Automated Patient Triage System for Dynamic Waiting List Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current processes for managing waiting lists for services or resources are largely manual, inefficient, and often prioritize individuals based on a 'first come, first served' principle, leading to delays and misallocation of resources.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system for automated triaging of electronic ordered lists, which involves transmitting a request for registration to an individual's device, determining a risk probability of adverse events based on their data, assigning a position in an ordered list, monitoring updates, and adjusting the position accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual processes are used to manage waiting lists, then resource allocation can be adjusted flexibly, but the process becomes inefficient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service functionality where the triage system automatically monitors patient data, updates risk probabilities, and reassigns positions on waiting lists without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by continuously collecting data from patient devices, processing it through machine learning models, and automatically adjusting prioritization, thereby resolving the contradiction between efficiency and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with an automated electronic system that uses machine learning models and data processing algorithms to manage waiting lists. The system substitutes human operators with computational mechanisms that automatically evaluate patient risk, calculate probabilities of adverse events, and dynamically reposition individuals on lists based on real-time data, thus improving productivity while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized algorithms.
2Reliability
If 'first come, first served' principle is applied, then the process is simple to implement, but resources are misallocated and waiting times increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic prioritization where positions on the waiting list are not fixed but continuously adjusted based on changing patient conditions and risk probabilities. The machine learning model processes ongoing data from patient devices and automatically repositions individuals on the list in real-time, ensuring that those at highest risk receive services first. This dynamic approach replaces static first-come-first-served allocation, improving both reliability of resource allocation and reducing waiting times for high-risk patients.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates continuous feedback loops where patient data is constantly monitored, risk probabilities are recalculated, and list positions are automatically adjusted. The machine learning model receives feedback from ongoing patient monitoring and uses this information to dynamically reprioritize the waiting list, ensuring that resource allocation accurately reflects current patient needs and risk levels, thereby reducing unnecessary waiting time while improving allocation reliability.
3Measurement precision
If real-time monitoring of all individuals is implemented, then prioritization accuracy is improved, but system complexity and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a universal machine learning model that can process multiple types of patient data and perform various risk assessment functions through a single integrated platform. The model is designed to handle diverse input data from different patient devices and conditions, calculating probabilities of adverse events across multiple patient populations simultaneously. This multi-functional approach improves measurement precision while avoiding the need for separate complex monitoring systems for each patient type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses digital copies of patient data from electronic health records and patient devices to perform risk assessments without requiring direct physical monitoring of all patients. The machine learning model processes replicated data sets and simulated scenarios to refine risk probability calculations, enabling precise risk assessment while reducing the complexity of direct real-time monitoring infrastructure. Data copying allows the system to analyze multiple patient states simultaneously without proportionally increasing monitoring complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method may include transmitting a request for registration by an individual having a condition to a user device associated with the individual, the request including a subset of data associated with the individual; receiving a confirmation of the subset of medical record data and at least one of a first device identification associated with a first device or a second device identification associated with a second device based on the request; determining a risk probability of an adverse event; assigning a position associated with the individual in an ordered list of individuals having the condition based on the risk probability; monitoring update information from the first device and/or the second device; determining an updated risk probability of an adverse event based on the update information; and assigning an updated position associated with the individual in the ordered list of individuals based on the updated risk probability.


