X-Message-Number: 3857 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 22:38:16 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Platt <> Subject: Predicting Death In view of the high cost of doing remote standbys, the following is relevant: PREDICTING DEATH ON A SPREADSHEET Doctors at the George Washington University Medical Center have developed a computer model that predicts the number of days terminally ill patients have left to live. The model, called Support, processes information about the patients and their afflictions, and produces statistics that enable doctors to calculate the probability of death on each of a patient's remaining days. The program will be used to psychologically prepare patients and their families for impending death. (Investor's Business Daily 2/7/95 A6) Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=3857