-1- Almost never a diagnosis is 100% certain. -2- Almost always a test result has uncertainty attached to it -3- Many times a conclusion is reached based on many uncertain and conflicting facts -4- Quite often a condition, a diagnosis, is assumed that gives rise to a treatment. Not indicating that the patient is suffering from this condition but using treatment as a test procedure. Doing nothing is such a test procedure.
Eric Wulff (from Danmark) published philisophical texts about health care and these topics. gerard -- <private> -- Gerard Freriks, arts Huigsloterdijk 378 2158 LR Buitenkaag The Netherlands +31 252 544896 +31 654 792800 On 20 Apr 2005, at 13:58, Thomas Beale wrote: > I'm wondering if there is a meta-algorithm of some sort lurking behind > the scenes, which takes account of uncertainty in a note, and also > severity of non-discounted possibilities, as a way of deciding what to > do next. There is undoubtedly published work on this... > > thoughts? > > - thomas beale -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1072 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/private/openehr-technical_lists.openehr.org/attachments/20050422/bbb58527/attachment.bin>
