Integrated Medical Study System for Form Generation and Data Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for generating and validating medical forms and collecting associated data lack an integrated system, making it difficult for researchers to access and analyze the data effectively.
Innovation Solution
An integrated system that allows physicians and healthcare providers to generate and validate medical study instruments using threaded discussions, distribute them to patients for completion, and store results in a database accessible to researchers for review, featuring a computer-implemented method with graphical user interfaces for timeline management, scoring, and multimedia modules for question explanations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual editing and physical mailing of medical forms is used, then flexibility in form customization is improved, but time consumption and processing efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (physical mailing, hand-editing) with an automated computer-based system that generates and distributes medical forms electronically, eliminating the need for physical handling while maintaining form customization capabilities through software interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated form generation and distribution without requiring manual intervention for each form, with the computer system automatically creating forms, sending them to patients, and collecting responses, thereby reducing time consumption while preserving customization options
2Measurement precision
If computerized system entry of patient responses is used, then data accuracy is improved, but accessibility and review efficiency for physicians deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the data collection function with a centralized database system that automatically makes data accessible to physicians through the computer system, merging the advantages of automated data entry with easy retrieval and review capabilities in a single integrated system
Solution Approach 2:
The computer-based system serves multiple functions: it collects patient responses with high accuracy, stores data in an accessible database, enables physician review, and facilitates data analysis, thereby improving both data accuracy and accessibility simultaneously through a multi-functional platform
3Productivity
If integrated system for data collection and validation is implemented, then research efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the integrated system into distinct functional modules: data collection module, validation module, database storage module, and analysis module. Each module performs a specific function, making the overall complex system manageable through clear segmentation while maintaining high research efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study. Additionally, the computer-implemented method generates by one or more computer systems a data filter to format medical data from a first data format to a second data format, wherein the second data format complies with a third data format associated with one or more medical study instruments.