METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING DATA RELATING TO MEDICAL SCIENCE COMPLIANCE

• US 20070244717A1
• Filed: 04/12/2006
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Akuta Corporation
• Original Assignee: Akuta Corporation
• Inventors: Taylor, Michael, Wolf, Josh, Baptista, Neil, Corcoran, John
• Application Number:
  US11/279,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20070244717A1
• 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 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

The present invention is directed towards improving compliance systems and methodologies for medical science liaisons. In one aspect, the present invention is a method for collection of data relating to compliance issues of medical science liaisons. The method may comprise displaying a first input screen, said screen comprising fields which accept the input of messages and categories for said messages, wherein said categories are limited to a predetermined number of subjects relating to job functions of a medical science liaison; displaying a second input screen, said screen comprising fields which accept input of profile data; displaying a third input screen, said screen comprising fields which accept input of activity data; storing said message data, said profile data, and said activity data; and displaying an output screen comprising a series of said data, said series of data corresponding to a given compliance issue.

Claims

1. A method for collection of data relating to compliance issues of medical science liaisons, said method comprising:

(a) displaying a first input screen, said screen comprising fields which accept the input of messages and categories for said messages, wherein said categories are limited to a predetermined number of subjects relating to job functions of a medical science liaison;

(b) displaying a second input screen, said screen comprising fields which accept input of profile data, said profile data comprising data corresponding to a given medical science liaison;

(c) displaying a third input screen, said screen comprising fields which accept input of activity data, said activity data comprising data corresponding to a given activity of a medical science liaison;

(d) storing said message data, said profile data, and said activity data; and

(e) displaying an output screen comprising a series of said data, said series of data corresponding to a given compliance issue.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) comprises displaying an output screen comprising a series of said message data corresponding to a given compliance issue.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) comprises displaying an output screen comprising a series of said activity data corresponding to a given compliance issue.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said series comprises a series of activity data corresponding to a given time period and corresponding to a given compliance issue.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said series comprises a series of activity data corresponding to a given doctor.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein said series comprises a series of activity data corresponding to a given hospital.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) comprises displaying an output screen comprising a series of said data, said series of data comprising data corresponding to a given Food &

Drug Administration rule.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) comprises displaying an output screen comprising a series of said data, said series of data comprising data corresponding to a given Department of Health and Human Services compliance program.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) comprises displaying an output screen comprising a series of data corresponding to management actions, said management actions corresponding to a given compliance issue.

10. A computer system for collection of data relating to compliance issues of medical science liaisons, said computer system comprising:

a first input screen comprising fields which accept the input of messages and categories for said messages, wherein said categories are limited to a predetermined number of subjects relating to job functions of a medical science liaison;

a second input screen comprising fields which accept input of profile data, said profile data comprising data corresponding to a given medical science liaison or other medical professional;

a third input screen comprising fields which accept input of activity data, said activity data comprising data corresponding to a given activity of a medical science liaison;

a storage element storing said message data, profile data, and activity data; and

a display screen comprising a series of said messages, said series comprising a number of messages corresponding to a given category.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said output screen comprises a series of said message data corresponding to a given compliance issue.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein said output screen comprises a series of said activity data corresponding to a given compliance issue.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said output screen comprises a series of activity data within a given time period and corresponding to a given compliance issue.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein said output screen comprises a series of activity data corresponding to a given doctor and corresponding to a given compliance issue.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said series comprises a series of activity data corresponding to a given hospital and corresponding to a given compliance issue.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein said output screen comprises a series of said data, said series of data comprising data corresponding to a given Food &

Drug Administration rule.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein said output screen comprises a series of said data, said series of data comprising data corresponding to a given Department of Health and Human Services compliance program.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein said output screen comprises a series of said data corresponding to management actions, said management actions corresponding to a given compliance issue.