Patents by Inventor Linda Best

Linda Best has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patient data mining for clinical trials
    Publication number: 20050159654
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for selecting prospective patients for a clinical trial. In various embodiments, a clinical trials brokerage is configured to receive requests from drug companies for lists of persons meeting specified criteria for clinical trials. Patient records are retrieved from a structured computerized patient record (CPR) data warehouse populated with comprehensive patient information mined from unstructured hospital records. A list of persons for whom consent was obtained can be outputted and forwarded to the entity interested in performing the clinical trial and which requested the list. Anonymity of a patient can be maintained until the patient provides consent to participate in the clinical trial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: R. Rao, Satrajit Misra, Linda Best, Arun Krishnan
  • Patient data mining for clinical trials
    Publication number: 20030130871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for selecting prospective patients for a clinical trial. In various embodiments, a clinical trials brokerage is configured to receive requests from drug companies for lists of persons meeting specified criteria for clinical trials. Patient records are retrieved from a structured computerized patient record (CPR) data warehouse populated with comprehensive patient information mined from unstructured hospital records. A list of persons for whom consent was obtained can be outputted and forwarded to the entity interested in performing the clinical trial and which requested the list. Anonymity of a patient can be maintained until the patient provides consent to participate in the clinical trial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: R. Bharat Rao, Satrajit Chandra Misra, Linda Best