System and method for encouraging performance of health-promoting measures
First Claim
1. A method for providing incentives to a member to perform health-promoting measures comprising:
- a) establishing a list of at least one health-promoting measure and at least one incentive to be presented to the member based on member performance of at least one health-promoting measure;
b) monitoring the member'"'"'s compliance in performing said at least one health-promoting measure; and
c) assessing the appropriate at least one incentive to be issued to the member based on monitored compliance.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring and promoting behavioral modification with regard to an individual'"'"'s health. In particular, the present invention provides a means for monitoring an individual'"'"'s performance of health-promoting measures and, based on the member compliance to health-promoting measures, issuing tangible and/or intangible incentive products. In one embodiment, exercise/activity monitors are worn by members to verify their identity and to record and transmit member compliance in performing health-promoting measures (i.e., heart rate, type of exercise, exercise intensity and duration). All health-related information, including physical examination results and recorded participation in health-promoting measures, are used to determine appropriate incentives (i.e., subsidize membership fees for health club) to be rewarded to said member.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing incentives to a member to perform health-promoting measures comprising:
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a) establishing a list of at least one health-promoting measure and at least one incentive to be presented to the member based on member performance of at least one health-promoting measure;
b) monitoring the member'"'"'s compliance in performing said at least one health-promoting measure; and
c) assessing the appropriate at least one incentive to be issued to the member based on monitored compliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for encouraging member performance of health-promoting measures, said system comprising:
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a) a means for monitoring a member'"'"'s performance of at least one health-promoting measure;
b) a centralized computer;
c) a means for communicating monitored performance of at least one health-promoting measure to the centralized computer; and
d) a means for assessing appropriate incentives to be issued to the member based on monitored performance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for displaying member data on a display device of a computer system, the data being obtained from tables in a database associated with the computer system, said computer readable medium comprising:
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first computer program code for receiving data regarding a member'"'"'s health;
second computer program code for establishing a list of at least one health-promoting measure and at least one incentive to be presented to the member based on the assessment of health;
third computer program code for assessing the member'"'"'s health;
fourth computer program code for monitoring the member'"'"'s compliance in performing said at least one health-promoting measure based on assessment of health; and
fifth computer program code assessing the appropriate at least one incentive to be presented to the member based on monitored compliance.
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20. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for displaying member data on a display device of a computer system, the data being obtained from tables in a database associated with the computer system, said computer readable medium comprising:
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first computer program code for establishing a list of at least one health-promoting measure;
a second computer program code for monitoring the member'"'"'s performance of said at least one health-promoting measure based on data communicated from a monitoring means;
a third computer code for comparing the member'"'"'s performance of said at least one health-promoting measure with other member performances; and
a fourth computer program code for assessing an appropriate at least one incentive to be presented to the member based on the comparison of performances. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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