Generation and data management of a medical study using instruments in an integrated media and medical system
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1. A computer-implemented method comprises:
- retrieving information indicative of a medical study instrument, wherein the medical study instrument comprises questions;
generating by one or more computers information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device comprises;
a visual representation for review of the medical study instrument;
retrieving a scoring rule for the medical study instrument, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for associating a weighted value with a question, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of the question associated with the weighted value relative to other questions in the medical study instrument;
transmitting, to a client device, information indicative of the medical study instrument;
determining, based on answers to the questions in the medical study instrument, score values for one or more of the questions;
applying the scoring rule to the determined score values;
generating, based on applying, weighted score values; and
generating, based on the weighted score values, a score for the medical study instrument.
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Abstract
In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprises:
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retrieving information indicative of a medical study instrument, wherein the medical study instrument comprises questions; generating by one or more computers information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device comprises; a visual representation for review of the medical study instrument; retrieving a scoring rule for the medical study instrument, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for associating a weighted value with a question, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of the question associated with the weighted value relative to other questions in the medical study instrument; transmitting, to a client device, information indicative of the medical study instrument; determining, based on answers to the questions in the medical study instrument, score values for one or more of the questions; applying the scoring rule to the determined score values; generating, based on applying, weighted score values; and generating, based on the weighted score values, a score for the medical study instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more machine-readable storage devices storing instructions that are executable by one or more processing devises to perform operations comprising:
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retrieving information indicative of a medical study instrument, wherein the medical study instrument comprises questions; generating information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device comprises; a visual representation for review of the medical study instrument; retrieving a scoring rule for the medical study instrument, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for associating a weighted value with a question, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of the question associated with the weighted value relative to other questions in the medical study instrument; transmitting, to a client device, information indicative of the medical study instrument; determining, based on answers to the questions in the medical study instrument, score values for one or more of the questions; applying the scoring rule to the determined score values; generating, based on applying, weighted score values; and generating, based on the weighted score values, a score for the medical study instrument. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method comprises:
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retrieving information indicative of a plurality of questions; submitting, by one or more computers, the information indicative of the plurality of questions to an online review forum for validation of the information indicative of the plurality of questions; receiving, in response to submission of the information indicative of the plurality of questions to the online review forum, information specifying that the information indicative of the plurality of questions has been validated by the online review forum; identifying, by the one or more computers based on received validation of the information indicative of the plurality of questions, one of more participants invited to answer the plurality of questions; sending, by the one or more computers, messages inviting the one or more participants to answer the plurality of questions; and in response to acceptance of one of the messages, by a particular participant, of an invitation to answer the plurality of questions, presenting the information indicative of the plurality of questions to the particular participant, wherein answers to the questions are associated with score values; retrieving a scoring rule, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for assigning a weighted value to one or more of the score values associated with the questions, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of a question to which the weighted value is assigned relative to other questions; determining, based on the participant'"'"'s answers to the questions, score values for one or more of the questions; and generating, based on execution of the scoring rule with the determined score values, a score for the participant'"'"'s answers to the questions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic system comprising:
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one or more processing devices; and one or more machine-readable storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processing devise to perform operations comprising; retrieving information indicative of a medical study instrument, wherein the medical study instrument comprises questions; generating information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device comprises; a visual representation for review of the medical study instrument; retrieving a scoring rule for the medical study instrument, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for associating a weighted value with a question, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of the question associated with the weighted value relative to other questions in the medical study instrument; transmitting, to a client device, information indicative of the medical study instrument; determining, based on answers to the questions in the medical study instrument, score values for one or more of the questions; applying the scoring rule to the determined score values; generating, based on applying, weighted score values; and generating, based on the weighted score values, a score for the medical study instrument. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. One or more machine-readable storage devices storing instructions that are executable by one or more processing devises to perform operations comprising:
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retrieving information indicative of a plurality of questions; submitting, by one or more computers, the information indicative of the plurality of questions to an online review forum for validation of the information indicative of the plurality of questions; receiving, in response to submission of the information indicative of the plurality of questions to the online review forum, information specifying that the information indicative of the plurality of questions has been validated by the online review forum; identifying, by the one or more computers based on received validation of the information indicative of the plurality of questions, one of more participants invited to answer the plurality of questions; sending, by the one or more computers, messages inviting the one or more participants to answer the plurality of questions; and in response to acceptance of one of the messages, by a particular participant, of an invitation to answer the plurality of questions, presenting the information indicative of the plurality of questions to the particular participant, wherein answers to the questions are associated with score values; retrieving a scoring rule, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for assigning a weighted value to one or more of the score values associated with the questions, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of a question to which the weighted value is assigned relative to other questions; determining, based on the participant'"'"'s answers to the questions, score values for one or more of the questions; and generating, based on execution of the scoring rule with the determined score values, a score for the participant'"'"'s answers to the questions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic system comprising:
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one or more processing devices; and one or more machine-readable storage devices storing instructions that are executable by one or more processing devises to perform operations comprising; retrieving information indicative of a plurality of questions; submitting, by one or more computers, the information indicative of the plurality of questions to an online review forum for validation of the information indicative of the plurality of questions; receiving, in response to submission of the information indicative of the plurality of questions to the online review forum, information specifying that the information indicative of the plurality of questions has been validated by the online review forum; identifying, by the one or more computers based on received validation of the information indicative of the plurality of questions, one of more participants invited to answer the plurality of questions; sending, by the one or more computers, messages inviting the one or more participants to answer the plurality of questions; and in response to acceptance of one of the messages, by a particular participant, of an invitation to answer the plurality of questions, presenting the information indicative of the plurality of questions to the particular participant, wherein answers to the questions are associated with score values; retrieving a scoring rule, with the scoring rule including a series of instructions for assigning a weighted value to one or more of the score values associated with the questions, and with the weighted value indicating an importance of a question to which the weighted value is assigned relative to other questions; determining, based on the participant'"'"'s answers to the questions, score values for one or more of the questions; and generating, based on execution of the scoring rule with the determined score values, a score for the participant'"'"'s answers to the questions. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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