:05 GMT
References: <778@aipna.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: jfbrule@nova.npac.syr.edu (Jim Brule)
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In article <778@aipna.ed.ac.uk> kk@uk.ac.ed.aipna (Kathleen King) writes:
>
>I'm involved with a project attempting to provide computational support
>(probably in the form of a diagnostic decision aid) for rural health
>workers in developing countries. Does anyone know of any related or
>similar work, not necessarily just for health workers in developing
>countries but even for primary health care in general?
>
I was project leader for a large expert system designed to take
medical histories, from that recommend tests to determine the
=preventable= (or treatable) diseases that the patient was likely to
encounter, incorporate the results of the tests (rendered electronically),
and then create a treatment plan to be delivered to the patient by a
health care professional. Most of the tests were genetic in nature.

The project was underwritten at the time by the health insurance
industry. It suffered fragmentation when venture capitalists were
brought into the picture, but the expert system was complete and
functional (as demonstrated by a successful field test).

I'd be happy to provide more info in response to specific questions,
etc. There were over a dozen diseases, and their interactions, covered
in the system.

 ~~~Jim


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