Poor communication is a major cause of adverse patient events in hospitals. Although sophisticated simulators are in use for performing medical operations, there is comparatively little technology support being used for improving communication skills including patient history taking. Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing researchers have developed sophisticated algorithms for ...

one of the main features of high throughput computing systems is the availability of high power processing resources. cloud computing systems can offer these features through concepts like pay-per-use and quality of service (qos) over the internet. many applications in cloud computing are represented by workflows. quality of service is one of the most important challenges in the context of sche...

A cost-effective and mobile-based medical diagnostic tool was prototyped in this invention. The tool is an expert system that captures patient’s condition through a rich multimedia-based interface. On the basis of the captured information, the tool suggests a diagnosis and treatment for the patient. The tool is primarily meant to be used by trained healthcare workers in nonemergency situations ...

We aimed to study linguistic and non-linguistic elements of diagnostic reasoning across the continuum of medical education. We performed semi-structured interviews of premedical students, first year medical students, third year medical students, second year internal medicine residents, and experienced faculty (ten each) as they diagnosed three common causes of dyspnea. A second observer recorde...

OBJECTIVE This paper aims to analyse the variation in the delivery of diagnostic imaging services in order to suggest possible solutions for the reduction of waiting times, increase the quality of services and reduce financial costs. DESIGN This study provides a logic model to manage waiting times in a regional context. Waiting times measured per day were compared on the basis of the variabil...