User's Evaluation of the Navy Computer-Assisted Medical Diagnosis (NCAMD) System.

摘要

Numerous computer-assisted medical diagnosis (CAMD) software programs have been created to aid clinicians in the diagnosis of disease (Waxman Worley, 1990). These programs have been tested extensively and their diagnostic accuracy has been found to be, for certain diseases, better than that of the average clinician (de Dombal, 1989; McAdam et al., 1990; Patterson-Brown Vipond, 1990). CAMD programs have also proven to be of value in the area of clinical education because they improve data collection procedures by imposing a structure upon the gathering of signs and symptoms of illness (Lawrence, Clifford, Taylor, 1987). Despite the well-documented advantages of CAMD programs, there has been little use of the programs (de Dombal, Dallos, McAdam, 1991). Therefore, it appears that CAMD programs are not used for reasons other than their diagnostic accuracy or their value to clinical education.