{"id":960,"date":"2025-04-30T14:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebmedsdev.alfonsdigital.dev\/?page_id=960"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:28:49","slug":"symptom-checkers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/en\/symptom-checkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptom Checkers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5afeb8b5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized subsite-nav-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/Symptom_Checkers.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1216\" style=\"width:auto;height:45px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-1-font-size wp-elements-9ad4af741d555946778e5b9f516b25c2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-left:0;line-height:1.3\">Streamlining services through digital self-assessment<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1283 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Oirearviot_hero-scaled-1-1024x413.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Oirearviot_hero-scaled-1-1024x413.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Oirearviot_hero-scaled-1-300x121.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Oirearviot_hero-scaled-1-768x310.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Oirearviot_hero-scaled-1-1536x619.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Oirearviot_hero-scaled-1-2048x826.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-93f53ff7 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fcacad70 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:25%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-3-font-size wp-elements-a5767a4e43176bfadeb357899b033893\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Duodecim Symptom Checkers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-faf1bbce wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-30e48dfb5ba128587ad2ba800712fe0a\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>The Duodecim Symptom Checkers has been created to streamline the work of healthcare professionals and organizations. With this service, patients can fill out a digital symptom check themselves, which healthcare professionals can use to decide if treatment is needed and how urgent it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-ee27c0cdc60e1d9ee10df405eaabb9cd\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Symptom Checkers help professionals prioritize patients and focus on the most urgent needs. Non-critical patients can be treated digitally or referred to self-care. This allows the organization&#8217;s resources to be allocated as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-ae179e0cf4373a54ce4bea38c6bce9e0\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">From the patient&#8217;s perspective, Symptom Checkers lowers the threshold for seeking information. When reliable information is readily available, patients can act proactively and strengthen their involvement in promoting their own health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-954ec4bb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tumma-sininen-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tumma-sininen-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-3-font-size wp-elements-fe522862eba6e71973ef1c32120dcc05\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">This is how Duodecim Symptom Checkers helps professionals and organizations:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns subsite-four-columns icon-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ec876f46 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f5bb311e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Ikoni-potilas.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-809\" style=\"width:auto;height:120px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-5-font-size wp-elements-60af5975cb9f0049d621a4245a60b839\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Targeting treatment effectively<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-018a32f919b6266a13084a083c9dcc4f\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Knowledge-based assessment of the need for care and its urgency helps streamline services: the right care for the right patients at the right time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f5bb311e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Ikoni-mobile-chat.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-808\" style=\"width:auto;height:120px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-5-font-size wp-elements-18d6dd48f0fe2aa65a5836384dea4248\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Cost savings through optimization of care pathways<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-b7ac33a1417de4cfb1dd4a4cb15f2fb5\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">The service provider can achieve cost savings when some patients can be referred to digital care channels or self-care based on the conclusions of symptom assessments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f5bb311e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Ikoni-hoito.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" style=\"width:auto;height:120px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-5-font-size wp-elements-f876c6e2a5b8e8ee0678116b6c9888ac\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Time savings with standardized information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-fa6db4db76dacc3bca3c37b3439e84f7\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Symptom Checkers provides structured and professionally relevant information: this ensures that information is communicated correctly and improves treatment in practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f5bb311e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duodecim.fi\/ebmeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Ikoni-laite-sydan.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-807\" style=\"width:auto;height:120px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-5-font-size wp-elements-39d4c4678e6d4942cf517fa389c26139\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Preventive approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tumma-sininen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-font-size wp-elements-0a847922331ff0885f667484c5d8cb5e\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">The service helps with preventive care and saves costs over time, as patients are better able to assess their own symptoms through the digital service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-tumma-sininen-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d31bdbff wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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