Method for identifying and communicating with potential clinical trial participants
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1. A method for identifying clinical trial candidates, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a patient clinical data source, patient data including identities of patients;
replacing the identities of the patients in the patient data with secure patient codes;
forwarding the patient data with secure patient codes to a clinical trial candidate identification service;
receiving from the clinical trial candidate identification service a clinical trial candidate proposal including a secure patient code corresponding to a proposed clinical trial candidate;
determining an identity of the proposed clinical trial candidate from the secure patient code; and
forwarding the identity of the proposed clinical trial candidate to a candidate contact.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for selecting clinical trial candidates. Medical records are obtained from a source of patient clinical data, and are searched by a clinical trial candidate identification service for suitability for a particular clinical trial. The privacy of patients whose medical records are searched is preserved by replacing the identity of the patient with a secure patient code before the records are released to the clinical trial candidate identification service.
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1. A method for identifying clinical trial candidates, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a patient clinical data source, patient data including identities of patients;
replacing the identities of the patients in the patient data with secure patient codes;
forwarding the patient data with secure patient codes to a clinical trial candidate identification service;
receiving from the clinical trial candidate identification service a clinical trial candidate proposal including a secure patient code corresponding to a proposed clinical trial candidate;
determining an identity of the proposed clinical trial candidate from the secure patient code; and
forwarding the identity of the proposed clinical trial candidate to a candidate contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for identifying clinical trial candidates, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one clinical data record, each said record including clinical data and a secure patient code uniquely identifying the record without revealing an identity of a corresponding patient;
receiving a candidate selection criterion for a clinical trial;
searching the at least one clinical data record for a matching clinical data record based on the candidate selection criterion; and
if a matching clinical data record is found, then forwarding a contact request including at least a secure patient code from the matching clinical data record. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for selecting clinical trial candidates, the method comprising the steps of:
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periodically receiving clinical data records, each said record including clinical data and a secure patient code uniquely identifying the record without revealing an identity of a corresponding patient;
periodically searching the data records to identify records of clinical trial candidates.
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24. A system for identifying clinical trial candidates, comprising:
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a data exchange service for receiving patient records from a patient clinical data source and replacing identities of patients in each patient record with a secure patient code;
a clinical trial candidate identification service for receiving the patient records with secure patient codes from the data exchange service, and identifying a patient record as a clinical trial candidate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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