Detailed Description
An INFOSuite is an organized process for obtaining health-related information surrounding a patient's condition and response to treatment. 

Each INFOSuite includes an INFOCore, an electronic intake form with a series of scales specifically tailored to the disease state. These gather information on demographics, adherence, psychosocial factors, symptom changes, or current concerns, as appropriate.

The patient's responses to the questions in the INFOCore dictate which, if any, of the additional assessments in the INFOSuite should be administered. These additional assessments can be automatically triggered by the patient's responses as they complete the INFOCore, or by the physician during the course of the patient interview.

Two additional components of each INFOSuite are the Launch Form and the Update Form. 

The Launch Form captures basic data like age, race, marital status, diagnosis, insurance, and provider name. It's also used, as the name suggests, to "launch" assessments for patients to self-administer. From the Launch Form, the medical staff or medical receptionist prompts an automatic download of the correct assessment for each patient at each office visit. 

The Update Form collects post-treatment information, including changes in treatment, prescriptions, and the results of laboratory reports.

Using these three components (the Launch Form, the assessment(s), and the Update Form), the practice captures and stores a detailed picture of each patient's condition and treatment program. The database created is used for population-level monitoring, to review practice efficiencies, and to implement and track adherence to clinical guidelines.

Components
Launch Form – The Launch Form collects provider name (including primary care provider, if different), insurance information, diagnosis, and changes in allergy or surgery status.

INFOCore Mental Health – Demographic information, family and personal medical history, allergy history, nutritional status, functional status, social history, and a brief pain scale.

In-depth assessments are chosen for their relevance to the symptoms patients with the disease state typically experience and for the way they interact to present a rounded picture of a patient's condition.

QPD Panel – The QPD Panel (Quick PsychoDiagnostics Panelä) is a psychiatric “lab test” that allows physicians to diagnose nine common psychiatric disorders. Comorbid depression is common in diabetes patients and early detection is useful for the physician. The QPD detects major depression, dysthymic disorder, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, alcohol and substance abuse, bulimia nervosa, somatization, and suicide risk. 

Update Form – The INFOSuite Mental Health Update Form collects the results of lab tests appropriate to the population, including tests for possible physical causes or triggers for depression or the presence of prescription medications associated with the development of depressive feelings.

Inhalant and food allergies
Childbirth-postpartum depression
Female hormone dysfunction or insufficiency - PMS, perimenopause, menopause
Hypothyroidism
Hypoglycemia
Folic acid deficiency
Drugs and medications: (Tagamet, Inderal, narcotics, benzodiazepines , birth control pills, sleeping pills, prednisone, alcohol, marijuana)
Diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), and other prescription antianxiety medications known as benzodiazepines
Medicines prescribed to strengthen the heart such as digitoxin (Crystodigin) and digoxin (Lanoxin), known as digitalis medicines
Prescription medications for high blood pressure and angina such as propranolol (Inderal) and other beta blocker drugs
Reserpine (Ser-Ap-Es) and other high blood pressure medications that are prescribed to control nerve impulses

Protocols
Scales in the basic INFOCore assess the social and psychological factors related to depression and its treatment and well as gathering information on possible physical or lifestyle triggers for the condition. 

Results of any physical lab tests ordered can help identify physical causes of the disease.

The advantage of collecting data into an integrated system is that all collected information is available for reporting, allowing the physician to consider lifestyle, medical history, and physical factors in their diagnosis.

The INFOSuite allows you to track patient progress on an individual basis, including trending to reflect changes in the patient's symptoms. 

Population Management
Aggregate reports allow you to compare data across your entire patient population. “Dashboard” views let you make comparisons within and across groups. You can measure program effectiveness, refine treatment protocols, and plan how to allocate practice resources.