Database Management for Medical Examination Data Integrity

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Solution Overview

Problem

The current paper-based medical examination system for commercial motor vehicle drivers and other safety-sensitive jobs is inefficient due to incomplete forms, illegible answers, and difficulties in accessing and sharing medical information, leading to increased productivity losses and legal risks for examiners and companies.

Innovation Solution

A database management system that uses a computer-readable storage medium and processor to display and update medical questions based on user responses, providing a user interface for medical examiners to evaluate answers and generate recommendations for further examination, thereby streamlining the medical certification process and improving data management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a standardized paper form is used for medical examinations, then the examination process is standardized and easy to implement, but the forms are often incomplete and answers are illegible, leading to loss of information

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of implementationVSAvoidcompleteness and legibility of medical data

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical paper-based form system with an electronic database system. The database stores structured medical examination questions and answers, eliminating the problems of incomplete and illegible paper forms while maintaining ease of implementation through standardized digital interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates digital copies of medical examination data in a structured database format. Instead of relying on physical paper forms that can be lost or become illegible, the system creates persistent, searchable, and easily accessible digital records that preserve information integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If multiple additional questions are asked during examination to gather comprehensive medical information, then the evaluation accuracy is improved, but the examination time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of medical evaluationVSAvoidexamination duration

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-structuring the database with organized medical examination questions and criteria before the actual examination. This allows the system to efficiently retrieve and present only the relevant questions based on initial responses, avoiding unnecessary questions and reducing examination time while maintaining evaluation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by making the examination process adaptive. The system dynamically adjusts which questions are presented based on previous answers, allowing the examination to focus on relevant areas only. This dynamic approach ensures comprehensive evaluation while minimizing examination time by avoiding redundant questions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If guidance documents are made readily accessible during examination, then the examiner can make more accurate certification determinations, but the system complexity and difficulty of managing guidance documents increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of certification determinationVSAvoidcomplexity of guidance management system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the guidance documents with the examination database system. Instead of maintaining separate guidance documents that are difficult to access and manage, the guidance is integrated into the database structure, making it readily accessible during examinations while simplifying management through centralized digital storage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal database system that serves multiple functions: storing examination questions, managing guidance documents, and facilitating certification determinations. This multi-functional system reduces overall complexity by consolidating what would otherwise be separate management systems into a single integrated platform.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Loss of information

If a digital database system is implemented for medical examinations, then data completeness and accuracy are improved, but the device complexity and implementation difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of medical dataVSAvoidcomplexity of database management system

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the database into distinct, organized tables and sections (e.g., examination questions, answers, guidance documents, certification criteria). This segmentation makes the complex database system easier to manage and implement by breaking it into manageable, functionally distinct components while ensuring data completeness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10825555B2Systems and methods for managing a database during an examination

Publication Date: 2020.11.03 SAFELANE HEALTH INC

AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for managing a database. The systems and methods described maybe used to efficiently utilize computing resources, including at a handheld device, to provide questions and recommendations during a medical examination.