Physicians Report 90% Accuracy Rate in Diagnoses Via Cell Phone Images

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Emergency department physicians participating in a six-month study of wound diagnosis via cell phone images sent by patients have reported high accuracy rates—about 90%—in early results. The study was started by Neal Sikka, M.D., an emergency physician and professor with the George Washington University Medical Center emergency department; it is slated to continue through October 2010. The study design permits the researchers to recruit people who arrive at the emergency department with cuts, skin infections, rashes, and other flesh wounds. After agreeing to participate, patients fill out . . .