Medical management system and method
First Claim
1. A medical management reporting system for optimizing patient cooperation with at least a managed care organization (MCO) in regard to a given disease comprising:
- a data base including data received from a plurality of patients via a communication arrangement, the data includes a test analysis of a human body fluid in regard to the current status of a specified disease in each of the plurality of patients at the time of each test periodically conducted by each patient and periodically communicated via the communication arrangement to the database by the patient;
a report generating device communicating with the database, the report generating device generating an MCO report to be provided by an entity, the MCO report including an analysis of the data from the data base manifesting the tested disease status for each test at the time of test, including a time and date stamp for each test and the patient being tested; and
the communication arrangement being arranged for communicating the MCO report to an MCO.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided wherein managed care organizations (MCO) and a patient'"'"'s healthcare provider are provided reports by an entity on a periodic basis. The reports are based on patient glucose or other disease monitoring tests inputted to a patient test analyzer monitor uniquely identified to the patient. The monitor is programmed to communicate to the entity as frequently as nightly each day'"'"'s tests to create a patient(s) data base at the entity. The entity optionally causes test units to be shipped directly to the patient as needed. Test results are provided in reports to at least the MCO and optionally to a health care provider and patient. The reports provide timely information as to the status of the patient'"'"'s control of the disease encouraging compliance by the patient.
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17 Claims
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1. A medical management reporting system for optimizing patient cooperation with at least a managed care organization (MCO) in regard to a given disease comprising:
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a data base including data received from a plurality of patients via a communication arrangement, the data includes a test analysis of a human body fluid in regard to the current status of a specified disease in each of the plurality of patients at the time of each test periodically conducted by each patient and periodically communicated via the communication arrangement to the database by the patient;
a report generating device communicating with the database, the report generating device generating an MCO report to be provided by an entity, the MCO report including an analysis of the data from the data base manifesting the tested disease status for each test at the time of test, including a time and date stamp for each test and the patient being tested; and
the communication arrangement being arranged for communicating the MCO report to an MCO. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of medical management reporting for communicating data from a patient to a medical care provider, comprising:
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generating a data base communicating with a report generating device, the data base adapted to receive test data from a plurality of patients each completing a test, the test data pertaining to at least one body fluid in regard to current status of a specified disease in each of the patients at the time of each test periodically conducted by the patients, the report generating device for generating a report including the data manifesting a tested disease status for each test at the time of the test; and
communicating the report to an MCO. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of medical management reporting for communicating data from a patient to at least one of an MCO and a health care provider, comprising:
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providing a plurality of patients with a self test device for generating test data pertaining to at least one body fluid in regard to current status of a specified disease in each of the patients at the time of each test periodically conducted by the patients;
communicating the test data to an entity in regard to the current status of the specified disease;
creating a data base at the entity in response to receipt of the communication of the self test generated test data communicated to the entity by the plurality of patients;
generating at least one report from the test data in the data base, the report manifesting the test data and analysis of the at least one human body fluid in regard to the current status of a specified disease in each patient at the time of each self test periodically conducted by each patient including a time and date stamp for each self test and the patient being tested; and
communicating the at least one report to the at least one MCO and health care provider. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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