Digitally assisted planning and monitoring of supportive recommendations in cancer patients

This publication presents a solution approach for digitally assisted planning and monitoring of supportive recommendations in cancer patients. This solution approach shall support patients in overcoming the after-effects of therapy effectively without extensive involvement of health professionals. Health professionals and patients are provided with a web application and a mobile application respectively, which use methods from mathematical decision support and artificial intelligence. This technological basis facilitates a closed-loop workflow for the cooperation of health professional and patient in oncological aftercare. The solution approach is illustrated for an exemplary case scenario of colorectal cancer

A hybrid artificial intelligence solution approach to aftercare for cancer patients

This publication presents a solution approach to oncological aftercare for cancer patients by means of artificial intelligence (AI) methods. This approach shall support patients in overcoming the after-effects of therapy effectively with suitable supportive actions and health-care professionals in goal-oriented planning of these actions. Different AI methods are used for analyzing patients’ needs for supportive actions depending on the available health data and for a monitoring of these actions. Decision support methods are used for effective planning of actions based on the AI results of analysis. The solution approach is realized in the form of a web application for health-care professionals, which allows for data analysis and planning of actions, and a mobile application for patients, which facilitates documentation and monitoring of supportive actions. In combination, they facilitate a closed-loop workflow for the effective cooperation of health-care professionals and cancer patients. The solution approach is illustrated for an exemplary case scenario of colorectal cancer