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   So can computers

   

   dorpus, May 26th, 2005 @ 6:36am

   
   

   We wouldn't want computers dispensing standard, cliche advice, when patients may have special needs that do not fit the mould.
   

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   Re: So can computers

   

   brianf, May 26th, 2005 @ 6:54am

   
   

   i've heard of a massachusetts based company that is trying to mine data to improve decision making - http://www.qcmetrix.com/

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   Re: So can computers

   

   dorpus, May 26th, 2005 @ 7:03am

   
   

   Hehehe, they want to make conclusions without extensive consultations with doctors? Good luck. I'm analyzing data from a large heart study project, and we know better than to believe the data -- people cannot be 8,000 years old, for example. There are many other subtler issues that need to be clarified with the investigators on a regular basis. Without regular consultations, any conclusions from the data are worthless, or at best skewed. This kind of work won't be outsourced or automated easily.
   
   

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