Systems, devices, and methods for analyzing and enhancing patient health

• US 10,231,622 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2015
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Self Care Catalysts, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Self Care Catalysts, Inc.
• Inventors: Soyao, Grace Castillo, Adams, Jared Ring, Harley, Zenon
• Primary Examiner(s): Donabed, Ninos
• Application Number:
  US14/614,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20150216413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,503 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4848 Monitoring or testing the effects of treatment, e.g. of medication
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/44 for weighing persons
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

There are disclosed systems, devices, and methods for generating insights relating to patient health using a social networking platform interconnecting a patient with a plurality of care givers. The patient is provided access to a computer application configured to solicit and collect patient data from the patient, the computer application selected based on at least one characteristic of the patient. First patient data reflective of the health condition of the patient, as collected by the computer application, are received through the social networking platform. A communication from a care giver is transmitted to the patient through the social networking platform. Second patient data reflective of the health condition responsive to the transmitted communication are received through the social networking platform. The first and second patient data are analyzed to determine at least one insight relating to health of the patient; and a report is generated to present the insight.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating insights relating to patient health using a social networking platform interconnecting a patient with a plurality of care givers, the method comprising:

receiving at least one characteristic of the patient, the at least one characteristic comprising a health condition of the patient;

providing, on a user interface at a first computing device, options to one or more of the plurality of care givers to customize at least one customized computer application for use by the patient to solicit and collect patient data from the patient, wherein the visual appearance of the at least one customized computer application is customized to the patient;

providing the at least one customized computer application to a portal accessible by the patient;

displaying, on a user interface at a second computing device, the at least one customized computer application by way of the social networking platform and the portal;

receiving, at the at least one customized computer application, first patient data reflective of the health condition of the patient;

transmitting, by way of at the social networking platform, a communication from at least one of the care givers to the patient, wherein the transmitting comprises translating, by at least one of a dictionary and/or a look-up table, technical language in the communication to plain language, wherein the technical language includes at least one medical term, wherein the transmitting comprises applying speech-to-text conversion to the communication;

receiving, by way of the social networking platform, second patient data reflective of the health condition of the patient, the second patient data responsive to the transmitted communication;

receiving third patient data generated by an electronic device comprising a sensor for detecting the third patient data;

analyzing, using at least one processor, the first, second and third patient data to determine at least one insight relating to health of the patient;

generating, using the at least one processor, a report for presenting the at least one insight, wherein the generating comprises classifying the patient into at least one group of patients, and wherein the classifying comprises generating a behavioural fingerprint for the patient;

displaying the report to at least one of the patient and one or more of the plurality of care givers.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing, at the at least one processor, the first patient data to generate a recommendation for a communication from the at least one care giver to the patient.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

matching, at the at least one processor, at least one further care giver to the patient based on at least the health condition of the patient.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

offering an incentive to the patient for entering the first patient data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one or both of the first patient data and the second patient data comprises a report that the patient has taken a particular medication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or both of the first patient data and the second patient data comprises a report of a particular mood of the patient.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or both of the first patient data and the second patient data comprises a health metric of the patient.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the health metric comprises a measurement of the patient'"'"'s weight or the patient'"'"'s blood pressure.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one insight comprises an insight reflecting the patient'"'"'s adherence to a medication regimen.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one insight comprises an insight reflecting the patient'"'"'s quality of life.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one insight comprises an insight reflecting clinical efficacy of a medication taken by the patient.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one characteristic further comprises at least one of an age, a gender, and a geographic location of the patient.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the report comprises a Subjective Objective Assessment Plan note.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the report comprises an agenda for an appointment between the patient and a health care provider.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of care givers comprises at least one of a health care professional and a family member of the patient.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a radio-frequency identification tag associated with an object with which the patient interacts.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the radio-frequency identification tag is configured to detect patient interactions with the object.

18. A system for generating insights relating to patient health, the system comprising:

a social networking platform interconnecting a patient with a plurality of care givers;

a first computing device;

a second computing device; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive at least one characteristic of the patient, the at least one characteristic comprising a health condition of the patient;

provide, on a user interface at the first computing device, options to one or more of the plurality of care givers to customize at least one customized computer application for use by the patient to solicit and collect patient data from the patient, wherein the visual appearance of the at least one customized computer application is customized to the patient;

provide the at least one customized computer application to a portal accessible by the patient;

display, on a user interface at the second computer device, the at least one customized computer application by way of the social networking platform and the portal;

receive, at the at least one customized computer application, first patient data reflective of the health condition of the patient;

transmit, by way of at the social networking platform, a communication from at least one of the care givers to the patient, wherein the at least one processor is configured to transmit the communication from the at least one care giver to the patient upon translating, by at least one of a dictionary and/or a look-up table, technical language in the communication to plain language, wherein the technical language includes at least one medical term, wherein the transmitting comprises applying speech-to-text conversion to the communication;

receive, by way of the social networking platform, second patient data reflective of the health condition of the patient, the second patient data responsive to the transmitted communication;

receive third patient data generated by an electronic device comprising a sensor for detecting the third patient data;

analyze the first, second and third patient data to determine at least one insight relating to health of the patient;

generate a report for presenting the at least one insight, wherein the generating comprises classifying the patient into at least one group of patients, and wherein the classifying comprises generating a behavioural fingerprint for the patient; and

display the report to at least one of the patient and one or more of the plurality of care givers.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the library of computer applications comprises a computer application configured as a game.