Medical Information Processing Apparatus for Clinical Decision Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems in medical care often fail to effectively present medical information that is not aligned with the timing period, limiting the user's ability to consider relevant medical information for disease diagnosis and treatment planning.
Innovation Solution
A medical information processing apparatus that determines display candidates based on index values related to diseases and weights of medical information pieces, integrating and arranging them to ensure relevant information is presented within a limited display range, regardless of the timing period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If medical information is displayed based on timing period alignment, then information relevance is improved, but the display range becomes insufficient to show all related information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments medical information into two categories: time-aligned information (displayed in the main display area) and time-misaligned information (displayed in the expanded display area). This segmentation allows the system to present all relevant information while maintaining clear organization based on temporal relationships, resolving the contradiction between displaying comprehensive information and maintaining relevance through time-based filtering.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension solution by creating an expanded display area that extends beyond the standard time-axis display. This additional dimensional space allows time-misaligned medical information to be visible without cluttering the primary time-based view, thus expanding the effective display range while preserving temporal organization.
2Quantity of substance
If all medical information is displayed to ensure comprehensive coverage, then information completeness is improved, but the display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display into distinct regions: a main display area for time-aligned information and an expanded display area for time-misaligned information. This segmentation organizes the comprehensive medical information into manageable sections based on their temporal relationship with the current time point, reducing cognitive load while maintaining completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses temporal alignment as an intermediary organizing principle to categorize and arrange medical information. By sorting information based on its time relationship with the current moment, the system creates a structured framework that simplifies the presentation of comprehensive data without increasing perceived complexity.
3Ease of operation
If medical information is filtered by timing period, then display simplicity is improved, but information loss occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into a main area showing time-aligned information (maintaining simplicity) and an expanded area showing time-misaligned information (preventing loss). This segmentation allows the system to preserve all relevant medical information while maintaining a simple, organized presentation structure that is easy to navigate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial filtering by time alignment for the main display (providing simplicity) while including additional time-misaligned information in the expanded display area (preventing information loss). This partial application of filtering maintains ease of operation without sacrificing completeness.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, a medical information processing apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines respective medical information pieces as display candidates based on a plurality of support information pieces, and respective weights of a plurality of medical information pieces. The processing circuitry decides whether or not to integrate the respective medical information pieces based on the respective medical information pieces as the display candidates, and the plurality of support information pieces. The processing circuitry determines an arrangement of medical information pieces based on the plurality of support information pieces as a result of the decision.