Generation and Data Management of a Medical Study Using Instruments in an Integrated Media and Medical System

Abstract

In general, a computer-implemented method is described for retrieving by one or more computers an appointment schedule associated with a physician, the appointment schedule including one or more names of patients scheduled for a medical visit with the physician, receiving a first request to view appointment information for a selected patient, retrieving by one or more computers a first list comprising instruments completed 160 by the selected patient, and receiving a second request to send one or more instruments completed by the selected patient to the physician.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 tracking, by one or more computers, a patient's medical appointment with a physician;   prior to the patient's medical appointment with the physician,
 accessing, in a data repository, information indicative of one or more medical studies associated with the physician; 
 identifying, by the one or more computers and based on the accessed information, that the patient possesses criteria associated with at least one of the one or more medical studies associated with the physician; and 
 adding the determined at least one of the one or more medical studies to a list of medical studies that the physician requires the patient to complete prior to the medical appointment; 
   receiving by the one or more computers one or more responses to questions included in the at least one of the one or more medical studies added to the list;   applying, by the one or more computers, one or more medical assessments rules to the one or more responses; and   determining, by the one or more computers based on application of the one or more medical assessment rules, at least one of diagnosis information, treatment information and medication information for the patient   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating by the one or more computers data for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device comprises:   a plurality of visual representations of a section of the patient's anatomy in which the patient is experiencing a medical issue;   wherein the plurality of visual representations are chronicled over a period of time;   wherein at least one of the visual representations includes a visual representation of a portion of the patient's anatomy associated with at least one of the diagnosis information, the treatment information and the medication information determined through application of the one or more medical assessment rules.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating a notification of the one or more required medical studies that the patient has not completed.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more computers and in a data repository, an association between at least one of the diagnosis information, treatment information and medication information for the patient and information indicative of the medical visit between the patient and the physician.   
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing, in the data repository, a medical record that includes information indicative of attributes of the patient; and   comparing the attributes of the patient to the criteria associated with the one or more medical studies.   
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing, by one or more computers, the medical study, the medical study comprising a list of questionnaires used in the medical study and criteria for a patient to possess for inclusion in the medical study;   submitting, by the one or more computers, the medical study to an online review forum for review and validation of the medical study; and   receiving, in response to submission of the medical study to the online review forum, information specifying that the medical study has been validated by the online review forum.   
     
     
         7 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 accessing, by one or more computers, a medical study, the medical study comprising a list of questionnaires used in the medical study and criteria for a patient to possess for inclusion in the medical study;   accessing, by the one or more computers, information specifying that the medical study has been validated by the online review forum;   accessing, by the one or more computers, information indicative of a patient's medical appointment with a physician;   determining, by the one or more computers that the patient possesses the criteria associated with the medical study;   adding the validated medical study to a list of one or more medical studies that the physician requires the patient to complete prior to the medical appointment;   receiving by the one or more computers one or more responses to questions included in the medical study added to the list;   storing, by the one or more computers in a data repository, the one or more responses in a format that promotes anonymity of the patient for access by one or more of the physician and researchers;   applying, by the one or more computers, one or more medical assessments rules to the one or more responses; and   determining, by the one or more computers based on application of the one or more medical assessment rules, at least one of diagnosis information, treatment information and medication information for the patient; and   generating information indicative of:
 a portion of the patient's anatomy in which the patient is experiencing a medical issue; 
 with the medical issue being chronicled over a period of time in the generated information; and 
 a portion of the patient's anatomy associated with at least one of the diagnosis information, the treatment information and the medication information determined through application of the one or more medical assessment rules. 
   
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 generating a notification of the one or more required medical studies that the patient has not completed.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more computers and in a data repository, an association between at least one of the diagnosis information, treatment information and medication information for the patient and information indicative of the medical visit between the patient and the physician.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 accessing, in the data repository, a medical record that includes information indicative of attributes of the patient; and   comparing the attributes of the patient to the criteria associated with the one or more medical studies.   
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more computers based on application of the one or more medical assessment rules, the medical issue.   
     
     
         12 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 accessing, by one or more computers, a medical study, the medical study comprising a list of questions used in the medical study and criteria for a patient to possess for inclusion in the medical study;   accessing, by the one or more computers, information specifying that the medical study has been validated by a review forum;   tracking, by the one or more computers, a patient's medical appointment with a physician;   determining, by the one or more computers that the patient possesses the criteria associated with the medical study;   adding the validated medical study to a list of one or more medical studies that the physician requires the patient to complete prior to the medical appointment;   receiving by the one or more computers one or more responses to questions included in the medical study added to the list;   storing, by the one or more computers in a data repository, the one or more responses in a format that promotes anonymity of the patient for access by one or more of the physician and researchers;   applying, by the one or more computers, one or more medical assessments rules to the one or more responses; and   determining, by the one or more computers based on application of the one or more medical assessment rules, a medical issue the patient; and   generating information indicative of:   a section of the patient's anatomy in which the patient is experiencing the determined medical issue.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 generating a notification of the one or more required medical studies that the patient has not completed.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more computers and in a data repository, an association between the medical issue for the patient and information indicative of the medical visit between the patient and the physician.   
     
     
         15 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 accessing, in the data repository, a medical record that includes information indicative of attributes of the patient; and   comparing the attributes of the patient to the criteria associated with the one or more medical studies.