Cardiovascular healthcare management system and method
First Claim
1. A cardiovascular healthcare management system comprising:
- (a) an infomediary site having databases for cardiovascular healthcare management;
(b) a data entry interface for receiving patient personal data and test results and storing the data and results in the infomediary site databases;
(c) a diagnostic engine for analyzing patient test results;
(d) a physician data access interface to allow physician access to the infomediary databases; and
(e) a communication system allowing the physician to communicate cardiovascular healthcare management information to the patient.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cardiovascular healthcare management system which as an infomediary site with databases having information relating to cardiovascular disease risk factors such as age, blood pressure, LDL, HDL and subfractions thereof and cardiovascular disease management such as diet, exercise, drugs and cardiovascular educational materials. The physician can communicate electronically with the infomediary site to obtain patient test results and formulate a patient treatment plan from the diet, exercise and drug data. The physician can electronically communicate treatment plans to the patient through a record in the infomediary site. The patient can electronically communicate compliance information to the physician through the patient record. The infomediary site may also provide a case manager to provide initial draft treatment plans to the physician, gather patient history data and/or patient treatment plan compliance data.
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20 Claims
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1. A cardiovascular healthcare management system comprising:
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(a) an infomediary site having databases for cardiovascular healthcare management;
(b) a data entry interface for receiving patient personal data and test results and storing the data and results in the infomediary site databases;
(c) a diagnostic engine for analyzing patient test results;
(d) a physician data access interface to allow physician access to the infomediary databases; and
(e) a communication system allowing the physician to communicate cardiovascular healthcare management information to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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5. The cardiovascular healthcare management system of claim wherein the diagnostic engine includes algorithms for associating diagnosis information with possible treatment plans.
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13. A method of managing cardiovascular healthcare information, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing test result data in a database;
(b) providing test result data to a physician via a network;
(c) receiving diagnostic information from a physician via a network;
(d) receiving treatment plan information from a physician via a network; and
(e) providing treatment plan information to a patient via a network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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