Computer-implemented system and method for identifying similar patients
AssigneeFoundation Medicine, Inc.
InventorsGaurav Singal, Mary Pat Lancelotta
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Abstract
A method, system, and database is provided that permits users treating patients with genomic alteration to more easily and effectively exchange information with other users treating patients with similar genomic alterations. In one example, a user may be permitted to assign genomic alteration tags to patients and filter through patients based on the genomic alterations. Additional features, such as automatically identifying, and facilitating communication with, other users that have treated similar patients may be provided to further enhance the user's ability to treat genomic alterations.
Claims42
A distributed computer system comprising:
- a database comprising patient-specific pathology information relating to a plurality of patients including at least one current patient;
- an interface for a practitioner that provides treatment for the at least one current patient;
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- a matching component adapted to identify a similar patient among the plurality of patients based on a similarity between the patient-specific pathology information and patient-specific pathology information of the similar patient.
A method comprising acts of:
- storing, in a database, patient-specific pathology information relating to a plurality of patients including at least one current patient;
- presenting, to a practitioner, a computer-based interface of a distributed computer system, the practitioner providing treatment for the at least one current patient;
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- identifying, by the distributed computer system, a similar patient among the plurality of patients responsive to an act of determining a similarity between the patient-specific pathology information and patient-specific pathology information of the similar patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.