Method And Software Product For Establishing Informed Consent
First Claim
1. A method to elicit informed consent of a patient to a medical treatment by means of a computer system;
- the method including the steps of;
capturing information identifying the patient;
confirming the patient'"'"'s identity with the computer system using the captured information;
presenting the patient with a series of questions concerning the medical treatment;
processing patient answers to the questions;
subsequent to each question restricting progress through the series of questions on the basis of the patient'"'"'s answers;
prompting the patient to confirm the captured identifying information upon successful completion of the patient'"'"'s answers;
recapturing information identifying the patient;
reconfirming the patient'"'"'s identity with the computer system using the recaptured information; and
generating a consent form upon the patient successfully reconfirming the patients identity and answering the predetermined set of the questions correctly.
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Abstract
A method and software product by which a medical practitioner (30) is able to obtain verifiable informed consent from a patient (32) involves the use of a computer system (3) executing a software product (18). The software product contains instructions to generate a series of forms on display (6). Initial forms are used to capture identification details of patient (32). Patient biometric data, such as retinal, iris, or fingerprint scans may also be captured by means of a biometric device (29). Software product (18) further includes instructions to generate a series of question forms about a medical procedure proposed for the patient. The software product is structured so that the patient is restricted from progressing through the series of questions unless a correct answer is elicited at each stage. At the termination of the questioning phase patient (32) is prompted to reconfirm their identity details. A log of the question session is written to an optical disk (28) and an informed consent form (27) printed for signature by the patient (32). The informed consent form will preferably include an identifier uniquely identifying the optical disk (28).
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15 Claims
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1. A method to elicit informed consent of a patient to a medical treatment by means of a computer system;
- the method including the steps of;
capturing information identifying the patient; confirming the patient'"'"'s identity with the computer system using the captured information; presenting the patient with a series of questions concerning the medical treatment; processing patient answers to the questions; subsequent to each question restricting progress through the series of questions on the basis of the patient'"'"'s answers; prompting the patient to confirm the captured identifying information upon successful completion of the patient'"'"'s answers; recapturing information identifying the patient; reconfirming the patient'"'"'s identity with the computer system using the recaptured information; and generating a consent form upon the patient successfully reconfirming the patients identity and answering the predetermined set of the questions correctly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- the method including the steps of;
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