Hughesair (Inflection Point)

Retired physician and air taxi operator, science writer and part time assistant professor, these editorials cover a wide range of topics. Mostly non political, mostly true, I write more from a lifetime of experience and from research, more science than convention. Subjects cover medicine, Alaska aviation, economics, technology and an occasional book review. Globalization or Democracy documents the historical roots of Oligarchy, the road to colonialism and tyranny

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Cloud Computing for Medical Record

How will cloud computing accommodate confidentiality and permissions to use the data for data mining?
Assuming it can, the thing most needed is a linked database containing a complete and continuously updated list of every disease and syndrome known to man. Thus any provisional diagnosis or problem could in real time list every related entity (differential diagnosis) meeting the same of similar basic criteria. The inaccuracy of initial diagnosis remains an ongoing problem in US medicine, 15-17% missed or wrong diagnosis by current studies. A statistically derived differential diagnosis would go a long way towards inducing the clinician to look for possible error or deeper consideration. 

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