Mapping and display for evidence based performance assessment

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for providing a user with a performance indicator score includes receiving a first transaction message that includes historical clinical-trial performance data from one or more processors at a clinical research organization and receiving a second transaction message with health records data with parameters indicative of insurance claims data. The received historical clinical-trial performance data and the prescription data is translated into an updated database. Related records within the updated database are identified and one or more key performance indicators included in the data at the updated database for a first physician are identified. A score for each of the one or more key performance indicators are calculated and a performance indicator score record for the first physician is generated based on the calculated scores for each of the one or more key performance indicators. A multi-dimensional chart for organizing and evaluating investigators is generated.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A computer-implemented method for organizing clinical trial data executed by one or more processors, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by the one or more processors of a server system and from a selectable record in an aggregate database of the server system, identities of a plurality of investigators and data representing a set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators from a first data set and a second data set, wherein:
 the first data set containing proprietary data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a first set of databases, 
 the second data set containing third-party data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a second set of databases that is different from the first set of databases, and 
 the selectable record enables the one or more processors to perform one or more adjustments to data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the aggregate database in a first time period that is shorter than a second time period for performing the one or more adjustments on data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the first set of databases and the second set of databases but not stored within the aggregate database; 
 
 receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, a user input indicating a subset of attributes from the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators; 
 generating, by the one or more processors, a multi-dimensional chart that organizes the identities of the plurality of investigators based on the subset of attributes and a user designation of selected dimensions to reflect two or more of attributes from the subset of attributes, the multi-dimensional chart comprising:
 a first dimension representing a first attribute from the subset of attributes; 
 a second dimension representing a second attribute from the subset of attributes; and 
 a plurality of icons, 
 each icon representing an identity of one of the plurality of investigators,
 wherein each icon is positioned on the multidimensional chart along the first dimension according to a value of the first attribute associated with the represented identity and along the second dimension according to a value of the second attribute of the represented identity, and 
 wherein a graphical property of each icon represents a value of a third attribute of the represented identity; 
 
 
 linking, by the one or more processors, each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database so that user interactions with icons included in the plurality of icons by the computing device cause one or more attributes associated with the icons included in the plurality of icons to be altered within the aggregate database; 
 providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) including the multi-dimensional chart and a clinical trial roster; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors and from the computing device, a user selection of one or more icons from among the plurality of icons for inclusion in a clinical trial; 
 in response to receiving the user selection:
 adding, by the one or more processors, identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster; 
 updating, by the one or more processors, the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster; and 
 updating, by the one or more processors and based on linking each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database, one or more attributes in the selectable record that are associated with the one or more selected icons; 
 
 in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and 
 causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and   causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified.   
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , comprising selecting, by the one or more processors and based on user selected filtering criteria, a subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and
 wherein generating the multi-dimensional chart comprises generating the multi-dimensional chart to organize the identities in the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and 
 wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents an identity from the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, an approval indication for the clinical trial roster, and
 wherein the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster is updated in response to receiving the approval indication. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart and the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the subset of attributes includes the third attribute, and
 wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart, the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart, and the third attribute by a size of each icon of the multi-dimensional chart. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data representing the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators comprises raw data and performance indicator scores. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein a color of each icon represents a fourth attribute of the represented investigator. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , comprising altering, by the one or more processors, icons associated with the identities of investigators that have been added to the clinical trial roster. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 , comprising providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a list of attributes associated with an identity of an investigator when a user selection device hovers over an icon that represents the identity of the investigator. 
     
     
       11. A system comprising one or more processors coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining, by the one or more processors of a server system and from a selectable record in an aggregate database of the server system, identities of a plurality of investigators and data representing a set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators from a first data set and a second data set, wherein:
 the first data set containing proprietary data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a first set of databases, 
 the second data set containing third-party data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a second set of databases that is different from the first set of databases, and 
 the selectable record enables the one or more processors to perform one or more adjustments to data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the aggregate database in a first time period that is shorter than a second time period for performing the one or more adjustments on data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the first set of databases and the second set of databases but not stored within the aggregate database; 
 
 receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, a user input indicating a subset of attributes from the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators; 
 generating, by the one or more processors, a multi-dimensional chart that organizes the identities of the plurality of investigators based on the subset of attributes and a user designation of selected dimensions to reflect two or more of attributes from the subset of attributes, the multi-dimensional chart comprising:
 a first dimension representing a first attribute from the subset of attributes; 
 a second dimension representing a second attribute from the subset of attributes; and 
 a plurality of icons, 
 each icon representing an identity of one of the plurality of investigators,
 wherein each icon is positioned on the multi-dimensional chart along the first dimension according to a value of the first attribute associated with the represented identity and along the second dimension according to a value of the second attribute of the represented identity, and 
 wherein a graphical property of each icon represents a value of a third attribute of the represented identity; 
 
 
 linking, by the one or more processors, each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database so that user interactions with icons included in the plurality of icons by the computing device cause one or more attributes associated with the icons included in the plurality of icons to be altered within the aggregate database; 
 providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) including the multi-dimensional chart and a clinical trial roster; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors and from the computing device, a user selection of one or more icons from among the plurality of icons for inclusion in a clinical trial; 
 in response to receiving the user selection:
 adding, by the one or more processors, identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster; 
 updating, by the one or more processors, the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster; and 
 updating, by the one or more processors and based on linking each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database, one or more attributes in the selectable record that are associated with the one or more selected icons; 
 
 in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and 
 causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified. 
 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 11 , comprising instructions which cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and   causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified.   
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 11 , comprising instructions which cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 selecting, by the one or more processors and based on user selected filtering criteria, a subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and 
 wherein generating the multi-dimensional chart comprises generating the multi-dimensional chart to organize the identities in the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and 
 wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents an identity from the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators. 
 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 11 , comprising instructions which cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, by the one or more processors, an approval indication for the clinical trial roster, and 
 wherein the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster is updated in response to receiving the approval indication. 
 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart and the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart. 
     
     
       16. A non-transient computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining, by the one or more processors of a server system and from a selectable record in an aggregate database of the server system, identities of a plurality of investigators and data representing a set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators from a first data set and a second data set, wherein:
 the first data set containing proprietary data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a first set of databases, 
 the second data set containing third-party data associated with at least one of the investigators and received from a second set of databases that is different from the first set of databases, and 
 the selectable record enables the one or more processors to perform one or more adjustments to data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the aggregate database in a first time period that is shorter than a second time period for performing the one or more adjustments on data of the identities of the plurality of investigators included within the first set of databases and the second set of databases but not stored within the aggregate database; 
 
 receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, a user input indicating a subset of attributes from the set of attributes associated with each of the plurality of investigators; 
 generating, by the one or more processors, a multi-dimensional chart that organizes the identities of the plurality of investigators based on the subset of attributes and a user designation of selected dimensions to reflect two or more of attributes from the subset of attributes, the multi-dimensional chart comprising:
 a first dimension representing a first attribute from the subset of attributes; 
 a second dimension representing a second attribute from the subset of attributes; and 
 a plurality of icons, 
 each icon representing an identity of one of the plurality of investigators,
 wherein each icon is positioned on the multi-dimensional chart along the first dimension according to a value of the first attribute associated with the represented identity and along the second dimension according to a value of the second attribute of the represented identity, and 
 wherein a graphical property of each icon represents a value of a third attribute of the represented identity; 
 
 
 linking, by the one or more processors, each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database so that user interactions with icons included in the plurality of icons by the computing device cause one or more attributes associated with the icons included in the plurality of icons to be altered within the aggregate database; 
 providing, by the one or more processors and for display on the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) including the multi-dimensional chart and a clinical trial roster; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors and from the computing device, a user selection of one or more icons from among the plurality of icons for inclusion in a clinical trial; 
 in response to receiving the user selection:
 adding, by the one or more processors, identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster; 
 updating, by the one or more processors, the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster; and 
 updating, by the one or more processors and based on linking each icon included in the plurality of icons to the selectable record in the aggregate database, one or more attributes in the selectable record that are associated with the one or more selected icons; 
 
 in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and 
 causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified. 
 
     
     
       17. The medium of  claim 16 , comprising:
 in response to adding the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons to the clinical trial roster, modifying, by the one or more processors, an attribute associated with at least one of the added identities; and   causing, by the one or more processors, a linked icon in another multi-dimensional chart to be modified based on the attribute associated with the at least one of the added identities being modified.   
     
     
       18. The medium of  claim 16 , comprising selecting, by the one or more processors and based on user selected filtering criteria, a subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and
 wherein generating the multi-dimensional chart comprises generating the multi-dimensional chart to organize the identities in the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators, and 
 wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents an identity from the subset of identities of the plurality of investigators. 
 
     
     
       19. The medium of  claim 16 , comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, an approval indication for the clinical trial roster, and
 wherein the selectable record to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more selected icons have been added to the clinical trial roster is updated in response to receiving the approval indication. 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user input indicating a subset of attributes comprises the user designation, and the user designation indicates to represent the first attribute by the first dimension of the multi-dimensional chart and the second attribute by the second dimension of the multi-dimensional chart. 
     
     
       21. A computer-implemented method for organizing clinical trial data, the method executed by one or more processors of a computing system, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by the one or more processors and from a record in a database of the computing system, identities of investigators and data representing attributes associated with each of the investigators, each attribute indicative of a performance characteristic of the investigator;   receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, data indicative of a user interaction with a first visual representation, displayed on a user interface of the computing device, of the identities of the investigators and at least some of the attributes associated with each of the investigators, the first visual representation comprising:
 multiple icons, each icon representing an identity of one of the investigators, in which a position of each icon in the first visual representation is based on a value of each of one or more of the attributes associated with the identity of the investigator represented by the icon, and in which a graphical property of each icon is based on a value of a second attribute associated with the identity of the investigator represented by the icon, 
 in which user interaction with a particular icon of the first visual representation is indicative of inclusion, on a clinical trial roster, of the investigator whose identity is represented by the particular icon; 
   linking, by the one or more processors, each icon of the multiple icons to the record in the database; and   in response to receiving the data indicative of the user interaction:
 updating, by the one or more processors, the linked record in the database of the computing system to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more icons with which the user interacted have been added to the clinical trial roster; 
   wherein the updating of the linked record in the database causes modification, in real time, of an icon of a second visual representation, wherein the modified icon of the second visual representation represents the same investigator whose identity is represented by the particular icon of the first representation.    
     
     
       22. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, in which obtaining data representing attributes associated with a particular one of the investigators comprises receiving user input indicating a selection of one or more attributes from among a set of available attributes.  
     
     
       23. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, comprising generating data for display of the first visual representation in the user interface of the computing device.  
     
     
       24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, comprising, in response to receiving the data indicative of the user interaction, causing display of the one or more icons with which the user interacted in a clinical trial roster of the first visual representation.  
     
     
       25. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, in which receiving data indicative of a user interaction with the first visual representation comprises receiving data of a drag-and-drop interaction with a particular icon of the first visual representation.  
     
     
       26. A computing system for organizing clinical trial data, the computing system comprising:
 one or more processors coupled to a memory, the one or more processors and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining, by the one or more processors and from a record in a database of the computing system, identities of investigators and data representing attributes associated with each of the investigators, each attribute indicative of a performance characteristic of the investigator; 
   receiving, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, data indicative of a user interaction with a first visual representation, displayed on a user interface of the computing device, of the identities of the investigators and at least some of the attributes associated with each of the investigators, the first visual representation comprising:
 multiple icons, each icon representing an identity of one of the investigators, in which a position of each icon in the first visual representation is based on a value of each of one or more of the attributes associated with the identity of the investigator represented by the icon, and in which a graphical property of each icon is based on a value of a second attribute associated with the identity of the investigator represented by the icon, 
 in which user interaction with a particular icon of the first visual representation is indicative of inclusion, on a clinical trial roster, of the investigator whose identity is represented by the particular icon; 
   linking, by the one or more processors, each icon of the multiple icons to the record in the database; and   in response to receiving the data indicative of the user interaction:
 updating, by the one or more processors, the linked record in the database of the computing system to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more icons with which the user interacted have been added to the clinical trial roster; 
   wherein the updating of the linked record in the database causes modification, in real time, of an icon of a second visual representation, wherein the modified icon of the second visual representation represents the same investigator whose identity is represented by the particular icon of the first representation.    
     
     
       27. The computing system of claim 26, in which obtaining data representing attributes associated with a particular one of the investigators comprises receiving user input indicating a selection of one or more attributes from among a set of available attributes.  
     
     
       28. The computing system of claim 26, comprising generating data for display of the first visual representation in the user interface of the computing device.  
     
     
       29. The computing system of claim 28, comprising, in response to receiving the data indicative of the user interaction, causing display of the one or more icons with which the user interacted in a clinical trial roster of the first visual representation.  
     
     
       30. The computing system of claim 26, in which receiving data indicative of a user interaction with the first visual representation comprises receiving data of a drag-and-drop interaction with a particular icon of the first visual representation.  
     
     
       31. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computing system to perform operations for organizing clinical trial data, in which the instructions are for causing the computing system to:
 obtain, by one or more processors and from a record in a database of the computing system, identities of investigators and data representing attributes associated with each of the investigators, each attribute indicative of a performance characteristic of the investigator;   receive, by the one or more processors and from a computing device, data indicative of a user interaction with a first visual representation, displayed on a user interface of the computing device, of the identities of the investigators and at least some of the attributes associated with each of the investigators, the first visual representation comprising:
 multiple icons, each icon representing an identity of one of the investigators, in which a position of each icon in the first visual representation is based on a value of each of one or more of the attributes associated with the identity of the investigator represented by the icon, and in which a graphical property of each icon is based on a value of a second attribute associated with the identity of the investigator represented by the icon, 
 in which user interaction with a particular icon of the first visual representation is indicative of inclusion, on a clinical trial roster, of the investigator whose identity is represented by the particular icon; 
   link, by the one or more processors, each icon of the multiple icons to the record in the database; and   in response to receiving the data indicative of the user interaction:
 update, by the one or more processors, the linked record in the database of the computing system to reflect that the identities of investigators represented by the one or more icons with which the user interacted have been added to the clinical trial roster; 
   wherein the updating of the linked record in the database causes modification, in real time, of an icon of a second visual representation, wherein the modified icon of the second visual representation represents the same investigator whose identity is represented by the particular icon of the first representation.    
     
     
       32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, in which obtaining data representing attributes associated with a particular one of the investigators comprises receiving user input indicating a selection of one or more attributes from among a set of available attributes.  
     
     
       33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, comprising generating data for display of the first visual representation in the user interface of the computing device.  
     
     
       34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33, comprising, in response to receiving the data indicative of the user interaction, causing display of the one or more icons with which the user interacted in a clinical trial roster of the first visual representation.  
     
     
       35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, in which receiving data indicative of a user interaction with the first visual representation comprises receiving data of a drag-and-drop interaction with a particular icon of the first visual representation.