![]() ![]() In this process the homeopath and the software co-create the patient's " person " as a collection of more-or-less idiosyncratic symptoms, in their attempt to match the patient's symptomatology with the description of one single remedy. During the consultation, the homeopath makes a patient file by writing a selection of words extracted from patients' talk that express symptoms in great detail – including feelings, signs of suffering and various lifestyle preferences. Organized as an inventory of descriptions of remedies and symptoms, the software operates algorithmically in helping the homeopath to match patients' symptoms to possible remedies and select the most adequate remedy. The software that aids homeopathic professionals in their practice is based on a digitalization of books that organized the homeopathic knowledge of remedies and symptoms (repertories and Materia Medica). In contrast to the biomedical diagnosis, the homeopathic diagnosis does not place the patient in a disease category, but in a remedy category. Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that relies almost exclusively in making a diagnostic on patients' verbal description of their symptoms. In this paper we examine the evolving roles of digital technology in shaping the professional identity and therapeutic encounters of homeopathic practitioners. ![]()
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