Patent ID: 7315725
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: G09B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for improving a clinical research rater's performance or reducing drift in the evaluation of a clinical research trial subject's reaction to a drug, comprising the steps of: (a) posing a question to a subject via a computerized system; (b) receiving a first answer to the question via the computerized system, wherein the subject directly inputs the first answer to the question into the computerized system; (c) receiving a second answer to the question via the computerized system, wherein the clinical research rater directly inputs the second answer to the question into the computerized system, wherein the second answer is based on information the clinical research rater obtained via the rater's clinical interview of the subject; and (d) informing the clinical research rater of any discrepancy between the first and second answers, wherein the discrepancy is determined via the computerized system.