VisualDx: A Visual Diagnostic Decision Support Tool

Abstract

VisualDx is a clinical decision support tool that uses images and searchable clinical features to assist physicians in the diagnostic decision-making process. VisualDx is a database of more than 24,000 high-quality images covering a wide variety of conditions and drug eruptions. In addition, VisualDx integrates within both UpToDate and many electronic medical records and features a mobile version. This column includes a sample search and a review of the features of VisualDx.

KEYWORDS:

• CDSS
• clinical decision support systems
• point-of-care systems
• visual database
• VisualDx

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Notes on contributors

Emily Vardell

Emily Vardell, MLS ([email protected]) is a doctoral student at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 100 Manning Hall, CB #3360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. At the time this column was written, she was director for Reference and Education, Department of Health Informatics, Calder Memorial Library, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, P.O. Box 016950 (R-950), Miami, FL 33101. Carmen Bou-Crick, MSLS ([email protected]) is Reference and Education Librarian, Department of Health Informatics, Calder Memorial Library, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, P.O. Box 016950 (R-950), Miami, FL 33101.