Medical Information Processing Device Adaptive Application Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing medical information processing systems lack an efficient mechanism to automatically select the most suitable analysis application for clinical data analysis based on user feedback, leading to suboptimal diagnosis and reporting outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A medical information processing system that acquires feedback on analysis results and uses a learning model to select the appropriate analysis applications from a plurality of types, incorporating clinical data, order information, and user feedback to prioritize analysis applications, and updates the learning model based on user report data for improved selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple analysis applications are provided for clinical data analysis, then the accuracy and usefulness of diagnosis results can be improved, but the complexity of selecting the appropriate application increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of diagnosis resultsVSAvoidcomplexity of application selection
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system collects feedback information from doctors regarding the usefulness of analysis results and uses this feedback to automatically update and improve the learning model for selecting appropriate analysis applications. This creates a closed-loop system where user feedback continuously refines the selection mechanism, resolving the contradiction by making the system adaptive rather than statically complex.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The learning model automatically selects appropriate analysis applications based on clinical data characteristics and accumulated feedback, without requiring manual intervention or complex user decision-making. The system serves itself by autonomously optimizing its own selection process through machine learning, thereby reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining high diagnostic accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If a learning model is introduced to automatically select analysis applications, then the efficiency of report creation is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveefficiency of report creationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual selection processes (mechanical/systematic human decision-making) with an automated learning model based on machine learning algorithms. This substitution automates the selection of analysis applications, significantly improving report creation efficiency while encapsulating the complexity within the automated system rather than requiring complex user workflows.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The learning model dynamically adjusts selection parameters based on feedback information and clinical data characteristics. By changing the parameters of the selection process from static rules to dynamic, data-driven parameters, the system achieves high efficiency in application selection while managing complexity through adaptive parameter optimization rather than fixed complex logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If feedback collection mechanism is implemented, then the adaptability of the system is improved, but the operational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to user needsVSAvoidoperational simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback collection mechanism where doctors' evaluations of analysis result usefulness are automatically captured and used to retrain the learning model. This feedback loop enhances system adaptability to user needs and clinical contexts while maintaining ease of operation because the feedback collection is seamlessly integrated into the existing workflow without requiring additional manual steps or complex user actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240404668A1Medical information processing device, medical information processing system, and medical information processing method
Publication Date: 2024.12.05 CANON KK
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AI summary

A medical information processing device of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire clinical data of a subject, and select one or more analysis applications that analyze the acquired clinical data on the basis of report data of a user regarding analysis results of a plurality of types of analysis applications that analyze clinical data.