Patient Consent Video Tracking for Verifiable Procedure Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods of presenting medical procedures to patients lack a permanent record of informed consent, leading to difficulties in patient retention of information and increased risk of malpractice lawsuits due to lack of concrete evidence of patient awareness of risks.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that records a patient's facial detection and position during a video demonstration of the medical procedure, creating a permanent record of informed consent through simultaneous display and capture of the patient's reaction to the procedure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If audio descriptions of medical procedures are presented to patients, then patients receive information about the procedure, but patients cannot retain all the material and disclosure provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the patient's face in real-time video feed, allowing simultaneous display of the medical procedure information and the patient's facial reactions. This visual copying enables verification that the patient is actually viewing and processing the information being presented, addressing the information retention problem without complicating the patient experience
2Reliability
If no record of patient receiving procedure description is kept, then the consent process is simple, but there is no concrete record of patient awareness of risks
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by capturing and displaying the patient's facial video feed alongside the procedure information. This creates a verifiable record that the patient was present and viewing the information, providing reliable evidence of informed consent while maintaining a relatively simple implementation using standard camera and display components
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary capture of the patient's facial expressions and attention state before and during the consent process. By recording the patient's video feed simultaneously with the procedure description, the system establishes evidence of patient awareness in advance of any potential disputes, without adding complexity to the actual consent interaction
3Reliability
If facial detection and video tracking are implemented, then a permanent record of informed consent is created, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a multi-functional approach by employing the patient device's existing camera and display components for multiple purposes: showing the procedure information, capturing the patient's facial video, and creating the consent record. This universality reduces the need for specialized equipment, thereby limiting the increase in system complexity while still achieving reliable permanent recording of informed consent
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer-readable media for obtaining the informed consent of a patient for a medical procedure. Specifically, a video describing a medical procedure may be provided to the patient through a client device having two display portions. As the video is playing in a first portion, the client device may capture the patient watching the video and display the captured image on the second portion. The entire display of the client device may be recorded, providing a record that the patient has watched the video describing the medical procedure and consents to the medical procedure.