Automated Medical Report Protocol Standardization
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the diagnostic imaging field, the use of informal protocol names in Radiation Dosage Structured Reports (RDSRs) leads to non-standardized naming practices across healthcare institutions, making it difficult to establish a national registry for comparing radiation dosages and procedures, and requires cumbersome manual mapping to standardized RadLex Playbook IDs during auditing.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that generates electronic medical reports with predefined protocol names by processing search queries based on medical image characteristics, using a medical dictionary database to identify analogous terms and retrieve standardized protocol names from a protocol names database, ranked for relevance, which are then selected and included in the reports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If technicians enter informal protocol names manually, then the reporting process is simple and flexible, but standardization is lost and national registry establishment becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the computing device to automatically generate search queries and retrieve standardized protocol names from the database based on exam characteristics, eliminating the need for manual mapping during auditing while maintaining simplicity for technicians
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-populating the protocol names database with standardized names from RadLex Playbook and pre-generating search queries based on exam characteristics before the auditing process begins, so that standardized naming is automatically applied without requiring manual intervention during audits
2Manufacturing precision
If manual mapping of informal names to RadLex Playbook IDs is performed during auditing, then standardized naming can be achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the computing device to automatically generate search queries and retrieve standardized protocol names from the database based on exam characteristics, eliminating the need for manual mapping during auditing while maintaining simplicity for technicians
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces the manual mechanical process of mapping informal names to standardized IDs with an automated electronic system that uses search queries and database lookups to automatically retrieve standardized protocol names, significantly reducing auditing time and effort
3Productivity
If informal protocol names are used, then the initial reporting process is quick, but establishment of national dosage registry for comparisons is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by implementing a standardized naming convention that serves multiple functions: it maintains quick report generation through automated query generation while simultaneously enabling national dosage registry establishment and cross-institutional comparisons through consistent RadLex Playbook ID usage
Data Source
AI summary
A search query for a predefined protocol name for the electronic medical report is generated. The search query is processed for the predefined protocol names. One or more predefined protocol names are identified from a plurality of protocol names in a protocol names database. An electronic medical report is generated using the one or more predefined protocol names. A rank for the protocol names is computed based on best matching criteria. The one or more of the identified predefined protocol names are selected based on the rank associated with the protocol name. The predefined protocol name is assigned to an appropriate field in an electronic medical report. A medical report database storing all the medical reports is indexed based on the predefined protocols so that the medical reports may be searched by querying the predefined protocol name.