Self Care Decisions, LLC, distributes decision-support care guides for use by consumers via the Internet and mobile applications. The tools help people determine the appropriate response to common health symptoms and minor injuries, plus they provide step-by-step care advice for those symptoms that can be managed safely at home.

The content sets are written by Drs. Barton Schmitt and David Thompson, whose clinical protocols (professional versions) are used by more than 10,000 physician practices and 400 nurse advice hotlines. They’ve been tested in more than 15 million symptom calls.

Consumers can rest assured that the advice available in our applications (below) is consistent with what they would hear from their own physicians:

• HouseCalls Online – an internet-based symptom-checker and care guides
• Parent Advice Messages – answers to the most common health and behavior questions asked by parents
• SymptomMD – the new iPhone/iPod Touch application that puts symptom decision support in consumer’s pockets