Computer-Based Analytic Methods for Medical Knowledge Representation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical professionals face challenges in retaining and accessing relevant medical knowledge due to its vast and varied nature, outdated sources, and difficulty in assessing accuracy and applicability, leading to inefficiencies in patient care.
Innovation Solution
A software and hardware facility that constructs and applies computer-based analytic methods to represent medical knowledge, allowing creators to build and consumers to use interactive, visually represented methods for diagnosing, treating, and managing patient conditions, with a user-friendly interface and efficient data management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If medical professionals rely on extensive traditional sources of medical knowledge (textbooks, journals, conferences), then comprehensive medical knowledge is available, but the time and effort required to access and retain this knowledge increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of medical knowledge in a structured database format, transforming traditional unstructured medical information into a computable, searchable digital representation that can be quickly accessed and applied without manual review of source materials
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary computational system that sits between the medical knowledge sources and the practitioner, automatically processing and presenting relevant knowledge based on patient data, thereby eliminating the need for practitioners to directly search and interpret extensive medical literature
2Reliability
If medical knowledge sources are updated frequently to reflect current practices, then accuracy is improved, but the difficulty of assessing which sources are current and accurate increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system continuously updates its knowledge base by comparing patient outcomes and clinical data against expected results, automatically identifying and incorporating current best practices while flagging outdated information for review
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-updating by automatically monitoring medical literature, clinical trials, and outcome data to identify current practices, reducing the burden on practitioners to manually assess which knowledge sources are current and accurate
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive medical knowledge is made accessible to all caregivers, then quality of care improves, but the complexity of organizing and managing this knowledge increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments comprehensive medical knowledge into discrete, organized units within a database structure, allowing the system to present only the specific knowledge relevant to each patient case while maintaining access to the full body of medical knowledge for future reference
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal knowledge base that serves multiple functions: it stores comprehensive medical knowledge, automatically retrieves relevant information based on patient data, provides decision support, and adapts to different clinical scenarios, thereby organizing complex knowledge in a single accessible system
Data Source
AI summary
A facility for defining an analytical method is described. The facility solicits and receives first user input that describes the analytic method. The facility solicits and user input that (1) specifies at least one question that is part of the analytic method; (2) for each question, specifies a possible answer to the question; and (3) for each of at least some combinations of one or more of the possible answers, specifies a routing target associated with the combination. The facility persistently stores an analytic method internal representation of the analytic method encoding this user input.