Time-Axis Patient Data Display for Treatment Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
When determining a treatment policy for a patient, it is effective to consider not only the treatment method and efficacy for the patient in question but also the methods and efficacies for other patients.
Innovation Solution
A treatment-method selection assistance apparatus that acquires medication histories and medical conditions of multiple patients and displays this information along a time axis, allowing healthcare professionals to compare treatment effects and select appropriate methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If treatment methods are selected based on individual patient data only, then treatment decisions are simple and focused, but the ability to compare with other patients' outcomes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from displaying patient data in a traditional tabular or list format to a time-axis based visual representation. This dimensional change allows treatment outcomes for multiple patients to be displayed simultaneously along a temporal dimension, enabling direct comparison of treatment effectiveness across different patients while maintaining a structured and organized display format.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is designed to universally present treatment information for multiple patients using a unified time-axis framework. This multi-functional display can accommodate various patient data types (medication history, medical conditions, outcomes) and allow healthcare professionals to compare across different patients, treatment modalities, and time periods within a single integrated interface.
2Reliability
If multiple patients' treatment information is displayed simultaneously, then treatment selection can be informed by comparative data, but the complexity of information processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments patient information into distinct temporal segments along the time axis, with each patient's treatment journey represented as a separate timeline or track. This segmentation allows complex multi-patient data to be broken down into manageable, comparable units while maintaining the overall context of comparative analysis across different patients and time points.
Solution Approach 2:
The time-axis display serves as an intermediary visual layer between raw patient data and healthcare professional decision-making. It processes and organizes complex multi-patient information into a standardized temporal framework that facilitates comparison without requiring direct manipulation of raw data, thus reducing the cognitive and processing complexity for users.
3Productivity
If treatment decisions are made without considering other patients' data, then decision-making is faster and simpler, but the effectiveness of treatment selection is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization and visualization of multi-patient treatment data along the time axis before the healthcare professional makes a decision. By pre-processing and displaying comparative information in an intuitive temporal format, the system enables rapid reference to treatment outcomes without requiring the professional to manually search or process complex data, thus maintaining decision speed while incorporating comparative insights.
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AI summary
Displaying information on a plurality of patients assists in selecting a treatment method. A treatment-method selection assistance apparatus includes a medication history acquisition unit that acquires a history of administering a medicine to each patient as a medication history, a medical condition acquisition unit that acquires a state of a disease of each patient, and a display control unit that causes a display apparatus to display a display screen on which the medication histories and states of the disease of a plurality of patients are displayed along a time axis.