We want to change the paradigm of the medical examination room from four bare walls and the smell of alcohol to a mini-movie studio," says Dr. Ralph Grams, a professor of pathology and director of medical systems at the University of Florida College of Medicine. His System 2000 medical diagnostic tool fits in a briefcase and contains a multimedia computer and modem. Its development was funded by NASA so astronauts could diagnose themselves in faraway space stations.
System 2000 is an electronic medical library and records-keeping system, storing up-to-date information from 12 medical textbooks and 1,100 medical journals. Physicians can retrieve information within seconds by entering Greek or Latin subroots or key words describing a patient's symptoms. Prototypes of the system will be installed in several private practices - at the Occupational Health Clinic in NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, and at the Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers in early 1995. For more information: +1 (904) 392 4571.
ELECTRIC WORD
Doctor-in-a-Box
A Day Without Boiled Angel Is Like a Day Without Sunshine
The Sound of Concrete Screaming
The Maryland Net: Almost Free, Almost Good
