Diagnosis: Giving Medical Diagnosis Around the World
Virtually Maker Faire 2020
May 22nd-23rd
From the ongoing debate of Obamacare in the United States, we wanted to look into healthcare systems in other countries. What we learned was shocking: 10 million children die a year due to lack of access to healthcare. Motivated by this problem, we decided to take matters into our own hands and create an application that would bring healthcare to them. Since 99.3% of people have a smartphone, we realized that the best way was to create a mobile application.
When opened, the application first requires user identification through e-mail to keep track of each user’s health every time the application is used. The home screen shows four different services the application provides to assist those who may need medical attention. The first function is a general self-diagnosis, which helps a potential patient identify the severity of their health condition easily and accurately. The second service this app provides is the ability to use X-Ray images of lungs to identify pneumonia, which can save the patient some money with the use of this easier solution. The third function provides the user with the ability to consult a professional medical care provider online to quickly identify whether a person is in need of emergency medical services or not. Lastly, the application’s fourth button calls a close friend or associate in a time of need without having to switch to different applications and wasting time.
As our application expands, we plan on improving our databases to identify more diseases precisely and improve our image recognition technology to be able to identify multiple types of abnormal health conditions. We also plan on incorporating virtual and augmented reality to provide courses to instruct the public on how to respond to different medical emergencies when help takes a long time to come. We will also use artificial intelligence to track trends in a potential patient’s health and provide advice to improve their condition.
