Dynamic health metric reporting method and system
First Claim
1. A method for developing a health reporting system, comprising the steps of:
- a. collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the examination data in a database;
c. comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
d. characterizing differences between the examination data from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
e. storing the differences in a database; and
f. generating a report detailing the differences in the examination data between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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Abstract
A dynamic health metric reporting system for prospectively collecting data relevant to improve the utility of medical diagnostic technology, where the diagnostic technology produces digital data stored in an electronic database along with demo graphic and treatment data for individual patients. The reporting system includes the database system, database application logic for incorporating the data into the database, data from the diagnostic technology instrument(s), clinical and demographic data related to the individual patients and their medical history, statistical analysis programs for analyzing the database for clinically relevant group correlations between and among the diagnostic digital data, the clinical and demographic data, and the chances in these data with time for individual patients; and report-generating logic for generating a report that compares dynamically changing historical data for an individual patient in the database with clinically significant trends or findings based on group data from the entire database.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for developing a health reporting system, comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the examination data in a database;
c. comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
d. characterizing differences between the examination data from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
e. storing the differences in a database; and
f. generating a report detailing the differences in the examination data between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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27. A method for developing a dynamic health metric reporting system, comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the examination data in a database;
c. comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body, creating one dynamic metric for the subject body for each pair of examination dates compared;
d. storing the one or more dynamic metrics created for the subject body in a database;
e. comparing the one or more dynamic metrics for the subject body with dynamic metrics for a relevant comparison population of similarly situated subject bodies in the database; and
f. generating a report detailing the similarities and differences in the dynamic metrics for the subject body with the dynamic metrics of similarly situated subject bodies in the database, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for developing a breast tissue density reporting system, comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting breast tissue density values for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the breast tissue density values in a database;
comparing breast tissue density values from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
c. characterizing differences between the breast tissue density values from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
d. storing the differences in a database; and
e. generating a report detailing the differences in the breast tissue density values between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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46. A method for developing a dynamic health metric reporting system for breast tissue density, comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting breast tissue density values in three dimensions, determined for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the breast tissue density values in a database;
comparing breast tissue density values from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body, creating one dynamic metric for the subject body for each pair of examination dates compared;
c. storing the one or more dynamic metrics created for the subject body in a database;
d. comparing the one or more dynamic metrics for the subject body with dynamic metrics for a relevant comparison population of similarly situated subject bodies in the database; and
e. generating a report detailing the similarities and differences in the dynamic metrics for the subject body with the dynamic metrics of similarly situated subject bodies in the database, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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47. A computer-readable medium that configures a computer to perform a method for developing a health reporting system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the examination data in a database;
comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
c. characterizing differences between the examination data from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
d. storing the differences in a database; and
e. generating a report detailing the differences in the examination data between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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48. A computer-readable medium that configures a computer to perform a method for developing a dynamic health metric reporting system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the examination data in a database;
c. comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body, creating one dynamic metric for the subject body for each pair of examination dates compared;
d. storing the one or more dynamic metrics created for the subject body in a database;
e. comparing the one or more dynamic metrics for the subject body with dynamic metrics for a relevant comparison population of similarly situated subject bodies in the database; and
f. generating a report detailing the similarities and differences in the dynamic metrics for the subject body with the dynamic metrics of similarly situated subject bodies in the database, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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49. A computer-readable medium that configures a computer to perform a method for developing a breast tissue density reporting system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting breast tissue density values for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the breast tissue density values in a database;
comparing breast tissue density values from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
c. characterizing differences between the breast tissue density values from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
d. storing the differences in a database; and
e. generating a report detailing the differences in the breast tissue density values between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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50. A computer-readable medium that configures a computer to perform a method for developing a dynamic health metric reporting system for breast tissue density, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting breast tissue density values in three dimensions, determined for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. storing the breast tissue density values in a database;
c. comparing breast tissue density values from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body, creating one dynamic metric for the subject body for each pair of examination dates compared;
d. storing the one or more dynamic metrics created for the subject body in a database;
e. comparing the one or more dynamic metrics for the subject body with dynamic metrics for a relevant comparison population of similarly situated subject bodies in the database; and
f. generating a report detailing the similarities and differences in the dynamic metrics for the subject body with the dynamic metrics of similarly situated subject bodies in the database, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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51. A computer-readable medium that stores a program for developing a health reporting system, the program comprising:
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a. means for collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. means for storing the examination data in a database;
means for comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
c. means for characterizing differences between the examination data from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
d. means for storing the differences in a database; and
e. means for generating a report detailing the differences in the examination data between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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52. A computer-readable medium that stores a program for developing a dynamic health metric reporting system, the program comprising:
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a. means for collecting examination data for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. means for storing the examination data in a database;
c. means for comparing examination data from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body, creating one dynamic metric for the subject body for each pair of examination dates compared;
d. means for storing the one or more dynamic metrics created for the subject body in a database;
e. means for comparing the one or more dynamic metrics for the subject body with dynamic metrics for a relevant comparison population of similarly situated subject bodies in the database; and
f. means for generating a report detailing the similarities and differences in the dynamic metrics for the subject body with the dynamic metrics of similarly situated subject bodies in the database, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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53. A computer-readable medium that stores a program for developing a breast tissue density reporting system, the program comprising:
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a. means for collecting breast tissue density values for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. means for storing the breast tissue density values in a database;
means for comparing breast tissue density values from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body;
c. means for characterizing differences between the breast tissue density values from two or more examination dates for the identical subject body;
means for storing the differences in a database; and
d. means for generating a report detailing the differences in the breast tissue density values between two or more examination dates for the identical subject body, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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54. A computer-readable medium that stores a program for developing a dynamic health metric reporting system for breast tissue density, the program comprising:
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a. means for collecting breast tissue density values in three dimensions, determined for each of multiple examinations of subject bodies;
b. means for storing the breast tissue density values in a database;
c. means for comparing breast tissue density values from two or more specific examination dates for an identical subject body, creating one dynamic metric for the subject body for each pair of examination dates compared;
d. means for storing the one or more dynamic metrics created for the subject body in a database;
e. means for comparing the one or more dynamic metrics for the subject body with dynamic metrics for a relevant comparison population of similarly situated subject bodies in the database; and
f. means for generating a report detailing the similarities and differences in the dynamic metrics for the subject body with the dynamic metrics of similarly situated subject bodies in the database, whereby the report assists in predicting a likely course of health for the subject body.
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