Online, interactive evaluation of research performance
AssigneePCRS, Inc.
InventorTracy Harmon Blumenfeld
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Abstract
Medical and other research organizations, sites within those organizations, and physicians practicing at those sites register in an online database. The company providing the database posts a description of a clinical trial opportunity or other research opportunity. The company can search and match for physicians with research opportunities, or the physicians can browse the list of opportunities. Once it is determined who will perform the research and awarded a contract, performance data are collected at 30-day intervals over the life of the trial for computation of benchmarks. The benchmarks from one physician are compared anonymously to those from other physicians participating in the same opportunity.
Claims27
A method for permitting a sponsor of an activity to contact a plurality of potential participants in the activity and for monitoring progress of the activity, the method comprising:
- (a) storing, on a database server, information concerning the plurality of potential participants to allow the sponsor to access the information concerning the plurality of potential participants;
- (b) storing, on the database server, information submitted by the sponsor concerning the activity to allow the plurality of potential participants to access the information concerning the activity;
- (c) providing contact between the sponsor and at least one of the plurality of potential participants concerning the activity to allow selection of at least one participant from the plurality of potential participants;
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- (d) storing, on the database server, information concerning the progress of the activity.
A system for permitting a sponsor of an activity to contact a plurality of potential participants in the activity and for monitoring progress of the activity, the system comprising:
- (a) a database server for (i) storing information concerning the plurality of potential participants to allow the sponsor to access the information concerning the plurality of potential participants;
- (ii) storing information submitted by the sponsor concerning the activity to allow the plurality of potential participants to access the information concerning the activity;
- and (iii) storing information concerning the progress of the activity;
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- a communication server, in communication with said database server, for providing contact between the sponsor and at least one of the plurality of potential participants concerning the activity to allow selection of at least one participant from the plurality of potential participants.
A method for permitting a user to access information on fees charged in that user's area of work, the method comprising:
- (a) storing, in a database, the information on the fees;
- (b) providing a user interface for permitting the user to formulate a query on the fees;
- (c) searching the database for the information on the fees in accordance with the query;
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- (d) providing to the user the information located in step (c).
A system for permitting a user to access information on fees charged in that user's area of work, the system comprising:
- (a) a database storing the information on the fees and for searching for the information in accordance with a query on the fees formulated by the user;
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- (b) a user interface for permitting the user to formulate the query on the fees and for providing to the user the information located in the database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.