Article: Mayo Clinic database improves speed, accuracy of diagnoses.(Best Practices)(Brief Article)

A cutting-edge comprehensive database at Mayo Clinic facilities will help clinicians diagnose patients more accurately and with greater speed. The Mayo Clinic Life Sciences System, a joint effort between the Mayo Clinic and IBM Life Sciences, activated the database last month.

Select Mayo clinic physicians can search patient records by date of diagnosis, symptoms presented or the patient's home state. The database logs all Mayo Clinic patients, from common medical ailments such as a cold to cancer and heart disease patients. The database helps physicians to quickly search and determine the most accurate diagnosis and ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!