A Computer-based Diagnostic/Patient Management System for Isolated Environments

Abstract

Four studies were conducted to examine the data collection procedures and diagnostic accuracy of Navy Hospital Corpsmen for patients “with acute abdominal pain and to determine the compatibility of their skills with the requirements of a computer-aided diagnostic system for abdominal pain. Findings suggest that instruction in specific data collection procedures results in an increase in the amount of data collected. It does not appear to improve either the accuracy of the data collected or the diagnosis. The instructed corpsmen collected more of the required data for effective use of a computer-based diagnostic system for abdominal pain.