The Medical Algorithms Project

What is the Medical Algorithms Project?

An effort to create software implementions of useful healthcare algorithms, include documentation and references, and make both easily available to all interested. This project is entirely self-funded.

Where are these algorithms from?

The algorithms here have been collected from the peer-reviewed biomedical literature, including research journals and textbooks.

What are the goals of the Medical Algorithms Project?

to ensure accurate and reliable equations and algorithms
to provide adequate documentation with references to the original sources
to standardize data elements, to enable automation of input and output
to index and link for quick access and retrieval.

Why is the project needed?

Despite the large number of algorithms and calculations present in the literature, many are not widely used or are underutilized. Some barriers to utilization are the following:

inaccuracies in formulas or data due to transcription errors
misunderstandings concerning appropriate units for data or results
confusion over representation of percentages
influence of extremes in age
need to adjust for extremes in body weight or body surface area
expression of findings without a reference range or methodology, making transfer results between institutions difficult

What is the Institute for Algorithmic Medicine? (IAM)

IAM, a Texas non-profit corporation, was created by Dr John R. Svirbely, M.D., &Sriram Iyengar, Ph.D. to help carry out the goals of the Medical Algorithms Project. IAM owns the web site and all its contents.

John R. Svirbely

Education

M.D. University of Maryland 1977
Board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology
Fellowship in Medical Informatics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine

Current Positions

Medical director of laboratories at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio
Associate pathologist for Trihealth Hospitals, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Member of Southern Ohio Pathology Consultants, Inc.
Member of the Oxford Clinic

Sriram Iyengar

Education

PhD, Computer Science, The Ohio State University
MS, Statistics, The Ohio State University
MSc Electrical Communications Engineering, The Indian Institute of Science
BTech, Electrical Engineering, The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Current Positions

Informatics Research Scientist, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Baylor COllege of Medicine/NASA Johnson Space Center

Assistant Professor (Starting Fall 2004), School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center

Please read: Terms of Use

Please note that by downloading the software you agree that you have read & understood the following.

The material at this website is intended only for the educational and personal use of health care students and professionals. It is not intended for persons who have not received appropriate medical training, and should not be used for making clinical decisions pertaining to patient diagnosis, care, or management. Algorithms predicting outcomes use data based on the original articles. Outcomes may vary between institutions and are impacted by newer developments in diagnostics and therapeutics. These should be validated prior to use

Any computations obtained from these algorithms should be compared with, and tempered by, personal clinical knowledge and judgment. Users should verify and validate the documentation and spreadsheets whenever possible. While the Institute for Algorithmic Medicine has attempted to make the material as accurate as possible, no warranties, implicit or otherwise, are being made as to the accuracy and completness of the material. Algorithms & documentation are being revised and expanded on an ongoing basis. Users should visit this website frequently to look for the most current version of the software.

The software at this web site may be freely downloaded and used for non-commercial purposes. Due acknowledgement is required if results using the software are published in any form. Comments and questions are welcome. Any commercial use or re-distribution requires prior written consent from the Institute for Algorithmic Medicine

Who else is involved?

The following are contributors and friends.

Jorge Raul Rodriguez, MD, Hospital Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gary A Kantor, MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Jack W Smith, Jr, MD, PhD, Interim Dean, School of Healthcare Information Systems, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
Kim Dunn, MD, PhD, Associate Dean, Houston, School of Healthcare Information Systems, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
Kathy A Johnson, PhD, Director, Medical Informatics & Health Care Systems, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
Javier Velasco, Madrid, Spain