Associated systems and methods for managing biological data and providing data interpretation tools

• US 20050144042A1
• Filed: 02/08/2005
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Joffe, Michael Peter Hickey
• Original Assignee: David Joffe, Michael Peter Hickey
• Inventors: Hickey, Michael Peter, Joffe, David
• Application Number:
  US11/053,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20050144042A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

The invention includes associated systems and methods for managing a patient'"'"'s biological data and providing a data interpretation tool for the biological data via a network. One aspect of an embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising providing at least one indicator variable associated with a portion of a patient'"'"'s biological data, comparing the at least one indicator variable to data associated with an artifacting standard, determining a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard, and providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

Claims

1. A method for providing a data interpretation tool for biological data associated with a patient, comprising:

providing at least one indicator variable associated with a portion of a patient'"'"'s biological data;

comparing the at least one indicator variable to data associated with an artifacting standard;

determining a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard; and

providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the at least one indicator variable with data associated with an artifacting standard comprises comparing the at least one indicator variable with an artifacting gold standard.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the standard is based on at least one of the following:

biological data artifacted by at least one expert;

biological data artifacted by at least one artifactor, biological data that has been artifacted, biological data associated with a population, biological data associated with a particular demographic group.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a sensitivity reliability measure, a closeness to expert reliability measure, an inter-artifactor reliability measure, a data table reliability measure, a demographic sensitivity measure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a quantitative measurement of a difference between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard, and a qualitative characterization of a difference between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure comprises providing a graphical user interface comprising an indicator report with an outcome for an indicator variable and a bracket positioned with adjacent to the outcome, wherein the bracket is associated with the reliability measure.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient'"'"'s biological data comprises at least one of the following:

blood pressure, weight, a blood component measurement, a bodily fluid component measurement, body temperature, a heart measurement, a brain wave measurement, another measurement associated with a biological function, and another measurement associated with a physiological function.

8. A method for training a user to artifact a data file, comprising:

receiving biological data associated with a patient;

receiving an indication of a portion of the biological data from a user;

comparing the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard;

determining a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard; and

providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein comparing the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard comprises comparing the indication with at least a portion of data selected by an expert.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein comparing the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard comprises comparing the indication with an artifacting gold standard.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the artifactingstandard is based on at least one of the following:

biological data artifacted by at least one expert;

biological data artifacted by at least one artifactor, biological data that has been artifacted, biological data associated with a population, biological data associated with a particular demographic group.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a sensitivity reliability measure, a closeness to expert reliability measure, an inter-artifactor reliability measure, a data table reliability measure, a demographic sensitivity measure.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a quantitative measurement of a difference between the indication and data associated with the artifacting standard, and a qualitative characterization of a difference between the indication and data associated with the artifacting standard.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure comprises providing a graphical user interface comprising an indicator report with an outcome associated with the indication and a bracket positioned with adjacent to the outcome, wherein the bracket is associated with the reliability measure.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the biological data comprises at least one of the following:

blood pressure, weight, a blood component measurement, a bodily fluid component measurement, body temperature, a heart measurement, a brain wave measurement, another measurement associated with a biological function, and another measurement associated with a physiological function.

16. A method for generating a reliability indicator associated with an indicator variable for a patient'"'"'s biological data, comprising:

comparing an indicator variable to data associated with an artifacting standard;

determining a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard; and

providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein comparing the indicator variable with data associated with an artifacting standard comprises comparing the indicator variable with an artifacting gold standard.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the artifacting standard is based on at least one of the following:

biological data artifacted by at least one expert;

biological data artifacted by at least one artifactor, biological data that has been artifacted, biological data associated with a population, biological data associated with a particular demographic group.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a sensitivity reliability measure, a closeness to expert reliability measure, an inter-artifactor reliability measure, a data table reliability measure, a demographic sensitivity measure.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a quantitative measurement of a difference between the indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard, and a qualitative characterization of a difference between the indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein providing a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure comprises providing a graphical user interface comprising an indicator report with an outcome for the indicator variable and a bracket positioned with adjacent to the outcome, wherein the bracket is associated with the reliability measure.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the patient'"'"'s biological data comprises at least one of the following:

blood pressure, weight, a blood component measurement, a bodily fluid component measurement, body temperature, a heart measurement, a brain wave measurement, another measurement associated with a biological function, and another measurement associated with a physiological function.

23. A system for providing a data interpretation tool for biological data associated with a patient, comprising:

a processor adapted to

provide at least one indicator variable associated with a portion of a patient'"'"'s biological data;

compare the at least one indicator variable to data associated with an artifacting standard;

determine a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard; and

provide a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein compare the at least one indicator variable with data associated with an artifacting standard comprises compare the at least one indicator variable with an artifacting gold standard.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the artifacting standard is based on at least one of the following:

biological data artifacted by at least one expert;

biological data artifacted by at least one artifactor, biological data that has been artifacted, biological data associated with a population, biological data associated with a particular demographic group.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a sensitivity reliability measure, a closeness to expert reliability measure, an inter-artifactor reliability measure, a data table reliability measure, a demographic sensitivity measure.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a quantitative measurement of a difference between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard, and a qualitative characterization of a difference between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein provide a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure comprises provide a graphical user interface comprising an indicator report with an outcome for an indicator variable and a bracket positioned with adjacent to the outcome, wherein the bracket is associated with the reliability measure.

29. The system of claim 23, wherein the patient'"'"'s biological data comprises at least one of the following:

blood pressure, weight, a blood component measurement, a bodily fluid component measurement, body temperature, a heart measurement, a brain wave measurement, another measurement associated with a biological function, and another measurement associated with a physiological function.

30. A system for training a user to artifact a data file, comprising:

a processor adapted to

receive biological data associated with a patient;

receive an indication of a portion of the biological data from a user;

compare the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard;

determine a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard; and

provide a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein compare the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard comprises compare the indication with at least a portion of data selected by an expert.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein compare the indication to data associated with an artifacting standard comprises compare the indication with an artifacting gold standard.

33. The system of claim 30, wherein the artifacting standard is based on at least one of the following:

biological data artifacted by at least one expert;

biological data artifacted by at least one artifactor, biological data that has been artifacted, biological data associated with a population, biological data associated with a particular demographic group.

34. The system of claim 30, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a sensitivity reliability measure, a closeness to expert reliability measure, an inter-artifactor reliability measure, a data table reliability measure, a demographic sensitivity measure.

35. The system of claim 30, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a quantitative measurement of a difference between the indication and data associated with the artifacting standard, and a qualitative characterization of a difference between the indication and data associated with the artifacting standard.

36. The system of claim 30, wherein provide a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure comprises provide a graphical user interface comprising an indicator report with an outcome associated with the indication and a bracket positioned with adjacent to the outcome, wherein the bracket is associated with the reliability measure.

37. The system of claim 30, wherein the biological data comprises at least one of the following:

blood pressure, weight, a blood component measurement, a bodily fluid component measurement, body temperature, a heart measurement, a brain wave measurement, another measurement associated with a biological function, and another measurement associated with a physiological function.

38. A system for generating a reliability indicator associated with an indicator variable for a patient'"'"'s biological data, comprising:

a processor adapted to

compare an indicator variable to data associated with an artifacting standard;

determine a reliability measure based on at least the comparison between the at least one indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard; and

provide a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein compare the indicator variable with data associated with an artifacting standard comprises compare the indicator variable with an artifacting gold standard.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein the artifacting standard is based on at least one of the following:

biological data artifacted by at least one expert;

biological data artifacted by at least one artifactor, biological data that has been artifacted, biological data associated with a population, biological data associated with a particular demographic group.

41. The system of claim 38, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a sensitivity reliability measure, a closeness to expert reliability measure, an inter-artifactor reliability measure, a data table reliability measure, a demographic sensitivity measure.

42. The system of claim 38, wherein the reliability measure comprises at least one of the following:

a quantitative measurement of a difference between the indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard, and a qualitative characterization of a difference between the indicator variable and data associated with the artifacting standard.

43. The system of claim 38, wherein provide a reliability indicator based in part on at least the reliability measure comprises provide a graphical user interface comprising an indicator report with an outcome for the indicator variable and a bracket positioned with adjacent to the outcome, wherein the bracket is associated with the reliability measure.

44. The system of claim 38, wherein the patient'"'"'s biological data comprises at least one of the following:

blood pressure, weight, a blood component measurement, a bodily fluid component measurement, body temperature, a heart measurement, a brain wave measurement, another measurement associated with a biological function, and another measurement associated with a physiological function.