Quality assurance scorecard for diagnostic medical agent administration
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1. A computer-implemented method of selecting diagnostic medical agents for administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
- retrieving physiological diagnostic information on the patient from a database of a computer system;
displaying said physiological diagnostic information on a display of a client computer of said computer system;
receiving a request for an imaging examination at said client computer;
performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the physiological diagnostic information retrieved on the patient from said database;
retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database of said computer system;
performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of a diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said physiological diagnostic information on the patient; and
selecting and displaying on said display, an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of an analysis of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus where pre-defined diagnostic medical agent administration data are prospectively collected and analyzed, in order to provide an objective contrast administration risk-benefit analysis, and provide an impartial analysis for pre-testing assessment, as well as optimization of examination, contrast selection and performance parameters. By storing this data in a standardized and centralized fashion, the data could in turn be used for clinical outcome analysis on a local, regional, and national level.
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1. A computer-implemented method of selecting diagnostic medical agents for administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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retrieving physiological diagnostic information on the patient from a database of a computer system; displaying said physiological diagnostic information on a display of a client computer of said computer system; receiving a request for an imaging examination at said client computer; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the physiological diagnostic information retrieved on the patient from said database; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database of said computer system; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of a diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said physiological diagnostic information on the patient; and selecting and displaying on said display, an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of an analysis of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer system for selecting diagnostic medical agents for administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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at least one memory which contains at least one program which comprises the steps of; retrieving physiological diagnostic information on the patient from a database; displaying said physiological diagnostic information on a display of a client computer of said computer system; receiving a request for an imaging examination at said client computer; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the physiological diagnostic information retrieved on the patient; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of an diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said physiological diagnostic information on the patient; and selecting and displaying an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of an analysis of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment; and a processor for executing the program.
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45. A computer-readable medium containing executable code for selecting diagnostic medical agents for administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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retrieving physiological diagnostic information on the patient from a database, of a computer system; displaying said physiological diagnostic information on a display of a client computer of said computer system; receiving a request for an imaging examination at said client computer; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the physiological diagnostic information retrieved on the patient from said database; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database of said computer system; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of an diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said physiological diagnostic information on the patient; and selecting and displaying, on said display, an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of an analysis of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment.
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46. A computer-implemented method of selecting diagnostic medical agents for administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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retrieving clinical information on the patient from a database of a computer system; displaying said clinical information on a display of a client computer of said computer system; receiving a request for an imaging examination at said client computer; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the clinical information retrieved on the patient from said database; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database of said computer system; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of a diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said clinical information on the patient; selecting and displaying on said display, an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of an analysis of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment; receiving and storing in said database, any iatrogenic trauma associated with insertion of an intravenous catheter for delivery of said diagnostic medical agent to the patient; receiving and storing images acquired, QA data received, and diagnostic medical agent delivery data received, during the imaging examination, in said database; wherein said QA data and said diagnostic medical agent delivery data includes at least one of timing of an image acquisition during delivery of said diagnostic medical agent, and whether extravasation occurred; receiving and storing a clinical assessment of the patient after the imaging examination and after the catheter is removed; receiving and storing any specialized image processing parameters assessed for the patient based on said functional assessment and on the imaging examination performed; and notifying institutional personnel by electronic means, of any QA deficiencies in the examination or in performance of the personnel, based on said analysis.
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