Response-Prompt Narrative Construction for Faster Patient Information Relay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic-based techniques for acquiring patient information before a medical appointment are inefficient, requiring significant time for documentation and information relay to healthcare practitioners.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for constructing a narrative of an interaction with a subject using a data structure of response prompt nodes linked by edges, where responses to prompts are used to traverse and construct a narrative via a narrative build manager, which aggregates text and presents it through a user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If electronic-based techniques are used to acquire patient information before appointments, then information relay to healthcare practitioners is improved, but the total time required for documentation and information relay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by having patients complete questionnaires and providing healthcare practitioners with prepared narratives before appointments. The narrative is constructed in advance using the patient's responses, allowing practitioners to review information prior to the appointment and reducing documentation time during the visit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary narrative construction process that transforms raw patient questionnaire responses into structured, readable narratives. This intermediary step automates the information relay process, preventing the time loss that would occur with manual documentation while ensuring complete information transfer.
2Reliability
If comprehensive patient information is collected through questionnaires and interviews, then the quality of medical assessment is improved, but the time required for information gathering and documentation increases
Solution Approach 1:
Comprehensive information gathering is performed in advance through patient questionnaires, and the narrative construction is also completed beforehand. This preliminary action ensures all necessary information is collected and organized before the appointment, maintaining assessment quality while reducing time pressure during the medical visit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing patients to complete detailed questionnaires themselves before their appointment. This automates the information gathering process, eliminating the need for practitioners to spend time conducting interviews while still collecting comprehensive data for accurate medical assessment.
3Ease of operation
If manual documentation methods are used during patient appointments, then flexibility in capturing complex medical interactions is maintained, but the total appointment time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically constructing narratives from patient questionnaire responses without requiring manual documentation during appointments. This eliminates the time-consuming manual writing process while maintaining the ability to capture complex medical interactions through the structured narrative format.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces the mechanical process of manual documentation with an automated narrative construction system. The computer automatically processes patient responses, organizes information, and generates narratives, substituting the manual mechanical act of writing with an automated information processing system that increases appointment throughput.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for constructing a narrative of an interaction with a subject are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving one or more response prompts. The method also includes constructing a data structure including one or more response prompt nodes, wherein the data structure is associated with a topic, wherein each response prompt node is associated with a response prompt, one or more template sentences, and one or more traversal criteria, wherein the response prompt nodes are ordered, wherein the response prompt nodes are linked by edges that are traversable based on a response to a response prompt at the respective node according to one or more traversal criteria. Further, the method includes providing a user interface configured to display one or more response prompts, and display one or more additional response prompts according to one or more traversal criteria of one or more response prompt nodes.