Interactive patient communication development system for reporting on patient healthcare management

• US 20070021984A1
• Filed: 09/28/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/528,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20070021984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• 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

Abstract

A modular interactive system and method for customizing health education to an individual at a remote terminal to induce a modification in a health-related behavior of the individual. The automated system includes a questionnaire generator for questioning the individual to determine his or her motivational drivers and comprehension capacity. The questionnaire generator is a graphical user interface that allows a clinician to graphically attach questions to answer to action. A processor then generates a script program based on what the clinician has attached together. A profile generator receives answers entered by the individual from the remote terminal and generates a motivational driver profile and a comprehension capacity profile of the individual. A translator receives clinical data relating to a current health condition of the individual and translates the clinical data, the motivational driver profile, and the comprehension capacity profile into a profile code. An educational fulfillment bank matches the profile code to matching educational materials and transfers the matched educational materials to the remote terminal. An evaluation program evaluates educational responses of the individual and provides profile updates for targeting subsequent educational material to the individual based on the educational responses.

Claims

1. A method for managing a condition of an individual, comprising the steps of:

(A) selecting a plurality of dialogs from one or more libraries;

(B) assembling said dialogs; and

(C) defining a delivery schedule for said dialogs as assembled to one or more of said individuals.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said dialogs comprise a plurality of content objects.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

generating a prioritization for said dialogs.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said prioritization comprises an option to include said dialogs in said delivery schedule.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said prioritization comprises an option to include one or more filler types of said dialogs in said delivery schedule.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said delivery schedule comprises (i) a daily schedule, (ii) a weekly schedule or (iii) a custom schedule.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

generating a presentation defined by said dialogs as assembled.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

generating one or more management programs for said dialogs related to said condition;

marking a particular individual among a plurality of said individuals for an assignment; and

linking said particular individual with said management programs per said assignment.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

identifying a particular individual among a plurality of said individuals by filtering said individuals using at least one of a plurality of factors for said condition;

generating a profile for said particular individual based on a plurality of responses received from said particular individual responding to a plurality of questions sent to said particular individual; and

generating a report for said profile.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said management of said condition comprises a disease management, said one or more libraries comprise one or more of (i) a disease specific library and (ii) a non-disease specific library and said dialogs concern a plurality of aspects of health care.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a storage medium storing a computer program comprising the steps of claim 1.

12. A method for managing a condition, comprising the steps of:

(A) generating one or more management programs for a plurality of dialogs related to said condition;

(B) marking a particular individual among a plurality of individuals for an assignment; and

(C) linking said particular individual with said management programs per said assignment.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of:

generating a time frame in which said management programs will run for said particular individual.

14. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of:

identifying said particular individual by filtering a plurality of names of said individuals.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein said management of said condition comprises a disease management and said management programs concern a plurality of aspects of health care.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising a storage medium storing a computer program comprising the steps of claim 12.

17. A method for managing a condition, comprising the steps of:

(A) identifying a particular individual among a plurality of individuals by filtering said individuals using at least one of a plurality of factors for said condition;

(B) generating a profile for said particular individual based on a plurality of responses received from said particular individual responding to a plurality of questions sent to said particular individual; and

(C) generating a report for said profile.

18. The method according to claim 17 wherein said report comprises said responses and is readable by a human.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein said factors comprise at least one among (i) a plurality of factors related to a level at risk (ii) a plurality of factors related to an aspect of care and (iii) a plurality of factors related to an expression of risk.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said factors related to said expression of risk comprises at least one among (i) a plurality of symptom factors reportable by said individuals, (ii) a plurality of behavior factors of said individuals and (iii) a plurality of knowledge factors of said individuals.

21. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of:

assigning said particular individual to a healthcare program based on said report, wherein said management of said condition comprises a disease management.

22. The method according to claim 17, further comprising a storage medium storing a computer program comprising the steps of claim 17.