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Here’s what you can do with VisualDx:
- Save an average of 2+ hours per week and reduce the need for a consult with specialty-level knowledge at your fingertips.
- Solve challenging dermatology cases with VisualDx’s proven, specialty-level information and diverse image collection.
- Build patient confidence in your diagnosis through shared images and information.
- Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and antibiotic use by 38%.
- Search a condition to access images, illustrations, and handbook-length clinical information and ICD codes.
More than 2,300 hospitals and healthcare institutions rely on VisualDx to improve diagnostic accuracy, enhance medical education, and engage patients in their treatment and care.
In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, the University of Maryland Medical System reported 38% fewer admissions when Emergency Department clinicians used VisualDx within the electronic health record at the time of diagnosis. Using VisualDx also significantly reduced antibiotic use due to proper identification of cellulitis mimics.
I love how portable VisualDx is. While I am at the bedside with a patient in the Emergency Department I can show them other pictures of their condition to reassure them of the correct diagnosis. For example, I recently had a patient who presented with a pretty standard hordeolum on the inner lid, but she was only aware of styes occurring on the lash line. I was able to reassure her immediately with pictures shared from VisualDx at the bedside to normalize her condition. I also was reminded in the management pearls to encourage lid hygiene withe diluted baby shampoo- such practical, helpful tips! I love VisualDx for the difficult diagnosis and undifferentiated rash, but I use it most often in this way- enhancing patient communication and education right at the bedside.
-Dr. Tuttle, emergency medicine physician