Dynamic Patient Assessment Question Reordering System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional patient health assessment systems are inefficient and prone to errors due to linear question structures, which can lead to frustration and incomplete assessments when patients interrupt or divert from the planned questions, causing delays and inadequate medical care.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a calculation engine to dynamically adjust the order of questions based on patient responses, allowing case managers to prioritize and switch between assessments fluidly, and provides visual indicators of assessment completeness, enabling non-linear assessment processes and real-time adaptation to patient input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a linear question structure is used for patient assessments, then the assessment process is structured and easy to follow, but the assessment becomes time-consuming and prone to errors when patients interrupt or divert from the planned questions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static linear question structure into a dynamic adaptive structure. The system continuously monitors patient responses and automatically reorders subsequent questions based on relevance, allowing the assessment flow to adapt in real-time to patient interruptions or diversions while maintaining structured guidance through visual indicators of completion status
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by tracking which questions have been answered and using this information to dynamically adjust the question sequence. Visual indicators provide continuous feedback to case managers about assessment progress, enabling them to navigate the adaptive question flow efficiently without losing track of completion status
2Reliability
If case managers manually track multiple assessments, then they can monitor patient progress, but the data entry workload increases and errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically tracking which questions have been answered across multiple assessments and updating completion status without requiring manual data entry by case managers. The system autonomously manages the complexity of tracking multiple assessments while maintaining accurate records
Solution Approach 2:
The visual indicator system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays completion status, guides case managers through the adaptive question flow, and tracks progress across multiple assessments. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate tracking mechanisms while improving reliability
3Manufacturing precision
If assessments are completed sequentially in a linear fashion, then each question receives attention, but patient frustration increases and assessments may remain incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically reorders questions based on patient responses and relevance, allowing case managers to efficiently navigate through assessments while ensuring thorough completion. The adaptive flow maintains precision in question coverage while improving productivity by reducing patient frustration and preventing incomplete assessments
Solution Approach 2:
The visual indicators and adaptive question flow enable continuous progress through assessments without interruptions or backtracking. The system maintains momentum by continuously guiding case managers through the next relevant question while tracking overall completion status across multiple assessments
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method including: receiving medical data related to a patient; identifying two or more assessments to be performed by a case manager based on the medical data, each including a different set of questions to be answered by the patient, and each set of questions is directed to a different medical condition that the patient is at risk of having based on the medical data; prioritizing the two or more assessments based on the medical data and additional input from the case manager; displaying, in a user interface of a case manager terminal, a listing of questions from the highest priority assessment; receiving a response to a first question; reprioritizing the two or more assessments based on the response; and, displaying, in the user interface, a listing of unanswered questions from the set of questions included in the assessment having the highest priority based on the reprioritizing.