Method for providing information and obtaining consent
First Claim
1. A method for providing information for use in obtaining informed consent, said method comprising:
- providing said information on a database;
providing access to said information to one or more users associated with a client;
receiving feedback from said one or more users concerning said information;
providing said one or more users with a first report of said feedback; and
providing said client with a second report of said feedback such that said client and said one or more users can communicate to supplement said information based on said feedback to obtain informed consent from said one or more users related to said information.
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Abstract
A method of providing information is disclosed for use in facilitating informed consent. The method may include providing a database containing information regarding one or more subjects. Access may be provided to the database through a client, such as a health care provider, to one or more users, such as patients. The users may select a subject for receiving information, and thereafter receive the information over a network. The user may provide feedback regarding the information indicating whether or not the information is understood. A report may be generated and sent to the user and the client. The client may use the report to supplement the information with the user and complete an informed consent form.
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60 Claims
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1. A method for providing information for use in obtaining informed consent, said method comprising:
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providing said information on a database; providing access to said information to one or more users associated with a client; receiving feedback from said one or more users concerning said information; providing said one or more users with a first report of said feedback; and providing said client with a second report of said feedback such that said client and said one or more users can communicate to supplement said information based on said feedback to obtain informed consent from said one or more users related to said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing information for use in obtaining informed consent, said method comprising:
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providing subscriptions to said information to one or more clients; allowing said one or more clients to provide access to said information to one or more users; receiving feedback from said one or more users concerning said information; providing said one or more users with a first report of said feedback; and providing said one or more clients with a second report of said feedback such that said one or more clients and said one or more users can communicate to obtain informed consent regarding said information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for providing information and obtaining informed consent, said method comprising:
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providing a database on a global computer network, said database containing said information; providing access to said database to one or more users through said global computer network; providing said one or more users with said information from said database; receiving consent from said one or more users through said global computer network concerning said information; and providing a report demonstrating said consent. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing information for use in obtaining informed consent, said method comprising:
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providing a database on a global computer network, said database containing information regarding a plurality of treatments; allowing a health care provider to provide access to said database to a patient through said global computer network; allowing said patient to select at least one of said plurality of treatments; providing said patient with information pertaining to said selected treatment from said database; receiving feedback from said patient related to portions of said information pertaining to said selected treatment in which said patient desires additional information such that said health care provider and said patient can communicate to supplement said information pertaining to said selected treatment based on said feedback to obtain informed consent from said patient related to said selected treatment. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for providing information for use in obtaining informed consent, said method comprising:
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providing a database, said database containing information regarding a plurality of treatments; allowing a health care provider to provide access to said database to a patient; allowing said patient to select at least one of said plurality of treatments; providing said patient with information pertaining to said selected treatment from said database; receiving feedback from said patient related to portions of said information pertaining to said selected treatment in which said patient desires additional information; providing said patient with a first report of said feedback; providing said health care provider with a second report of said feedback such that said health care provider and said patient can communicate to supplement said information pertaining to said selected treatment based on said feedback to obtain informed consent from said patient related to said selected treatment. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for providing information, said method comprising:
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providing a database on a global computer network, said database containing information regarding a plurality of treatments; allowing a health care provider to provide access to said database to a patient through said global computer network; allowing said patient to select at least one of said plurality of treatments; providing said patient with information pertaining to said selected treatment from said database; receiving feedback from said patient related to portions of said information pertaining to said selected treatment in which said patient desires additional information; providing said patient with a first report of said feedback; providing said health care provider with a second report of said feedback. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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