Generation and data management of a medical study using instruments in an integrated media and medical system

• US 9,460,267 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2015
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Research Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Universal Research Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Plummer, Otho Raymond, Hussam, Ali Adel
• Primary Examiner(s): SALOMON, PHENUEL S
• Application Number:
  US14/874,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20160026775A1
• Time in Patent Office: 368 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3344 using natural language analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

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.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprises:

transmitting, to a client device, data comprising contents of one or more medical study instruments, with at least a portion of the transmitted data being condensed data in which portions of the one or more medical study instruments are condensed into data for rendering in a reduced number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views, relative to a number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views for displaying the portions independent of condensing;

receiving, from the client device, data indicative of answers to questions in the one or more medical study instruments, the received data comprising data indicative of one or more answers to one or more questions represented in the condensed data;

storing in a data repository by one or more processing devices, references to the one or more questions represented in the condensed data, in association with one or more pointers to one or more portions of the received data;

retrieving by one or more computers one or more scoring rules;

executing by one or more computers the one or more scoring rules; and

determining, by one or more processing devices based on execution of the one or more scoring rules to the data indicative of the answers to the questions in the one or more medical study instruments, score values for one or more of the questions;

wherein the scoring rule comprises a series of instructions for assigning a first score value to a first answer to a first question and for assigning a second score value with a second question.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a timeline, indicating, for one or more questions included in a selected medical study instrument, a question completion date.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating by one or more computers a customized medical study instrument by;

receiving one or more request messages indicating a type of question to be included in the customized medical study instrument, question text to be included in the customized medical study instrument and one or more answers to be included in the customized medical study instrument and associated with the question text.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 wherein generating a customized medical study instrument further comprises:

linking a score value to one or more questions included in the customized medical study instrument; and

generating a scoring rule based on the linked score values.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a notification messaging indicating that one or more questions included in a medical study instrument need to be answered; and

sending the notification message to one or more participants of a medical study.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a dashboard comprising one or more real-time indicators of a medical study'"'"'s progress, instrument scoring, patient enrollment, timelines and patient reminders.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating by one or more computers a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a forum for review of a medical study instrument, the visual representation of the forum comprising;

one or more text boxes for reviewers to enter text, the text boxes associated with one or more questions included in the medical study instrument, and

a link between the one or more text boxes and an associated question, selection of the link causing the associated question to be rendered on the display device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:

generating by one or more computers a multimedia module to explain one or more features of a particular question; and

generating a link between the particular question and the multimedia module.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

retrieving from one or more data repositories, data comprising contents of the one or more medical study instruments;

processing the retrieved data to identify portions of the retrieved data that have a threshold amount of similarity to each other; and

condensing the identified portions of the retrieved data into data for rendering in a reduced number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views, relative to a number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views for displaying the identified portions independent of the condensing.

9. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:

transmit, to a client device, data comprising contents of one or more medical study instruments, with at least a portion of the transmitted data being condensed data in which portions of the one or more medical study instruments are condensed into data for rendering in a reduced number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views, relative to a number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views for displaying the portions independent of condensing;

receive, from the client device, data indicative of answers to questions in the one or more medical study instruments, the received data comprising data indicative of one or more answers to one or more questions represented in the condensed data;

store in a data repository by one or more processing devices, references to the one or more questions represented in the condensed data, in association with one or more pointers to one or more portions of the received data;

retrieve one or more scoring rules;

execute the one or more scoring rules; and

determine, based on execution of the one or more scoring rules to the data indicative of the answers to the questions in the one or more medical study instruments, score values for one or more of the questions;

wherein the scoring rule comprises a series of instructions for assigning a first score value to a first answer to a first question and for assigning a second score value with a second question.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a timeline, indicating, for one or more questions included in a selected medical study instrument, a question completion date.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a customized medical study instrument by;

receiving one or more request messages indicating a type of question to be included in the customized medical study instrument, question text to be included in the customized medical study instrument and one or more answers to be included in the customized medical study instrument and associated with the question text.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein instructions to generate a customized medical study instrument further comprises instructions for causing the computer to:

link a score value to one or more questions included in the customized medical study instrument; and

generate a scoring rule based on the linked score values.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a notification messaging indicating that one or more questions included in a medical study instrument need to be answered; and

send the notification message to one or more participants of a medical study.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a dashboard comprising one or more real-time indicators of a medical study'"'"'s progress, instrument scoring, patient enrollment, timelines and patient reminders.

15. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a forum for review of a medical study instrument, the visual representation of the forum comprising;

one or more text boxes for reviewers to enter text, the text boxes associated with one or more questions included in the medical study instrument, and

a link between the one or more text boxes and an associated question, selection of the link causing the associated question to be rendered on the display device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a multimedia module to explain one or more features of a particular question; and

generate a link between the particular question and the multimedia module.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing the processor to;

transmit, to a client device, data comprising contents of one or more medical study instruments, with at least a portion of the transmitted data being condensed data in which portions of the one or more medical study instruments are condensed into data for rendering in a reduced number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views, relative to a number of graphical user interfaces or graphical views for displaying the portions independent of condensing;

receive, from the client device, data indicative of answers to questions in the one or more medical study instruments, the received data comprising data indicative of one or more answers to one or more questions represented in the condensed data;

store in a data repository by one or more processing devices, references to the one or more questions represented in the condensed data, in association with one or more pointers to one or more portions of the received data;

retrieve one or more scoring rules;

execute the one or more scoring rules; and

determine, based on execution of the one or more scoring rules to the data indicative of the answers to the questions in the one or more medical study instruments, score values for one or more of the questions;

wherein the scoring rule comprises a series of instructions for assigning a first score value to a first answer to a first question and for assigning a second score value with a second question.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, the computer program product further comprising instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a timeline, indicating, for one or more questions included in a selected medical study instrument, a question completion date.