Medical Devices
TOOL FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF TREATMENT OPTION RISKS AND BENEFITS
WARF: P220239US01
Inventors: Robert Jeraj, Daniel Huff
Overview
Accurate physician-patient communication is a central tenet of shared decision making
(SDM), an approach which encourages providers and patients to review the best available data
when making treatment decisions to make informed care choices. Shared decision-making is
particularly important in areas such as cancer treatment, where beneficial treatments may carry
significant risks in toxicity or cost. While the physician can evaluate the technical dimensions of
medical decision-making, in most cases, the final decision will be highly dependent on the
patient's preferences with respect to balancing risk and benefit, increasing the complexity of the
evaluation.
The Invention
UW-Madison researchers have devised a decision support framework to provide a data-driven clinical decision tool to enable (1) quantitative comparison between treatment options with differing risk/benfit profiles. This tool also enables longitudinal follow-up of the patient treatment trajectory. The tool can assist physicians in explaining risks/benefits to their patients and in particular provides a simple visualization tailored to a particular patient.
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