Medical Dossier Compilation via Condition-Specific Imaging Timelines
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of patients' medical histories, with numerous ongoing conditions and large medical imaging records, makes it difficult for clinicians to identify relevant imaging records, leading to inefficiencies in diagnosis and treatment, and excessive data transfer demands on network resources.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that compile a medical dossier by creating a condition list with markers for each medical condition, assigning imaging records to these markers, and generating timelines for each condition, allowing clinicians to quickly identify and review relevant records, reducing data transfer and improving navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all medical imaging records are transferred from centralized database to clinician workstation, then complete patient medical history is available, but network resources are consumed and transfer time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the most recent imaging record for each medical condition in a condensed summary view, rather than transferring all imaging records. This selective extraction provides clinically relevant information while minimizing network data transfer and workstation storage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the complete medical history into condition-specific groups, with each condition showing only its most recent imaging record. This segmentation organizes information by medical condition and time recency, allowing clinicians to quickly assess current status without being overwhelmed by historical data.
2Loss of information
If all medical imaging records are displayed, then complete patient history is available, but clinicians have difficulty identifying relevant records
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of detail for different conditions based on their clinical relevance. The summary view highlights recent records with greater detail, while older records are condensed or omitted, allowing clinicians to quickly identify currently relevant imaging records without losing access to complete history.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary organization of imaging records by condition and time recency before presentation to the clinician. This preliminary sorting and filtering action prepares the information in an easily navigable format, with the most clinically relevant records prominently displayed, saving clinicians time during patient consultations.
3Loss of information
If detailed medical imaging records are transferred to workstation, then complete information is available, but data transfer time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential identifying information and key metadata from imaging records for display in the summary view, rather than transferring complete high-resolution images. This extraction provides sufficient information for clinical assessment while dramatically reducing data transfer time and network bandwidth consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial action by transferring and displaying a subset of imaging record data that is sufficient for most clinical decisions. Complete imaging records remain available in the centralized database for situations where detailed review is necessary, balancing information completeness with transfer efficiency.
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AI summary
A system and method for compiling a clinically logical medical dossier for a patient. A list of medical conditions can be determined for the patient. A plurality of medical imaging records for the patient can be identified, and each record can be assigned to one of the conditions. A timeline of condition-specific imaging records can then be generated for each condition. A condition can be selected and the timeline of condition-specific imaging records for the selected condition can then be displayed.