Automated method of generating reconciliation reports regarding mismatches of clinical data received from multiple sources during a clinical trial
View Patent ↗An automated method is provided of generating a report of data collected from multiple sources during a clinical trial. The data includes a plurality of different data fields. A plurality of patients participate in the clinical trial. A first set of data obtained from case report forms associated with the patients is received at a processor. The case report forms are one source of data. A second set of data obtained from at least one source other than the case report forms is also received at the processor. At least some of the data in the first and second set of data include data associated with the same data fields. The processor identifies any mismatches in data associated with the same data fields in the first and second set of data. Mismatches associated with data fields obtained from the same case report forms are electronically grouped. A report is then generated of the data. The report shows the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form.
1. An automated method of generating a report of data collected from multiple sources during a clinical trial, the data including a plurality of different data fields, wherein a plurality of patients participate in the clinical trial, the method comprising:
(a) receiving at a processor a first set of data obtained from case report forms associated with the patients, the case report forms being one source of data, wherein
(i) each of the case report forms has a subject name that is used to identify the case report forms,
(ii) there are a plurality of case report forms which have different subject names, and
(iii) at least some of the case report forms which have different subject names include a different subset of data fields;
(b) receiving at the processor a second set of data obtained from at least one source other than the case report forms, wherein at least some of the data in the first and second set of data include data associated with the same data fields;
(c) identifying, using the processor, any mismatches in data associated with the same data fields in the first and second set of data;
(d) electronically grouping, using the processor, mismatches associated with data fields obtained from the same case report forms; and
(e) generating a report of the data, the report showing the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (d) further includes electronically grouping matches associated with data fields obtained from the same case report forms, and wherein step (e) further includes showing the status of the matches for each case report form or type of case report form.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the status of the matches includes the total number of matches.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the report further shows the percentage of matches versus mismatches.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the status of the mismatches includes the total number of mismatches.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the status of the mismatches includes the number of mismatches where action has been taken to reconcile the mismatch.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the report shows the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form on a case report form type basis.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein step (e) further includes identifying the number of case report forms that have at least one mismatch.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the report shows the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form on a patient-by-patient basis.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the second set of data is obtained from entities that provide laboratory data for patients who are participating in the clinical trial.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the second set of data is obtained from one or more electronic data sources.
12. A computer program product for generating a report of data collected from multiple sources during a clinical trial, the data including a plurality of different data fields, wherein a plurality of patients participate in the clinical trial, the computer program product comprising non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage media encoded with instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method comprising:
(a) receiving at the processor a first set of data obtained from case report forms associated with the patients, the case report forms being one source of data, wherein
(i) each of the case report forms has a subject name that is used to identify the case report forms,
(ii) there are a plurality of case report forms which have different subject names, and (iii) at least some of the case report forms which have different subject names include a different subset of data fields;
(b) receiving at the processor a second set of data obtained from at least one source other than the case report forms, wherein at least some of the data in the first and second set of data include data associated with the same data fields;
(c) identifying, using the processor, any mismatches in data associated with the same data fields in the first and second set of data;
(d) electronically grouping, using the processor, mismatches associated with data fields obtained from the same case report forms; and
(e) generating a report of the data, the report showing the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form.
13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein step (d) further includes electronically grouping matches associated with data fields obtained from the same case report forms, and wherein step (e) further includes showing the status of the matches for each case report form or type of case report form.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the status of the matches includes the total number of matches.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the report further shows the percentage of matches versus mismatches.
16. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the status of the mismatches includes the total number of mismatches.
17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the status of the mismatches includes the number of mismatches where action has been taken to reconcile the mismatch.
18. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the report shows the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form on a case report form type basis.
19. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein step (e) further includes identifying the number of case report forms that have at least one mismatch.
20. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the report shows the status of mismatches for each case report form or type of case report form on a patient-by-patient basis.
21. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the second set of data is obtained from entities that provide laboratory data for patients who are participating in the clinical trial.
22. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the second set of data is obtained from one or more electronic data sources.