Mapping and display for evidence based performance assessment

• US 10,366,781 B1
• Filed: 03/26/2015
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: IQVIA, Inc. (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IQVIA, Inc. (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Menon, Piyush, Kannan, Suresh, Kapu, Anil, Otto, Elisabeth, Ranade, Amit
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Victoria P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Newton, Chad A
• Application Number:
  US14/669,914
• Time in Patent Office: 1,587 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9024 Graphs; Linked lists G06F16/9027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for providing a user with a performance indicator score includes receiving a first transaction message that includes historical clinical-trial performance data from one or more processors at a clinical research organization and receiving a second transaction message with health records data with parameters indicative of insurance claims data. The received historical clinical-trial performance data and the prescription data is translated into an updated database. Related records within the updated database are identified and one or more key performance indicators included in the data at the updated database for a first physician are identified. A score for each of the one or more key performance indicators are calculated and a performance indicator score record for the first physician is generated based on the calculated scores for each of the one or more key performance indicators. A multi-dimensional chart for organizing and evaluating investigators is generated.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for organizing clinical trial data executed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the one or more processors of a server system and from a selectable record in an aggregate database of the server system, identities of a plurality of investigators and data representing a set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators from a first data set and a second data set, wherein;

the first data set containing proprietary data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a first set of databases,

the second data set containing third-party data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a second set of databases that is different from the first set of databases, and

the selectable record enables the one or more processors to perform one or more adjustments to data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the aggregate database in a first time period that is shorter than a second time period for performing the one or more adjustments on data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the first set of databases and the second set of databases but not stored within the aggregate database;

receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, a user input indicating a subset of attributes from the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators;

generating, by the one or more processors, a multi-dimensional chart that organizes the identities of the plurality of investigators based on the subset of attributes and a user designation of selected dimensions to reflect two or more of attributes from the subset of attributes, the multi-dimensional chart comprising;

a first dimension representing a first attribute from the subset of attributes;

a second dimension representing a second attribute from the subset of attributes; and

a plurality of icons,

each icon representing an identity of one of the plurality of investigators,

wherein each icon is positioned on the multidimensional chart along the first dimension according to a value of the first attribute associated with the represented identity and along the second dimension according to a value of the second attribute of the represented identity, and

wherein a graphical property of each icon represents a value of a third attribute of the represented identity;

linking, by the one or more processors, each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database so that user interactions with icons included in the plurality of icons by the computing device cause one or more attributes associated with the icons included in the plurality of icons to be altered within the aggregate database;

providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) including the multi-dimensional chart and a clinical trial roster;

receiving, by the one or more processors and from the computing device, a user selection of one or more icons from among the plurality of icons for inclusion in a clinical trial;

in response to receiving the user selection;

adding, by the one or more processors, identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster;

updating, by the one or more processors, the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster; and

updating, by the one or more processors and based on linking each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database, one or more attributes in the selectable record that are associated with the one or more selected icons.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and

causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising selecting, by the one or more processors and based on user selected filtering criteria, a subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and

wherein generating the multi-dimensional chart comprises generating the multi-dimensional chart to organize the identities in the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and

wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents an identity from the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, an approval indication for the clinical trial roster, and

wherein the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster is updated in response to receiving the approval indication.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart and the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of attributes includes the third attribute, and

wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart, the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart, and the third attribute by a size of each icon of the multi-dimensional chart.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data representing the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators comprises raw data and performance indicator scores.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a color of each icon represents a fourth attribute of the represented investigator.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising altering, by the one or more processors, icons associated with the identities of investigators that have been added to the clinical trial roster.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a list of attributes associated with an identity of an investigator when a user selection device hovers over an icon that represents the identity of the investigator.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart and the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart.

11. A system comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processors of a server system and from a selectable record in an aggregate database of the server system, identities of a plurality of investigators and data representing a set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators from a first data set and a second data set, wherein;

the first data set containing proprietary data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a first set of databases,

the second data set containing third-party data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a second set of databases that is different from the first set of databases, and

the selectable record enables the one or more processors to perform one or more adjustments to data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the aggregate database in a first time period that is shorter than a second time period for performing the one or more adjustments on data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the first set of databases and the second set of databases but not stored within the aggregate database;

receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, a user input indicating a subset of attributes from the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators;

generating, by the one or more processors, a multi-dimensional chart that organizes the identities of the plurality of investigators based on the subset of attributes and a user designation of selected dimensions to reflect two or more of attributes from the subset of attributes, the multi-dimensional chart comprising;

a first dimension representing a first attribute from the subset of attributes;

a second dimension representing a second attribute from the subset of attributes; and

a plurality of icons,

each icon representing an identity of one of the plurality of investigators,

wherein each icon is positioned on the multi-dimensional chart along the first dimension according to a value of the first attribute associated with the represented identity and along the second dimension according to a value of the second attribute of the represented identity, and

wherein a graphical property of each icon represents a value of a third attribute of the represented identity;

linking, by the one or more processors, each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database so that user interactions with icons included in the plurality of icons by the computing device cause one or more attributes associated with the icons included in the plurality of icons to be altered within the aggregate database;

providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) including the multi-dimensional chart and a clinical trial roster;

receiving, by the one or more processors and from the computing device, a user selection of one or more icons from among the plurality of icons for inclusion in a clinical trial;

in response to receiving the user selection;

adding, by the one or more processors, identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster;

updating, by the one or more processors, the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster; and

updating, by the one or more processors and based on linking each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database, one or more attributes in the selectable record that are associated with the one or more selected icons.

12. The system of claim 11, comprising instructions which cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and

causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified.

13. The system of claim 11, comprising instructions which cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

selecting, by the one or more processors and based on user selected filtering criteria, a subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and

wherein generating the multi-dimensional chart comprises generating the multi-dimensional chart to organize the identities in the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and

wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents an identity from the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators.

14. The system of claim 11, comprising instructions which cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, an approval indication for the clinical trial roster, and

wherein the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster is updated in response to receiving the approval indication.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart and the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart.

16. A non-transient computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by the one or more processors of a server system and from a selectable record in an aggregate database of the server system, identities of a plurality of investigators and data representing a set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators from a first data set and a second data set, wherein;

the first data set containing proprietary data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a first set of databases,

the second data set containing third-party data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a second set of databases that is different from the first set of databases, and

the selectable record enables the one or more processors to perform one or more adjustments to data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the aggregate database in a first time period that is shorter than a second time period for performing the one or more adjustments on data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the first set of databases and the second set of databases but not stored within the aggregate database;

receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, a user input indicating a subset of attributes from the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators;

generating, by the one or more processors, a multi-dimensional chart that organizes the identities of the plurality of investigators based on the subset of attributes and a user designation of selected dimensions to reflect two or more of attributes from the subset of attributes, the multi-dimensional chart comprising;

a first dimension representing a first attribute from the subset of attributes;

a second dimension representing a second attribute from the subset of attributes; and

a plurality of icons,

each icon representing an identity of one of the plurality of investigators,

wherein each icon is positioned on the multi-dimensional chart along the first dimension according to a value of the first attribute associated with the represented identity and along the second dimension according to a value of the second attribute of the represented identity, and

wherein a graphical property of each icon represents a value of a third attribute of the represented identity;

linking, by the one or more processors, each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database so that user interactions with icons included in the plurality of icons by the computing device cause one or more attributes associated with the icons included in the plurality of icons to be altered within the aggregate database;

providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) including the multi-dimensional chart and a clinical trial roster;

receiving, by the one or more processors and from the computing device, a user selection of one or more icons from among the plurality of icons for inclusion in a clinical trial;

in response to receiving the user selection;

adding, by the one or more processors, identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster;

updating, by the one or more processors, the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster; and

updating, by the one or more processors and based on linking each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database, one or more attributes in the selectable record that are associated with the one or more selected icons.

17. The medium of claim 16, comprising:

in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and

causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified.

18. The medium of claim 16, comprising selecting, by the one or more processors and based on user selected filtering criteria, a subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and

wherein generating the multi-dimensional chart comprises generating the multi-dimensional chart to organize the identities in the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and

wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents an identity from the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators.

19. The medium of claim 16, comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, an approval indication for the clinical trial roster, and

wherein the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster is updated in response to receiving the approval indication.