Automated Dosage Calculation for Transgender Hormone Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hormone therapy practices for transgender patients face challenges in accurately determining recommended dosages due to the need for manual data re-entry and consideration of multiple factors, leading to potential inaccuracies and delays in gender transition processes.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented system and method that automatically calculates hormone dosages for transgender patients by receiving input parameters and lab results, using algorithms to determine effective dosages for estradiol and testosterone, and providing a comprehensive toolkit for patient management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual data re-entry and dosage calculation methods are used, then physicians can consider multiple patient factors, but this leads to potential inaccuracies and time-consuming processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of data re-entry and dosage calculation with an automated computer-based system. The system automatically retrieves patient data from existing records, processes multiple patient factors through algorithms, and generates dosage recommendations, thereby eliminating manual errors and significantly reducing the time required for dosage determination while maintaining comprehensive factor consideration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically gathering patient data from existing electronic health records without requiring manual re-entry by physicians. The automated calculation engine processes the data and generates dosage recommendations independently, allowing the system to serve itself in data collection and processing tasks, thereby improving efficiency and accuracy.
2Reliability
If manual dosage calculation processes are used, then physicians have control over dosage determination, but this results in administrative burdens and potential errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual administrative processes with an automated computer-based system that handles data retrieval, processing, and dosage calculation. This substitution maintains reliability through systematic processing of multiple patient factors while significantly reducing administrative complexity by eliminating manual data re-entry and calculation steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs multiple functions within a single integrated platform: retrieving patient data from electronic health records, processing multiple patient factors (age, weight, health conditions, medications), calculating dosage recommendations, and providing results to physicians. This multi-functionality reduces administrative complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require multiple separate manual processes.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive patient factors are considered manually, then accurate dosages can be determined, but this increases the time and effort required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual consideration of multiple patient factors with an automated computer-based system that systematically processes all relevant factors (age, weight, health conditions, current medications, hormonal levels) through algorithms. This substitution maintains comprehensive factor analysis for accurate dosage determination while dramatically improving patient treatment efficiency by eliminating time-consuming manual processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically retrieving and organizing patient data from electronic health records before the physician begins dosage determination. This pre-processing of data ensures all necessary patient factors are already compiled and ready for analysis, maintaining comprehensive accuracy while improving productivity by eliminating the time required for manual data gathering and organization.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method of providing a dosage and a transgender patient treatment lifecycle comprising receiving, by a computerized device, an input signal of a user indicating an input directed to a patient sex and a patient status, wherein the patient status is automatically determined by the processor and includes at least one of a new patient, a returning patient and a booster patient, determining by the processor at least one of an effective estradiol dosage and an effective testosterone dosage using dosage calculation methods selected based on the patient status, automated male-to-female input parameters or automated female-to-male input parameters, and male-to-female or female-to-male tracking parameters in response to receiving an input indicating that the patient sex is male-to-female or female-to-male, displaying on the display screen, the determined effective dosages, and administering a pellet comprising at least one of the determined effective dosages to the patient.