Medical system for shared patient and physician decision making

• US 20020184050A1
• Filed: 04/30/2001
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Basil Papageorge
• Original Assignee: Basil Papageorge
• Inventors: Papageorge, Basil
• Granted Patent: US 6,584,445 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• 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: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A computerized health evaluation system for joint patient and physician decision making concerning particular medical diseases and conditions. The system includes a computer system with a patient input module for patient input of patient data concerning the patient'"'"'s lifestyle and preferences, a physician input module for physician input of physical and physiological data, and a database of the latest medical findings concerning the particular disease and condition. The computer system uses an algorithm for weighing the patient data and the physician data in view of the database and generating a report setting forth various treatment options. Based upon the report, the patient and physician will jointly decide on a treatment approach.

Claims

1. A computerized health evaluation system for joint patient and physician decision making concerning particular medical diseases and conditions, comprising a computer system having:

a patient input module for patient input of patient data concerning the patient'"'"'s lifestyle and preferences;

a physician input module for physician input of physical and physiological data

a database of the latest medical findings concerning the particular disease and condition; and

an algorithm for weighing the patient data and the physician data in view of the database and generating a report setting forth various treatment options.

2. The computerized health evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the patient and physician enter patient data and physical and physiological data in electronic form via a computer network.

3. The computerized health evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the patient and physician enter patient data and physical and physiological data respectively via at least one of an interactive telephone system, questionnaire forms submitted via facsimile, and via questionnaire forms manually entered or scanned into the computer system.

4. The computerized health evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the patient data comprises functional status, patient lifestyle, work factors, economic factors, long term plans, and treatment preferences.

5. The computerized health evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the physical and physiological data comprises diagnostic test results, symptom data, physical exam findings, disease progression rate, preliminary treatment plan, reaction to outcome among treatment, and patient history.

6. The computerized health evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the report generated includes information that informs the patient about the particular disease and condition and treatment options, assesses urgency for intervention, compares costs, risks and benefits of an identified preferred treatment to those of competing treatment plans, assesses the patient'"'"'s candidacy for more than one option, assesses the severity of the disease and condition using clinical indicators, quantifies patient risk aversion level, presents patient'"'"'s functional level and rate of decline, and discussion points about treatment options based on patient and physician inputs for use in treatment selection.

7. The computerized health evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the patient and physician will jointly decide on a treatment approach based upon the report.

8. A method for computerized health evaluation for joint patient and physician decision making concerning particular medical diseases and conditions, comprising the following steps:

providing a computer system having a patient input module for patient input of patient data concerning the patient'"'"'s lifestyle and preferences, a physician input module for physician input of physical and physiological data, a database of the latest medical findings concerning the particular disease and condition; and

a computer algorithm for weighing the patient data and the physician data in view of the database and generating a report setting forth various treatment options;

having the patient enter the patient'"'"'s functional status, lifestyle, work factors, economic factors, long term plans, and treatment preferences;

having the physician enter physical and physiological data comprising diagnostic test results, symptom data, physical exam findings, disease progression rate, preliminary treatment plan, reaction to outcome among treatment, and patient history;

processing the patient data and physical and physiological data in view of the database and the computer algorithm;

generating a report that includes information that informs the patient about the particular disease and condition and treatment options, assesses urgency for intervention, compares costs, risks and benefits of an identified preferred treatment to those of competing treatment plans, assesses the patient'"'"'s candidacy for more than one option, assesses the severity of the disease and condition using clinical indicators, quantifies patient risk aversion level, presents patient'"'"'s functional level and rate of decline, and discussion points about treatment options based on patient and physician inputs for use in treatment selection;

having the patient and physician jointly decide on the treatment based upon the report.