Medical Information Processing Apparatus for Patient Data Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical providers face challenges in efficiently browsing and managing comprehensive patient information that includes biological, social, and psychological aspects, as existing systems struggle to effectively integrate and prioritize relevant data for informed consultation and treatment decisions.
Innovation Solution
A medical information processing apparatus and system that processes and displays patient data by specifying relevant medical events, items, and reference periods based on input topics, using a clinical assistance apparatus to categorize and prioritize information from various medical and non-medical viewpoints, facilitating efficient browsing and decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If comprehensive patient information including biological, social, and psychological aspects is recorded and stored, then the completeness and reliability of medical data is improved, but the complexity of information management and the difficulty of browsing relevant data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments comprehensive patient information into multiple classification dimensions including biological aspects, social aspects, and psychological aspects. Each dimension is further divided into specific items with defined reference periods, creating a structured hierarchy that makes complex information manageable and browsable while preserving completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple classification dimensions (biological, social, psychological) and temporal dimensions (reference periods) to organize patient information. This multi-dimensional classification system transforms unmanageable comprehensive data into systematically organized information that can be efficiently queried and browsed along different dimensions.
2Reliability
If all patient information is displayed without prioritization, then the completeness of information presentation is improved, but the ease of operation and decision-making efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by prioritizing and highlighting specific items within the comprehensive information based on their clinical relevance to the input topic. Rather than uniform presentation, the system selectively emphasizes important information (such as abnormal examination results or critical patient history) while maintaining access to complete information, making the interface more usable without sacrificing completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary classification and prioritization of patient information based on the input topic before presentation. The system pre-organizes information by relevance, identifying and highlighting key items that require attention while maintaining the complete information set available for comprehensive review when needed.
3Reliability
If comprehensive patient information is made accessible, then the reliability of consultation and treatment decisions is improved, but the time required to browse and analyze information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic information presentation that adapts to the consultation context. Based on the input topic and clinical scenario, the system dynamically adjusts which information is prioritized, highlighted, or immediately presented versus what remains available but less prominent. This dynamic reorganization allows comprehensive information to be accessed efficiently without requiring providers to manually search through all data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information prioritization mechanism that acts as an intermediary between the complete patient information database and the medical provider. This intermediary system automatically filters, ranks, and presents information based on clinical relevance to the current consultation topic, reducing the time providers need to spend browsing while ensuring reliable decision-making information is prominently available.
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AI summary
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured: to receive an input of a topic related to a targeted patient subject to a consultation/treatment process; to specify an item of a medical event relevant to the input topic and a reference period of the item, from time-series information recording medical events implemented for the targeted patient and time spans in each of which a state of a different one of items was observed from the targeted patient during the medical event, the items belonging to the medical events and being classified from a medical biological viewpoint and a viewpoint other than the medical biological viewpoint; and to output a specified result.