At long last after all that abstraction work, we are beginning to get results and can examine the outcome of GP streaming in the UCC. We’ve focused analysis on the five main streaming outcomes. Each outcome was appraised by an ED consultant examining the patient’s UCC notes. We were able to obtain 904 evaluable records where we had both a completed SortED record and an equivalent UCC record with confirmed identity.
Month: May 2018
Devices which use either high-tech AI based on machine learning, or simpler algorithms like SortED, to perform tasks like triage, or which make recommendations for investigations, fall under the control of the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency). The Medicines part of the regulatory framework has extremely well established analytical methods and tools: the classical clinical double-blind trial, and a peer-review system well versed in the relevant techniques. The same is the case for simple medical devices.