VisualDx Product Overview
VisualDx is a comprehensive clinical decision support system designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy, improve patient care, and streamline clinical workflows. Here’s a detailed look at what the product does and its key features:
Core Functionality
VisualDx is a powerful tool that helps healthcare professionals build patient-specific differential diagnoses quickly and accurately. It combines a vast medical image library with advanced AI technology and peer-reviewed clinical content to support clinicians at the point of care.Key Features
Extensive Medical Image Library
VisualDx boasts the world’s largest medical image library, with over 40,000 images of diseases, clinical guidance on therapy, management, and more. This library includes images from various specialties such as dermatology, infectious disease, occupational health, and others.Differential Diagnosis Builder
The platform allows clinicians to input patient-specific findings and build a custom differential diagnosis in seconds. This feature is enhanced by the Sympticon™ technology, which provides graphical comparison of key disease features, speeding up patient work-ups and recognition.AI-Enabled Tools
VisualDx incorporates AI technology, notably through its DermExpert feature, which enables healthcare professionals to take a picture of a patient’s skin and quickly obtain a differential diagnosis. This feature is available on both mobile and web platforms, including telemedicine settings.Personalization and Workflow Integration
Recent updates include personalization features such as saved diagnoses and search history, allowing clinicians to access frequently needed information quickly. The platform also integrates into electronic health records (EHRs) and supports virtual care platforms, enhancing the clinical workflow.Patient Education and Engagement
VisualDx provides patient education resources, including handouts and images for over 200 top diagnoses. This helps in building patient confidence and strengthening the patient-clinician relationship.Continuing Education and CME Credits
Clinicians can earn point-of-care Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, specifically AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, with every VisualDx search.Search and Filter Capabilities
The platform offers robust search and filter features, allowing users to filter images by multiple or single lesions, skin pigmentation types, image types (clinical photos, radiology, histopath/lab), and body location. Dynamic links within diagnoses further enhance navigation.Accessibility
VisualDx is accessible on multiple platforms, including mobile devices, tablets, and desktops, ensuring that clinical information and images are available anytime, anywhere.Benefits
- Improved Diagnostic Accuracy: VisualDx has been shown to improve diagnostic accuracy by over 120% in clinical studies.
- Time Savings: Clinicians save up to 26 minutes per day using VisualDx, reducing the time spent on diagnosing and treating patients.
- Enhanced Patient Safety: By minimizing diagnostic errors, VisualDx helps reduce errors that can harm patients and lead to increased healthcare costs.
Applications
VisualDx is versatile and can be integrated into various healthcare settings, including:- Health Systems: Assists with intake and triage, integrating into EHRs and supporting clinical decision-making.
- Virtual Care Platforms: Supports virtual care by reviewing patient images, informing differential diagnoses, and providing treatment plans.
- Life Sciences: Provides educational resources for clinical trial clinicians and participants.
- Educational Settings: Helps students and residents learn the correct process for evaluating patients and exploring images related to symptoms.