Patient compliance and follow-up techniques
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a server coupled to a computer network;
receiving a patient follow-up request from a practitioner;
entering data in a patient information database maintained by the server in response to the patient follow-up request;
assigning a patient contact to a health care monitor from the server over a computer network;
receiving patient data over the computer network from the health care monitor about the patient contact;
storing the patient data in the patient information database; and
sending the patient data to the practitioner from the patient information database.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes a monitoring service that contacts patients who have recently visited a health care provider. This service gathers post-visit information from the patient to improve patient compliance with the health care provider'"'"'s instructions, provide better patient outcomes, increase patient satisfaction with their health care, and lower health care costs. In one form, the service utilizes pharmacists to contact patients as part of the monitoring service. Alternatively or additionally, data relating to the monitoring service is selectively collected and disseminated through a computer network.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a server coupled to a computer network;
receiving a patient follow-up request from a practitioner;
entering data in a patient information database maintained by the server in response to the patient follow-up request;
assigning a patient contact to a health care monitor from the server over a computer network;
receiving patient data over the computer network from the health care monitor about the patient contact;
storing the patient data in the patient information database; and
sending the patient data to the practitioner from the patient information database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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providing a server for storing a patient information database;
generating an assignment of a patient contact to a health care monitor with the server;
sending the assignment to the health care monitor through a computer network coupled to the server;
in response to the patient contact by the health care monitor, receiving patient data through the computer network from the health care monitor;
storing the patient data received from the health care monitor in the patient information database; and
sending the patient data to a health care provider for the patient from the patient information database. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-accessible device, comprising:
- logic executable by a computer server to perform patient monitoring by generating an assignment of a patient contact to a health care monitor from a patient information database maintained by the server in response to a request from a health care provider, sending the assignment to the health care monitor through a computer network coupled to the server, receiving patient data through the computer network from the health care monitor in response to the patient contact by the health care monitor, storing the patient data received from the health care monitor in the patient information database, and sending the patient data to the health care provider for the patient from the patient information database.
- View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a server operable to maintain a patient information database;
an administrative computer;
one or more practitioner computers;
one or more health care monitor computers;
a computer network coupled to the server, the administrative computer, the one or more practitioner computers, and the one or more health care monitor computers; and
wherein the server is operable to assign one or more patient contacts to a health care monitor through one of the one or more health care monitor computers over the computer network, receive a patient response obtained by the health care monitor through the computer network, store the patient response in the patient information database received from the health care monitor, and send data about the patient response to at least one of the one or more practitioner computers from the patient information database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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