METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE TREATMENT PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for determining an appropriate treatment for a patient by a provider, comprising the steps of:
- receiving diagnostic data indicating a current state of a patient;
receiving data reflecting treatment objectives of the patient and the provider indicating a preferred treatment outcome;
receiving a plurality of treatment plans for preventing the patient from developing a disease;
computing a risk value for the patient, the risk value indicating a likelihood of the patient developing the disease and being responsive to the treatment plans based on a subset of the diagnostic data;
receiving an indication of a selected one of the treatment plans;
receiving an indication of a degree of success of the treatment plan in preventing the development of the disease;
comparing the degree of success with the treatment objectives to assess the effectiveness of the selected treatment plan; and
adjusting the computed risk value to increase an accuracy in determining the appropriate treatment.
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Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a comprehensive assessment and planning system. Methods and systems consistent with the present invention employ a preventive approach to predicting the likelihood of an entity entering a degraded future state by computing a risk value that reflects that likelihood. An embodiment of the present invention applies to a comprehensive healthcare treatment and planning system. This healthcare system employs a preventive approach to healthcare by basing healthcare decisions on a multi-factorial computation of risk. The risk value is computed by evaluation of a function that considers a variety of historic, environmental, and systemic behaviors and conditions. In addition to considering a risk value, a treatment plan developed in accordance with the healthcare system considers symptoms and objectives of the treatment from the perspective of both the patient and the provider. The outcomes associated with treatment and risk assessment are fed back into the healthcare system to increase its accuracy and subsequent effectiveness in computing risk values over time.
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51 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for determining an appropriate treatment for a patient by a provider, comprising the steps of:
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receiving diagnostic data indicating a current state of a patient;
receiving data reflecting treatment objectives of the patient and the provider indicating a preferred treatment outcome;
receiving a plurality of treatment plans for preventing the patient from developing a disease;
computing a risk value for the patient, the risk value indicating a likelihood of the patient developing the disease and being responsive to the treatment plans based on a subset of the diagnostic data;
receiving an indication of a selected one of the treatment plans;
receiving an indication of a degree of success of the treatment plan in preventing the development of the disease;
comparing the degree of success with the treatment objectives to assess the effectiveness of the selected treatment plan; and
adjusting the computed risk value to increase an accuracy in determining the appropriate treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method in a data processing system for determining an appropriate treatment for a patient, comprising the steps of:
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receiving diagnostic data reflecting a current state of the patient; and
computing a risk value reflecting a likelihood of the patient developing a disease based on a subset of the diagnostic data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a data processing system for determining an appropriate treatment for a patient, comprising the steps of:
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receiving diagnostic data reflecting a current state of the patient; and
computing a risk value reflecting a likelihood of the patient being responsive to treatment based on a subset of the diagnostic data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A data processing system, comprising:
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a storage device including patient health information;
a memory containing a program with first code that computes a risk value related to the patient health information and with second code that updates the risk value according to subsequent computations of risk; and
a processor for running the program. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A data processing system including a client and a healthcare server, comprising:
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a storage device including patient health information;
a memory including administrative software and a healthcare system that computes a risk value based on diagnostic data and that analyzes a proposed treatment plan that reflects the risk value, the risk value reflecting a likelihood of a patient developing disease and being responsive to treatment; and
at least one processor for executing the healthcare system and the administrative software.
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30. A data processing system including a client and a healthcare server, comprising:
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means for receiving diagnostic data reflecting a patient'"'"'s likelihood of developing a disease and being responsive to treatment;
means for computing a risk value based on a subset of the diagnostic data; and
means for analyzing a proposed treatment plan that reflects the computed risk value.
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31. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having a healthcare server, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving diagnostic data reflecting a current state of the patient; and
computing a risk value reflecting a likelihood of the patient developing a disease based on a subset of the diagnostic data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method in a data processing system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information reflecting a current state of an entity; and
computing a risk value that indicates a likelihood of the entity entering an undesirable state. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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