Method for selecting a potential participant for a medical study on the basis of a selection criterion

• US 20070150305A1
• Filed: 02/01/2005
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Abraham-Fuchs, Klaus, Rumpel, Eva, Schneider, Siegfried, Schreiner, Horst, Zahlmann, Gudrun, Schmidt, Markus
• Application Number:
  US10/589,537
• Publication Number:
  US 20070150305A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

During a method for selecting a potential participant for a medical study on the basis of a selection criterion, patient data assigned to a patient are electronically stored. A secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion. The patient data are electronically evaluated on the basis of the secondary criterion. Based on this electronic evaluation, a measure for fulfilling the selection criterion is determined for the patient associated with the patient data. The patient is selected as a potential participant on the basis of this measure.

Claims

1. A method for selecting a potential participant for a medical study on the basis of a selection criterion, the method comprising:

electronically storing patient data assigned to a patient;

assigning a secondary criterion to the selection criterion;

electronically evaluating the patient data on the basis of the secondary criterion;

determining, based on the electronic evaluation, a measure for fulfilling the selection criterion for the patient associated with the patient data; and

selecting the patient as a potential participant on the basis of the determined measure.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with known medical correlations.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with linguistically employed medical terms, and

the patient data are evaluated on the basis of the secondary criterion with a classification algorithm.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with nonmedical correlations concerning the medical study.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

a probability value of 100% or 0% is determined as the measure, and

the patient selected as a potential participant is selected as an actual participant or is rejected.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

a probability value except 100% and 0% is determined as the measure,

for the patient selected as a potential participant, a measure with a probability value of 100% or 0% is determined on the basis of other than the stored patient data, and

the patient selected as a potential participant is selected as an actual participant or is rejected.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

unstructured medical documents assigned to a patient are digitalized and stored as patient data.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with linguistically employed medical terms, and

the patient data are evaluated on the basis of the secondary criterion with a classification algorithm.

9. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with nonmedical correlations concerning the medical study.

10. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with nonmedical correlations concerning the medical study.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the secondary criterion is assigned to the selection criterion in accordance with nonmedical correlations concerning the medical study.

12. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein

a probability value except 100% and 0% is determined as the measure,

for the patient selected as a potential participant, a measure with a probability value of 100% or 0% is determined on the basis of other than the stored patient data, and

the patient selected as a potential participant is selected as an actual participant or is rejected.

13. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein

a probability value except 100% and 0% is determined as the measure,

for the patient selected as a potential participant, a measure with a probability value of 100% or 0% is determined on the basis of other than the stored patient data, and

the patient selected as a potential participant is selected as an actual participant or is rejected.

14. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein

a probability value except 100% and 0% is determined as the measure,

for the patient selected as a potential participant, a measure with a probability value of 100% or 0% is determined on the basis of other than the stored patient data, and

the patient selected as a potential participant is selected as an actual participant or is rejected.

15. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein

unstructured medical documents assigned to a patient are digitalized and stored as patient data.

16. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein

unstructured medical documents assigned to a patient are digitalized and stored as patient data.

17. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein

unstructured medical documents assigned to a patient are digitalized and stored as patient data.