The Computerized Assessment by Remote Examiner System (CARES™) enables qualified clinicians to remotely conduct thorough neuropsychological or psychiatric evaluations of research subjects or patients with a range of acquired brain disorders for which such assessments are routinely applied:

• Traumatic brain injury,
• Stroke,
• Brain tumor,
• Neurotoxicological insult,
• HIV-related encephalopathy,
• Schizophrenia,
• Alzheimer’s disease,
• Other acquired brain disorders

The CARES™ implements a fundamentally new approach in which a remote examiner views a full-screen, secondary display GUI that provides on-screen controls for administration and scoring of any cognitive assessment instrument. The examiner will be able to control the pace of the test session, repeat and supplement computerized instructions, immediately score verbal report or overt behavior in real time, and pause or terminate a test. CARES™ is a technological extension of the CMINDS^® system in which the subject is physically accompanied by the examiner.

Areas of Application

Remote locations broadly include clinical evaluation units at:

• Hospitals,
• Managed care facilities,
• Group practice sites,
• Nursing homes,
• Correctional facilities,
• Regional health clinics, and
• In patient’s homes (in rural or metropolitan areas).

CARES™ vs. Web-Based Assessments

Web-based assessments based on store-and-forward procedures are not only unaccompanied by an examiner, but suffer from rigid administration procedures, as well as multiple technical shortcomings, that significantly limit the range of test instruments that can be reliably administered to impaired populations. Similar to CMINDS^®, CARES™, integrates a clinical examiner into the process of evaluation.

Connectivity Modes

Connectivity modes include wired (e.g., ethernet) and wireless, including 802.1xx and 3G (and eventually, 4G). High-speed connectivity permits the subject and examiner to freely interact throughout a session via a high-resolution audio-video interface, as is critical for tests requiring interactive scoring of verbal report or behavioral performance. Thus, the CARES™ is well suited for application in impaired populations that commonly require ongoing monitoring and supplemental instruction.

CARES™ Operational Schema