Advanced patient management for triaging health-related data using color codes
First Claim
1. A method for use in managing a patient'"'"'s health within a patient management system, comprising:
- accessing a number of predetermined events related to the patient'"'"'s health identified by the patient management system;
classifying each of the number of predetermined events according to severity using a color-code system.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods for triaging health-related data, such as significant health-related events associated with health-related parameters, are disclosed. One aspect is a method for use in managing a patient'"'"'s health within a patient management system. In various embodiments of the method, a number of predetermined events are accessed. The events are related to the patient'"'"'s health and are identified by the patient management system. Each of the predetermined events are classified according to severity using a color-code system. In various embodiments, a red event is an imminent life threatening event, a yellow event is a serious health-related condition that is not imminently life threatening, and a green event is an event that is neither an imminent life threatening event nor a serious health-related condition. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for use in managing a patient'"'"'s health within a patient management system, comprising:
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accessing a number of predetermined events related to the patient'"'"'s health identified by the patient management system;
classifying each of the number of predetermined events according to severity using a color-code system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device, comprising:
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a data input module to access a number of predetermined events related to a patient'"'"'s health; and
a triage module to communicate with the data input module and automatically color code each of the number of predetermined events according to severity to prioritize processing of the number of predetermined events. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device, comprising:
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means to access a number of predetermined events related to the patient'"'"'s health within an advanced patient management system; and
means to automatically classify each of the number of predetermined events according to severity using a color-coded system, the color-code system including;
a red status to indicate an imminently life threatening health-related condition;
a yellow status to indicate a serious health-related condition that is not imminently life threatening; and
a green status to indicate a health-related condition that is neither an imminently life threatening condition nor a serious heath-related condition. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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