Gene Panel Test Request Management System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for managing gene panel testing requests in cancer treatment are inefficient due to the dispersion of electronic medical records, pathological images, and test results across different systems, leading to challenges in formulating treatment strategies and prioritizing urgent cases.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that integrate information from multiple sources by acquiring and displaying test request and attribute information on a single graphical user interface, allowing for centralized management of gene panel testing requests and results.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If test request information and attribute information are managed by different systems, then each system can specialize in its specific function, but information integration and accessibility are poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation integrationVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges test request management and attribute information management into a single integrated system. The management device consolidates previously separate functions, allowing test request information and attribute information to be stored, accessed, and managed together in one unified database structure, eliminating information loss while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The management device is designed with multi-functionality to handle both test request information and attribute information within a single system architecture. This universal system can manage diverse information types (test requests, attributes, results) through common interfaces and data structures, improving information integration without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If multiple test requests are handled separately, then each request can be processed independently, but overall operational efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidmanagement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple test request management operations into a unified interface. The management device allows simultaneous viewing and management of multiple test requests and their associated attribute information in one display screen, enabling operators to handle multiple requests efficiently without switching between separate systems or interfaces, thus improving productivity while maintaining ease of operation through consolidated access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Loss of information

If test request information and attribute information are displayed separately, then each information type can be presented clearly, but comprehensive viewing requires switching between interfaces

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidinterface structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the display of test request information and attribute information into a single integrated display interface. The management device presents both information types simultaneously on one screen with clear organization and association, allowing comprehensive viewing of all relevant information without requiring interface switching. This maintains information accessibility while managing interface complexity through structured presentation and logical grouping of related data elements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3799054A1Method for managing test request by computer, management device, management computer program, and management system
Publication Date: 2021.03.31 SYSMEX CORP
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AI summary

Disclosed is a method for managing a test request for gene panel testing by a computer, the method including: acquiring, for each of a plurality of test requests, information regarding the test request and an attribute of a test result in the gene panel testing; and outputting display information for displaying a plurality of the test requests and the attribute in association with each other.