Computer system and method for training certifying or monitoring human clinical raters
First Claim
1. A computerized method for improving a clinical research rater'"'"'s performance or reducing drift in the evaluation of a clinical research trial subject'"'"'s reaction to a drug, comprising the steps of:
- (a) posing a question to a subject via a computerized system;
(b) receiving a first answer to the question via the computerized system, wherein the subject directly inputs the first answer to the question into the computerized system;
(c) receiving a second answer to the question via the computerized system, wherein the clinical research rater directly inputs the second answer to the question into the computerized system, wherein the second answer is based on information the clinical research rater obtained via the rater'"'"'s clinical interview of the subject; and
(d) informing the clinical research rater of any discrepancy between the first and second answers, wherein the discrepancy is determined via the computerized system.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for computerized training, monitoring, certification or re-certification of human raters in clinical trials. The invention provides an interactive computerized interview that can be compared scores obtained by human raters to monitor and train clinical raters on a continuing basis in order to reduce rater drift and variance during clinical trials. Remediation can be automatically flagged or provided to improve a deviating rater'"'"'s performance. Computerized assessment of symptom severity is provided without the need for human clinical raters. The system and method enable screening of prospective patients for inclusion or exclusion from a clinical trial by automatically obtaining computerized ratings of symptom severity.
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1. A computerized method for improving a clinical research rater'"'"'s performance or reducing drift in the evaluation of a clinical research trial subject'"'"'s reaction to a drug, comprising the steps of:
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(a) posing a question to a subject via a computerized system; (b) receiving a first answer to the question via the computerized system, wherein the subject directly inputs the first answer to the question into the computerized system; (c) receiving a second answer to the question via the computerized system, wherein the clinical research rater directly inputs the second answer to the question into the computerized system, wherein the second answer is based on information the clinical research rater obtained via the rater'"'"'s clinical interview of the subject; and (d) informing the clinical research rater of any discrepancy between the first and second answers, wherein the discrepancy is determined via the computerized system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computerized method for improving a clinical research rater'"'"'s performance or reducing drift in the evaluation of a clinical research trial subject'"'"'s reaction to a drug, comprising the steps of:
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(a) posing a plurality of questions to a subject via a computerized system; (b) receiving first answers to the plurality of questions via the computerized system, wherein the subject directly inputs the first answers to the plurality of questions into the computerized system; (c) receiving second answers to the plurality of questions via the computerized system, wherein the clinical research rater directly inputs the second answers to the plurality of questions into the computerized system, wherein the second answers are based on information the clinical research rater obtained via the rater'"'"'s clinical interview of the subject; and (d) informing the clinical research rater of any discrepancy between the first and second answers, wherein the discrepancy is determined via the computerized system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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