Product Description

ChronoRecord consists of a patient data entry program, an Administrator program and a data security program. Patients use the data entry program at home for daily entry of mood data.

The Administrator program is used to enroll patient, manage demographic data and to display and print charts and reports. Enrollment includes entering the patient into the system and training a patient on how to install and use the data entry software. To calibrate the VAS scale for mood, the patient defines the most depressed and most manic states they have ever experienced. The most manic or depressed anchor points may be mixed states.

To save time, the ChronoRecord Association can enroll and train patients who reside in the US and Canada using the telephone. Patients return data by e-mail directly to the Association. When new patient data is received, the patient mood charts and reports will be sent by e-mail to both the patient and their clinician.

Alternatively, the clinician may choose to install the Administration program and manage the patient training, enrollment, data management and reporting. Step-by-step instructions for every part of the enrollment and data management processes are provided.

Encryption of Patient Data

All patient data stored on a home computer or sent using e-mail is encrypted to protect patient privacy. The patient selects a password during the enrollment process. Both patients and clinicians use the data security program to read encrypted charts and reports distributed by e-mail.

Patient Data Entry

ChronoRecord is easy and fast for daily use - as simple as using an ATM at a bank.

The patient installs the data entry program on their computer at home. Every day the patient starts the program and enters their password. The patient enters the following data daily: mood, sleep by hour of the day (awake, asleep or in bed awake), psychiatric medications taken and any significant life events. Females enter menstrual cycle data. Weekly, all patients enter weight. The software allows the patient to select and modify all doses of the psychiatric medications prescribed. The strength of each pill and the number of pills can be changed; current medications can be deleted and new medications can be added.

Return of Data

Each month, ChronoRecord prompts the patient to return the data by e-mail. However, data can be returned at any time either the clinician or the patient requests.

Mood Charts

The ChronoRecord Chart displays data imported from the patient data entry program. The Chart simultaneously displays patient mood, weight, life events, menstrual data if female, sleep, and medications taken for a period of 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 days. The data is displayed in three graphs: Mood Versus Time, Sleep Versus Time and Medications Versus Time. All three graphs are directly aligned on the same horizontal axis equal to the time period selected for the chart (30, 60, 90, 120, 180 days). Any date may be selected as the starting date for the displays.

Printed Reports

A printed report of every Mood Chart can be made. With a color printer, the Charts will appear identical to those on the monitor. Additional reports include patient life events.

Aggregate for Clinical Research

Data from multiple patients and multiple sites can be aggregated for clinical research. This process automatically removes identifying demographic data and converts the aggregated data to a variety of standard database formats for analysis.