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Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Bibo Hao, Beijing, CN;

Shouyu Yan, Beijing, CN;

Eryu Xia, Beijing, CN;

Shi Lei Zhang, Beijing, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 10/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 10/20 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01);
Abstract

Techniques for candidate evaluation and filtering are provided. Enrollment criteria for a clinical trial are received, where the enrollment criteria include a plurality of conditions. A plurality of cost vectors is constructed for the plurality of conditions. A set of values for one or more of the plurality of conditions is determined for a candidate, where the set of values does not include a value for at least a first condition of the plurality of conditions. A utilized cost is generated for the candidate, based on the first set of values and the plurality of cost vectors. The candidate is then ranked based on the utilized cost.


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