3D Anatomical Avatars for Symptom Reporting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current healthcare systems face challenges with delayed medical care due to limited access, leading to increased disease severity, elevated costs, and provider burnout, as they lack efficient mobile applications that integrate with electronic health records to facilitate accurate diagnoses and treatments, particularly in scheduling in-person physician examinations.
Innovation Solution
A dual mobile application system that allows patients to self-report symptoms using 3D anatomical avatars, enabling immediate access to nearby physicians for scheduling and diagnosis, with features like auto-transcription and a library of diagnostic and treatment data for improved accuracy and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional electronic health record systems are used, then medical data can be stored and accessed, but the systems are time-consuming and force providers to go through useless, irrelevant digital health record tablets, slowing down providers' workflow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the critical patient data needed for diagnosis and treatment from the complete electronic health record system. The mobile application presents a streamlined view of relevant information (chief complaint, vital signs, allergy information, current medications) rather than forcing providers to navigate through all digital health record tablets, thereby speeding up workflow while maintaining access to essential data.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic health record information is segmented into hierarchical levels: critical data accessible immediately on the mobile device screen, additional details available through electronic health record integration, and comprehensive historical data stored in the full EHR system. This segmentation allows providers to access only the necessary portion of patient data at each stage of the examination, reducing time spent on irrelevant information.
2Productivity
If physicians cut and paste critical patient data in the electronic health records due to time constraints, then data entry is faster, but this leads to inaccurate diagnoses and treatment efforts
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application performs preliminary organization and verification of critical patient data before the physician begins the examination. The system automatically retrieves and displays accurate chief complaint, vital signs, allergy information, and current medications, eliminating the need for physicians to manually cut and paste data. This preliminary preparation ensures data accuracy is maintained while still enabling rapid access during the limited examination time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback mechanisms that verify data accuracy before presentation to the physician. The mobile application cross-checks critical patient data against the electronic health record system and alerts the physician to any discrepancies or missing information, preventing inaccurate diagnoses while maintaining efficient workflow.
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive dual mobile application devices are developed to integrate with electronic health records, then patient access to medical history and symptom reporting is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application is designed with multi-functionality to handle diverse tasks within a single platform: patient self-registration, symptom reporting with 3D anatomical avatar visualization, scheduling appointments, accessing medical history, and providing clinical decision support. By consolidating these functions into one universal application rather than requiring separate systems for each function, the patent reduces overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile application serves as an intermediary layer between the patient's mobile device and the electronic health record system. Rather than requiring direct complex integration between multiple systems, the mobile application handles data translation, verification, and presentation, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining full integration capability with electronic health records.
4Measurement precision
If 3D anatomical avatars are used for symptom reporting, then accurate symptom representation and diagnostic accuracy are improved, but the system requires integration of multiple technologies increasing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital 3D anatomical avatar that copies and represents the patient's physical anatomy and symptoms in virtual space. This digital copy allows the patient to visually indicate symptom locations and characteristics by interacting with the avatar, providing accurate symptom representation without requiring complex physical examination equipment. The avatar serves as a simplified model that captures essential anatomical and symptomatic information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical or manual symptom reporting methods (physical examination, written descriptions) with a digital 3D anatomical avatar system. The patient interacts with the avatar through touch screen or other input devices to indicate symptom locations, and the system automatically translates these interactions into structured clinical data. This substitution eliminates the need for complex physical measurement tools while maintaining high symptom reporting accuracy.
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AI summary
An in-person physician examination scheduling and digital healthcare records management system and method for pairing patient and physician mobile applications to initiate patient communications with physicians, and for modifiable anatomical avatars to be depicted in a patient's image to self-report patient symptoms to a physician for in-person examination and treatment are disclosed. The inventive system and method provide digital communication between patients and physicians, based on patients' digital healthcare records and information obtained at in-person examinations. The inventive system and method utilize digital medical algorithms and modifiable anatomical avatars to improve diagnostic accuracy and timely treatments.