Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BACKGROUND SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION OF UNSUSPECTED ABERRANT CLINICAL INFORMATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HINTERGRUNDSÜBERWACHUNG UND DETEKTION VON UNAUFFÄLLIGEN ANORMALEN KLINISCHEN INFORMATIONEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE SURVEILLANCE ET DE DETECTION GENERALES D'INFORMATIONS CLINIQUES ABERRANTES INSOUP ONNEES

Publication

EP 1080372 A1 20010307 (EN)

Application

EP 99918224 A 19990519

Priority

• IB 9900900 W 19990519
• US 8259898 A 19980521

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9960410A1] A method and apparatus for providing background surveillance and detection of unsuspected aberrant clinical information. The capability of selecting to receive test results for a patient from one or more tests of a plurality of tests is provided, as well as the ability to receive test results that were originally not desired, but only on the condition that the undesired test results meet a predetermined threshold value, thus indicating an aberrant condition with the patient which must be addressed. As such, the amount of extraneous information which must be considered by the physician is minimized, resulting in a savings of time and money which would have been spent unnecessarily. The method and apparatus applies to a single test or to continuous testing of a patient. The method and apparatus are further useful as a quality control measurement tool.

IPC 1-7

G01N 35/00; G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 35/00603 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9960410A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9960410 A1 19991125; AU 3623799 A 19991206; CA 2332773 A1 19991125; EP 1080372 A1 20010307; JP 2002520684 A 20020709

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9900900 W 19990519; AU 3623799 A 19990519; CA 2332773 A 19990519; EP 99918224 A 19990519; JP 2000549971 A 19990519