Healthcare management system
First Claim
1. A healthcare management system, comprising:
- a memory configured to store health-related information about individual members of a population; and
a processor operatively coupled to the memory and configured to;
select a first treatment intervention for addressing predetermined symptoms of an individual member of the population from two or more potential treatment interventions, based on the following information stored in the memory;
a determined risk that the symptoms are caused by one or more predetermined health conditions; and
at least one of the following factors;
a success rate of each potential treatment intervention at treating the one or more predetermined health conditions; and
a cost of each potential treatment intervention; and
an output module configured to provide information regarding the first treatment intervention to at least one of a healthcare provider and an insurer of the individual member.
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Abstract
A healthcare management system is provided. The system may include a memory configured to store health-related information about individual members of a population and a processor operatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to select a first treatment intervention for addressing predetermined symptoms of an individual member of the population from two or more potential treatment interventions. The processor may be configured to select the first treatment intervention based on information stored in the memory, such as a determined risk that the symptoms are caused by one or more predetermined health conditions. In addition, the processor may be configured to select the first treatment intervention based on at least one of the following factors: a success rate of each potential treatment intervention at treating the one or more predetermined health conditions; and a cost of each potential treatment intervention. The system may also include an output module configured to provide information regarding the first treatment intervention to at least one of a healthcare provider and an insurer of the individual member.
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25 Claims
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1. A healthcare management system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store health-related information about individual members of a population; and
a processor operatively coupled to the memory and configured to;
select a first treatment intervention for addressing predetermined symptoms of an individual member of the population from two or more potential treatment interventions, based on the following information stored in the memory;
a determined risk that the symptoms are caused by one or more predetermined health conditions; and
at least one of the following factors;
a success rate of each potential treatment intervention at treating the one or more predetermined health conditions; and
a cost of each potential treatment intervention; and
an output module configured to provide information regarding the first treatment intervention to at least one of a healthcare provider and an insurer of the individual member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of healthcare management, comprising:
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selecting a first treatment intervention for addressing predetermined symptoms of an individual member of the population from two or more potential treatment interventions, based on the following information stored in a memory;
a determined risk that the symptoms are caused by one or more predetermined health conditions; and
at least one of the following factors;
a success rate of each potential treatment intervention at treating the one or more predetermined health conditions; and
a cost of each potential treatment intervention; and
providing information regarding the first treatment intervention to at least one of a healthcare provider and an insurer of the individual member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon machine executable instructions for healthcare management, the instructions comprising the steps of:
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selecting a first treatment intervention for addressing predetermined symptoms of an individual member of the population from two or more potential treatment interventions, based on the following information stored in a memory;
a determined risk that the symptoms are caused by one or more predetermined health conditions; and
at least one of the following factors;
a success rate of each potential treatment intervention at treating the one or more predetermined health conditions; and
a cost of each potential treatment intervention; and
providing information regarding the first treatment intervention to at least one of a healthcare provider and an insurer of the individual member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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