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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Fernando F. Alves, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Ann S. Vurimindi, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Ieda A. Mancini, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mirela Meka, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Fernando F. Alves, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Ann S. Vurimindi, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Ieda A. Mancini, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mirela Meka, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Numoda Technologies, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A clinical trial study is modeled for automatically generating business intelligence information regarding the clinical trial study. The clinical trial study has a total budget amount and a total amount of deliverables. A software application program is provided that has equations and business rules that together define a process, a timeline, and deliverables associated with the clinical trial study. The program is populated with items including entities that have been contracted to provide the deliverables to the clinical trial study, budget items and amounts related to the deliverables for the respective entities that have been contracted to provide the deliverables, and for at least some of the budget items, a time frame in which the budget item is expected to be incurred or paid. Business intelligence information is then automatically generated using the equations and business rules in the program, and the items entered into the program. The business intelligence information includes appropriate invoice payments for the deliverables for the respective entities that have been contracted to provide the deliverables at a specific time frame, an accounting for the clinical trial study, and cash flow needs for the clinical trial study.