Googling for a Diagnosis
The Krafty Librarian says,"The article in BMJ "Googling for a diagnosis--use of Google as a diagnostic aid: internet based study" had doctors search in Google for the correct diagnosis to 26 cases. Google brought up the correct diagnosis only 58% of the time.
The article also states,
"Clinical decision support programs have been reported to be valulable aids in diagnosing difficult cases...... We think Google is likely to be a useful aid in diagnosis too. It has the advantage of being easier to use and freely available on the internet."
What, What, WHAT?!?!?!?!?
First, the authors just stated that Google only displayed results to the correct diagnosis 58% of the time, and now they are ready to use it as a clinical decision tool!
Those odds are slightly better than flipping a coin!"
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posted by Ann Celestine @ 10:25 AM
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