We have covered several interesting features of “iHomoMate” in the earlier articles. In this article, we will take a look at the most important and most useful feature: Intelligent Case Analysis.
Decades ago, when computer repertories were not available, Homeopaths used hard copies of Repertories to study a case and the confirm the remedy with Materia Medica. These days they use Repertorization software (RadarOpus, SHS, MacRepertory, Vision, etc.) for their daily prescribing. This has definitely resulted in reduced time taken to solve cases, possibly increasing the accuracy of prescription as well. One common challenge in both the above scenarios is the identification of important symptoms in the case and translating them to repertory language. Of course, even after repertorization is over, the first remedy to appear in the table is not always the best remedy. Software such as Vithoulkas Compass have managed to “codify” and “internalize” expert knowledge, suggesting the suitable remedy automatically once the repertorization is over.
With the advent of Generative AI, “iHomeoMate” takes the case analysis experience to a whole new level. The Homeopath can enter the case details in an unstructured, natural language form (including the interview mode, if that is captured) in the “Intelligent Case Analysis” window, along with images, if any. When the “Submit” button is clicked, the system intelligently goes through the entire case detail, including attached images, and comes up with a detailed analysis along with its recommended remedy.
Let us look at an example. This case is taken from old homeopathy literature (case is recorded in the year 1888). The remedy prescribed was “Argentum Nitricum”.
Here is the case analysis window showing the case text (partial):
The Case
There are no images recorded as part of this case, so we are not adding images here.
When I click the “Submit” button, the system instantaneously analyses the case and shows the results in the Chat History area:
System Response (Partial)
There is more text, so I scroll further down:
Remedy Suggestion
As you can see, the system has correctly identified “Argentum Nitricum” as the best remedy for this case. It even includes suggestion regarding the potency to be chosen.
What I personally like about this is the step-by-step analysis of the case, leading to the remedy. If needed (I strongly recommend this), the homeopath can now manually confirm the remedy by going through Materia Medica.
The “Analysis Method” chosen for this case is “Classical”. This approach will work if there are sufficient details in the case record to prescribe a remedy. Sometimes, we will just want to do a “Quick Check”, when the symptoms are not too many (often in acute cases). Here is such an example:
Doing “Quick Check”
This what the system gives as part of its analysis:
System’s Analysis
In this example, the system does not go through the detailed step-by-step analysis as in the case of “Classical” approach. The analysis is short and to the point.
As is clearly demonstrated in both the cases, what distinguishes “iHomeoMate” from the other homeopathy software is that the input is “unstructured” text – just the case description as it is. This is great time saver for practicing doctors, which means they can help more patients in the given time!
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