Identifying clinical trial candidates
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1. A computer-implemented method of identifying one or more clinical study candidates, the method comprises:
- receiving consolidated health care information for a consumer of medical services that has an established real-time communication channel between the consumer of medical services and a provider of medical services;
retrieving by one or more computers attributes defining a suitable candidate for a clinical study;
causing the one or more computers to compare the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study to the consolidated health information for the consumer;
determining by the one or more computers that the consumer'"'"'s consolidated health information includes at least one of the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study;
identifying the consumer as eligible to participate in the clinical study;
retrieving by the one or more computers one or more qualifications defining a suitable provider of medical services to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical study;
determining by the one or more computers that the provider of medical services is associated with at least one of the one or more qualifications defining the suitable provider of medical services;
identifying by the one or more computers the provider of medical services as qualified to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical trial;
generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, renders a visual representation of a field that provides an opportunity for the identified consumer to participate in the clinical study; and
during the established real-time communication channel between the consumer and the provider of medical services;
sending by the one or more computers the graphical user interface to at least one of the consumer and the provider of medical services.
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Abstract
In general in one aspect, one or more clinical study candidates are identified by consolidating health care information for a consumer, applying the consumer'"'"'s health care information to a rules engine, identifying a consumer as eligible to participate in one or more clinical studies, and presenting an opportunity to participate in the study to the consumer.
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1. A computer-implemented method of identifying one or more clinical study candidates, the method comprises:
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receiving consolidated health care information for a consumer of medical services that has an established real-time communication channel between the consumer of medical services and a provider of medical services; retrieving by one or more computers attributes defining a suitable candidate for a clinical study; causing the one or more computers to compare the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study to the consolidated health information for the consumer; determining by the one or more computers that the consumer'"'"'s consolidated health information includes at least one of the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study; identifying the consumer as eligible to participate in the clinical study; retrieving by the one or more computers one or more qualifications defining a suitable provider of medical services to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical study; determining by the one or more computers that the provider of medical services is associated with at least one of the one or more qualifications defining the suitable provider of medical services; identifying by the one or more computers the provider of medical services as qualified to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical trial; generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, renders a visual representation of a field that provides an opportunity for the identified consumer to participate in the clinical study; and during the established real-time communication channel between the consumer and the provider of medical services; sending by the one or more computers the graphical user interface to at least one of the consumer and the provider of medical services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A computer program product residing on a computer readable storage medium for identifying one or more clinical study candidates, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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receive consolidated health care information for a consumer of medical services that has an established real-time communication channel between the consumer of medical services and a provider of medical services; retrieve attributes defining a suitable candidate for a clinical study; compare the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study to the consolidated health information for the consumer; determine that the consumer'"'"'s consolidated health information includes at least one of the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study; identify, the consumer as eligible to participate in the clinical study; retrieve one or more qualifications defining a suitable provider of medical services to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical study; determine that the provider of medical services is associated with at least one of the one or more qualifications defining the suitable provider of medical services; identify the provider of medical services as qualified to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical trial; generate a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, renders a visual representation of a field that provides an opportunity for the consumer to participate in the clinical study; and during the established real-time communication channel between the consumer and the provider of medical services; send the graphical user interface to at least one of the consumer and the provider of medical services. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer program product residing on a computer readable storage medium for identifying one or more clinical study candidates, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing the processor to; receive consolidated health care information for a consumer of medical services that has an established real-time communication channel between the consumer of medical services and a provider of medical services; retrieve attributes defining a suitable candidate for a clinical study; compare the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study to the consolidated health information for the consumer; determine that the consumer'"'"'s consolidated health information includes at least one of the attributes defining the suitable candidate for the clinical study; identify, the consumer as eligible to participate in the clinical study; retrieve one or more qualifications defining a suitable provider of medical services to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical study; determine that the provider of medical services is associated with at least one of the one or more qualifications defining the suitable provider of medical services; identify the provider of medical services as qualified to consult with the consumer of medical services about the clinical trial; generate a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, renders a visual representation of a field that provides an opportunity for the consumer to participate in the clinical study; and during the established real-time communication channel between the consumer and the provider of medical services; send the graphical user interface to at least one of the consumer and the provider of medical services. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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