Implementing an effective medical treatment management program
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a wellness management program within a business environment, comprising the steps of:
- recruiting a staff of persons from the business environment to implement the wellness management program;
training the staff to perform services involved in implementing the wellness management program; and
announcing the availability of the program within the business environment.
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Abstract
Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a program, implemented by an employer, for assisting in the management of medical treatments associated with active and retired employees. In one example, among others, in a business environment, an employer creates an internal support network to operate a program for assisting in the management of medical treatments of individuals within the business environment, such as employees. Accordingly, the internal support network provides information resources on treating medical conditions and distributes the resources to individuals within the business environment who request assistance with regard to managing treatment of a medical condition. Further, participants in the program may be trained to provide personal assistance to an individual in understanding an information resource. Other methods and systems are also provided.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a wellness management program within a business environment, comprising the steps of:
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recruiting a staff of persons from the business environment to implement the wellness management program;
training the staff to perform services involved in implementing the wellness management program; and
announcing the availability of the program within the business environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for implementing a wellness management program within a business environment comprising the steps of:
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providing a means for a person to leave a voice mail message expressing an interest in supporting the program;
reviewing, via an administrator, a message by the person expressing an interest in supporting the program and notifying a volunteer coordinator;
contacting, via the volunteer coordinator, the person and determining the type of support that the person desires to provide in the program;
matching, via the volunteer coordinator, the person with a particular support team that performs a task that is compatible with the type of support; and
notifying, via the volunteer coordinator, a leader of the particular support team that the person has been assigned to the particular support team. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for implementing a wellness management program within a business community comprising the steps of:
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providing a means for an individual to leave a voice mail message expressing an interest in seeking assistance from the program;
reviewing, via an administrator, a message by the individual expressing an interest in seeking assistance from the program for a particular medical condition and notifying a program director of the interest expressed by the individual;
sending medical information regarding the particular medical condition to the individual;
assigning, via the program director, a member of a support team that meets with a person seeking assistance from the program to contact the individual;
contacting, via the member of the support team, the individual to determine if the individual received the medical information;
determining, via the member of the support team, if the individual would like assistance in understanding the medical information; and
informing, via the member of the support team, the program director if the individual desires additional assistance. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for implementing a program within a business community to assist in the treatment of a plurality of medical conditions, comprising:
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creating an internal support network to operate the program;
determining which particular medical conditions are going to be stressed within the program;
proactively compiling medical information concerning the particular medical conditions according to a desired standard of review;
assembling the compiled medical information for each particular medical condition into an individual guide for the particular medical condition; and
maintaining the assembled medical information so that the assembled medical information meets the desired standard of review. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for implementing a program that provides assistance in managing a medical treatment within a business environment, comprising:
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a local information network provided within the business environment to disseminate information from the program to an active member of the business environment, wherein the information includes a description of services provided by the program, a request for support from active members, and a mailbox address;
a community network provided outside the business environment to disseminate additional information from the program to a person that is not an active member of the business environment, wherein the additional information includes the description of services provided by the program, a request for support from persons that are not active members, and a mailbox address to a mailbox address; and
an electronic mailbox to store messages from persons that are attempting to contact a representative of the program at the mailbox address. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for implementing a program that provides assistance in managing a medical treatment within a business environment, comprising:
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a general assistance component to disseminate unsolicited information to members of the business environment;
a special assistance component to provide requested assistance to members of the business environment;
a management component to oversee operations of the program;
a maintenance component to provide continual support services to the program;
an information network to propagate communication from the program throughout the business environment; and
a mailbox to receive communication directed to the program from members of the business environment. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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