Method, system, and computer program product for determining a patient radiation and diagnostic study score

A method for determining a patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10) associated with a series of past diagnostic radiologic tests associated with a patient, comprising the steps of:

• a) accessing, by at least one score processor, a database (100) and retrieving data indicative of a patient's past radiologic tests (200) during a scoring period;
• b) associating, by the at least one score processor, a measure of radiation with each of the patient's past radiologic tests (200) from the scoring period;
• c) associating, by the at least one score processor, a previous study factor (800) for each radiologic test (200) from the scoring period that has been performed 2 or more times;
• d) associating, by the at least one score processor, a time decay element (900) for each radiologic test (200) from the scoring period that has been performed 2 or more times;
• e) forming, by the at least one score processor, a test specific usage metric (1000) for each of the patient's past radiologic tests (200) from the scoring period, wherein the at least one score processor scales the previous study factor (800) for each radiologic test (200) by the time decay element (900) for each radiologic test (200) to form the test specific usage metric (1000) for each radiologic test (200), and using the test specific usage metric (1000) for each radiologic test (200) to create a total usage metric (1000) for the scoring period;
• f) transforming;
• by the at least one score processor, the total usage metric (1000) for the scoring period into a scaled usage metric (1010) for the scoring period by comparing the total usage metric (1000) for the scoring period with general population radiologic test data, wherein the scaled usage metric (1010) indicates a measure of the total usage metric (1000) relative to the general population;
• g) creating, by the at least one score processor, the patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10) from the scaled usage metric (1010) and a scaled usage weighting factor (1020), and displaying the patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10) on a visual media;
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• h) treating the patient and directing future radiologic testing at least in part on the patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10) to manage the risk of cancer associated with radiologic tests.

A method for determining a patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10) associated with a series of past diagnostic radiologic tests associated with a patient, and treating the patient to manage the risk of cancer associated with future radiologic testing, comprising the steps of:

• a) accessing, by at least one score processor, a database (100) and retrieving data indicative of a plurality of a patient's past radiologic tests (200) during a scoring period, wherein the plurality of past radiologic tests (200) includes at least two different past radiologic tests;
• b) associating, by the at least one score processor, a resolution metric (1100) with at least each of the plurality of the patient's past radiologic tests (200) that are not associated with ionizing radiation, from the scoring period, and using each test specific resolution metric (1100) to create a total resolution metric (1100) for the scoring period;
• c) transforming, by the at least one score processor, the total resolution metric (1100) for the scoring period into a scaled resolution metric (1110) for the scoring period by comparing the total resolution metric (1100) for the scoring period with general population radiologic test data, wherein the scaled resolution metric (1110) indicates a measure of the total resolution metric (1100) relative to the general population;
• d) creating, by the at least one score processor, the patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10) from the scaled resolution metric (1110) to display on a visual media;
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• e) treating the patient and directing future radiologic testing at least in part on the patient radiation and diagnostic study score (10).