Patent ID: 8498881

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: generating, by one or more computers, a medical study, the medical study comprising a list of questionnaires used in the medical study and criteria for a patient to possess for inclusion in the medical study; submitting, by the one or more computers, the medical study to an online review forum for review and validation of the medical study; receiving, by the one or more computers in response to submission of the medical study to the online review forum, information specifying that the medical study has been validated by the online review forum; tracking, by the one or more computers, a patient's medical appointment with a physician; determining, by the one or more computers, that the patient possesses the criteria associated with the medical study; generating, by the one or more computers based on determining that the patient possesses the criteria associated with the medical study, data for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, includes: a link, with selection of the link adding the validated medical study to a list of one or more medical studies that the physician requires the patient to complete prior to the medical appointment; receiving by the one or more computers one or more responses to questions included in the medical study added to the list; storing, by the one or more computers in a data repository, the one or more responses in a format that promotes anonymity of the patient for access by one or more of the physician and researchers; applying, by the one or more computers, one or more medical assessments rules to the one or more responses; and determining, by the one or more computers based on application of the one or more medical assessment rules, at least one of diagnosis information, treatment information and medication information for the patient, generating by the one or more computers data for a second graphical user interface that when rendered on the display device comprises: a plurality of visual representations of a section of the patient's anatomy in which the patient is experiencing a medical issue; wherein the plurality of visual representations are chronicled over a period of time; wherein at least one of the visual representations includes a visual representation of a portion of the patient's anatomy associated with at least one of the diagnosis information, the treatment information and the medication information determined through application of the one or more medical assessment rules.