The First Opinion is a medical knowledge-based system designed to give medical advice to the general public and decision support to clinicians. The System is web-based and can be accessed through any internet browser, smart phone or dumb phone through interactive voice response and automatic speech recognition technologies in most languages. Using an Internet based authoring approach; the First Opinion system encodes a highly useful core of expert and general practitioner diagnostic and treatment knowledge into a computer system that can be accessed by clinically trained individuals as well as by any individual consumer. The System has two different front ends that support both of these audiences. The System has the ability to consider every disease of mankind (24,000) for anyone seeking consultation
For patients-- this provides free and easy access to diagnosis-- and answers the questions-- what is wrong with me... what is my next best step for care, was the diagnosis made by my provider correct.
For providers-- it acts as a clinical decision support system especially for those that do not have access to that through an EMR.
We are seeking consulting help to size the global market. We know it is huge-- and we want to put some measures around that. This could include what is the gap in the global capacity to make a medical diagnosis, what is the demand for receiving a correct and timely diagnosis, what is the cost of incorrect or delayed diagnosis, what is the potential reduction in pain and suffering, what is the impact on freeing up capacity so that health care resources can be used more effectively?
Thank you for sharing this request for consultative services with your capable students and colleagues.
Best,
Lory Wallach