System and method for managing medical data
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1. A system comprising:
- a technician workflow system comprising a processor capable of causing the technician workflow system to;
receive electrocardiogram (ECG) data associated with a requested review completion time, the ECG data being associated with at least one patient participating in a clinical trial, the requested review completion time being associated with the clinical trial;
receive a number representing an amount of distributed ECG data present in each technician queue associated with at least one technician among a plurality of technicians,determine a technician among the plurality of technicians to receive the ECG data that is associated with the requested review completion time based on the requested review completion time and the amount of distributed ECG data present in each technician queue to allow the technician among the plurality of technicians to obtain a measurement of the ECG data before the requested review completion time; and
provide the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time to a technician queue of the technician among the plurality of technicians determined to receive the ECG data; and
a cardiologist workflow system comprising a system processor capable of causing the cardiologist workflow system to;
receive the ECG data and the measurement from the technician workflow system;
receive a number representing an amount of distributed ECG data present in each cardiologist queue that is associated with at least one cardiologist among a plurality of cardiologists,determine a cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists to receive the ECG data and the measurement based on the requested review completion time and the amount of distributed ECG data present in each cardiologist queue to allow the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists to review the measurement made by the technician of the ECG data before the requested review completion time;
provide the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time to a cardiologist queue of the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists determined to receive the ECG data; and
receive a report created by the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists, the report comprising a result of the review by the cardiologist of the measurement.
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Abstract
According to various embodiments of the present invention, a data management process is provided that manages ECG data collection, review, and reporting in an efficient and secure manner by utilizing biometric checks, quality control measures, and workflow control systems that route data based on a variety of factors to efficiently complete the measurement and analysis process.
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1. A system comprising:
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a technician workflow system comprising a processor capable of causing the technician workflow system to; receive electrocardiogram (ECG) data associated with a requested review completion time, the ECG data being associated with at least one patient participating in a clinical trial, the requested review completion time being associated with the clinical trial; receive a number representing an amount of distributed ECG data present in each technician queue associated with at least one technician among a plurality of technicians, determine a technician among the plurality of technicians to receive the ECG data that is associated with the requested review completion time based on the requested review completion time and the amount of distributed ECG data present in each technician queue to allow the technician among the plurality of technicians to obtain a measurement of the ECG data before the requested review completion time; and provide the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time to a technician queue of the technician among the plurality of technicians determined to receive the ECG data; and a cardiologist workflow system comprising a system processor capable of causing the cardiologist workflow system to; receive the ECG data and the measurement from the technician workflow system; receive a number representing an amount of distributed ECG data present in each cardiologist queue that is associated with at least one cardiologist among a plurality of cardiologists, determine a cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists to receive the ECG data and the measurement based on the requested review completion time and the amount of distributed ECG data present in each cardiologist queue to allow the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists to review the measurement made by the technician of the ECG data before the requested review completion time; provide the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time to a cardiologist queue of the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists determined to receive the ECG data; and receive a report created by the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists, the report comprising a result of the review by the cardiologist of the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving electrocardiogram (ECG) data associated with a requested review completion time, the ECG data being associated with at least one patient participating in a clinical trial, the requested review completion time being associated with the clinical trial; determining, by a technician workflow system, a technician among a plurality of technicians to receive the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time based on the requested review completion time and an amount of distributed ECG data present in each technician queue of a plurality of technician queues to allow the technician among the plurality of technicians to obtain a measurement of the ECG data before the requested review completion time, the technician workflow system comprising a processor capable of causing the technician workflow system to determine the technician among the plurality of technicians to receive the ECG data; providing, by the technician workflow system, the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time to a technician queue associated with the technician among the plurality of technicians determined to receive the ECG data; and receiving the ECG data and the measurement from the technician workflow system; determining, by a cardiologist workflow system, a cardiologist among a plurality of cardiologists to receive the ECG data and the measurement by the technician based on the requested review completion time and an amount of distributed ECG data and distributed measurements present in each cardiologist queue of a plurality of cardiologist queues to allow the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists to review the measurement made by the technician of the ECG data before the requested review completion time, the cardiologist workflow system comprising a processor capable of causing the cardiologist workflow to determine the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists to receive the ECG data and the measurement by the technician; providing, by the cardiologist workflow system, the ECG data associated with the requested review completion time to a cardiologist queue associated with the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists determined to receive the ECG data; and receiving a report created by the cardiologist among the plurality of cardiologists, the report comprising a result of the review by the cardiologist of the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a plurality of queues configured to store distributed electrocardiogram (ECG) data, wherein each queue of the plurality of queues is accessible to a technician or a cardiologist; a device in communication with the each queue of the plurality of queues, the device comprising a processor configured to cause the device to; receive patient information and ECG data originating from a testing center, the patient information and the ECG data being associated with a patient participating in a clinical trial conducted at the testing center and associated with a requested review completion time in accordance with the clinical trial; receive an amount of distributed ECG data located in each queue of the plurality of queues; for each queue of the plurality of queues, receive a shift ending time associated with the queue, the shift ending time corresponding to an end of a shift for the technician or the cardiologist capable of accessing the queue; identifying the queue among the plurality of queues to which to distribute the ECG data based on; the requested review completion time; the amount of distributed ECG data located in each queue of the plurality of queues; and the shift ending time for each queue of the plurality of queues, to allow the technician or the cardiologist associated with the queue to complete an analysis of the ECG data before the requested review completion time, wherein the analysis comprises at least one of a measurement or a report; and distributing the ECG data to the queue among the plurality of queues identified to which to distribute the ECG data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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