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Electronic Medical Solutions, Inc. ("EMS") developed and markets a revolutionary,
self-screening tool called myelectronicmd.com, which allows patients in a
relatively short period of time to identify the likely causes of their
symptoms. The web-based program is revolutionary in that it approaches
online medical self-screening from the patient's point of view!
Of the approximately 2 million sites that provide "medical diagnosis,"
virtually all of them, including hospital websites, require the patient
to know what their diagnosis is before they can research the implications
of the disease/condition and the alternative treatment options. Physicians
know that this approach is backwards. They always begin their evaluations
of a patient by asking about the patient's symptoms, not by asking the
patient what disease they have. The average person can tell you that they
have a headache, pain in their lower back, or difficulty breathing, etc.
However, they do not know why they have these symptoms, but they are interested
in learning more about what is happening to their body.
myelectronicmd's user-friendly, patented navigation allows the patient to
point to the part of their body where their symptoms are occurring. myelectronicmd
then presents the patient with symptom categories. Once a symptom category
is selected, groups of symptoms are displayed in boxes. These boxes of
symptoms typically occur in the conditions or diseases the patient may
have. By selecting the most appropriate box, a list of possible conditions
that might produce these symptoms is displayed.
By reading the short summary of each condition, the user can further
discriminate the most likely condition he/she is experiencing. myelectronicmd
provides links to physicians and specialists that treat these conditions.
The navigation of myelectronicmd was the concept of Oleg K. Chikovani, M.D.
and William R. Dobkin, M.D., neurological surgeons at Hoag Hospital in
Newport Beach, California (the "Founders"). The Founders recognized the
weakness in the medical industry's resource organization. The disease
centric organization of medical textbooks, web sites and other electronic
tools left a void for the millions of Americans seeking information regarding
their health issues.
With the majority of computer literate baby boomers approaching age 55
, the demand for patient-friendly interactive health tools is growing.
The accuracy and sophistication of myelectronicmd has been reviewed by EMS's
advisory board, which consists of 17 doctors with expertise in orthopedics,
radiology, oncology, hematology, ophthalmology, urology, otolaryngology,
obstetrics, gynecology, vascular surgery, cardiovascular and thoracic
surgery. Additionally, the product was reviewed and approved by the medical
advisory committees of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Memorial Health Services
and Hoag Hospital. myelectronicmd has also been favorably reviewed by the
medical director of VHA's Laurel Health.
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