Clinical Decision Support & Differential Diagnosis Using Mobile Computing Apps
Stephen Mlawsky, M.D., C.M.M., F.A.A.F.P.
Medical Director, Founder, CEO of IatroCom
Abstract:
IatroCom is a closely-held small company composed of doctors, computer engineers, and medical informaticists founded by Dr Mlawsky. We have designed & built a medical app named STATworkUP™, for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® and Android smart phones and tablets. It provides fast clinical decision support to help guide symptom (Sx) assessments, including fast correlated finding info, appropriate lab tests, differential diagnosis (DDx) plus related treatments (Rx).
STATworkUP contains a very robust multi-specialty database that is replete with great content in a nice and fairly clean user interface that is fully-relational. Our objective in developing it has been to put the power of smartphones and tablets to work, by offering very useful and quick decision support information to help busy clinicians do fast, yet comprehensive, problem-oriented assessments. It is designed to help doctors, nurses and their students deliver good care practices in the process of using it.
Our software development efforts began in 1985 for the Macintosh® computer. Throughout the years our applications became more sophisticated. In the 1990s IatroCom marketed, advertised and sold a product named MacON-CALL™ to doctors, nurses, and hospitals in 40 different countries around the world. Along the way the application was Internet enabled. With the advent of mobile devices, it was obvious that these gadgets could leverage our work. In 2010 we released the derivative app named STATworkUP. The delivery of integrated info on mobile devices just made good sense for use in clinical settings. In 2020, we again ported STATworkUP to newer Mac® computers that can run the macOS 11.0+ operating system.
