System and method for repetitive interval clinical evaluations

• US 20060142645A1
• Filed: 10/14/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William H. Rice
• Original Assignee: William H. Rice
• Inventors: Rice, William H.
• Application Number:
  US11/251,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142645A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A healthcare tool allows a patient to record daily parameters associated with the patient'"'"'s clinical status, for example, body weight for congestive heart failure patients. A graph may be created showing the parameters on a control chart. The parameters are statistically analyzed against a control range, and when a parameter moves out of the control range, the system automatically creates a pop-up window alerting the patient that the parameter is outside the control range, and that the patient should consider informing a healthcare professional.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of impeding a progression of a disease within a patient comprising the steps of:

defining a set of disease associated parameters;

performing repetitive measurements on said set of disease associated parameters;

evaluating said repetitive measurements of disease-associated parameters;

performing statistical analysis on a history of said repetitive measurements of disease associated parameters;

alerting the patient to those statistical analyses which indicate a potential future problem that requires intervention; and

transmitting said statistical analyses to a network associated with a plurality of health care providers; and

applying secondary prevention techniques to address said potential future problem.