Health and wellness guidance system

• US 20070150309A1
• Filed: 12/23/2005
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Taylor, Michael, Lavaux, Linda, Sprague, Peggy, Hartsock, Jennifer, Winslow, Anita
• Application Number:
  US11/315,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20070150309A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• 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 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

A health and wellness guidance system is provided. The system may include a memory configured to store health-related information about individual members of a population. The system may also include a processor operatively coupled to the memory and configured to assemble at least one tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package tailored for an individual member of the population. The assembly may be performed in response to at least one of the following: an update to the health-related information stored in the memory, and an addition of new health-related information to the memory.

Claims

1. A health and wellness guidance 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 assemble at least one tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package tailored for an individual member of the population in response to at least one of the following;

an update to the health-related information stored in the memory; and

an addition of new health-related information to the memory.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package includes at least two tailored questions respectively associated with at least two unrelated health risk assessment strategies.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a tailored health-related information package including information about at least two unrelated health issues.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package includes both tailored questions and health-related information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the health-related information is incorporated into the tailored questions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to pre-authorize health treatments based on the health-related information stored in the memory.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to alert the individual member when the member is eligible for particular healthcare.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory is further configured to store at least one of insurance information and pharmacy information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to administer tailored health risk assessment questionnaire packages to an individual member with a predetermined frequency and timing that are tailored for the individual member.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package includes at least one of a paper document, an electronic document, and an Internet-based document.

11. A method for guiding health and wellness behavior of members of a targeted population, comprising:

assembling at least one tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package tailored for an individual member of the population in response to at least one of the following;

an update to health-related information stored in a memory; and

an addition of new health-related information to the memory.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package includes at least two tailored questions respectively associated with at least two unrelated health risk assessment strategies.

13. The method of claim 11, further including generating a tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package including both tailored questions and health-related information.

14. The method of claim 13, further including incorporating the health-related information into the tailored questions.

15. The method of claim 11, further including pre-authorizing health treatments based on health-related information stored in the memory.

16. The method of claim 11, further including alerting the individual member when the member is eligible for particular healthcare.

17. The method of claim 11, further including storing, in the memory, at least one of insurance information and pharmacy information.

18. The method of claim 11, further including administering the at least one tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package to the individual member.

19. The method of claim 11, further including tailoring at least one of a frequency and a timing of the administering of tailored health risk assessment questionnaire packages to the individual member.

20. The method of claim 11, further including generating the tailored packages in the form of at least one of a paper document, an electronic document, and an Internet-based document.

21. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon machine executable instructions for guiding health and wellness behavior of members of a population, the instructions comprising the step of:

assembling at least one tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package tailored for an individual member of the population in response to at least one of the following;

an update to health-related information stored in a memory; and

an addition of new health-related information to the memory.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package includes at least two tailored questions respectively associated with at least two unrelated health risk assessment strategies.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the tailored health-related information package includes information about at least two unrelated health issues.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further including instructions for generating a tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package for a member of the population including both tailored questions and health-related information.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the health-related information is incorporated into the tailored questions.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further including instructions for pre-authorizing health treatments based on health-related information stored in the memory.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further including instructions for alerting the individual member when the member is eligible for particular healthcare.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further including instructions for storing, in the memory, at least one of insurance information and pharmacy information.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further including instructions for administering the at least one tailored health risk assessment questionnaire package to the individual member.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, further including instructions for tailoring at least one of a frequency and a timing of the administering of tailored health risk assessment questionnaire packages to the individual member.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further including instructions for generating tailored health risk assessment questionnaire packages in the form of at least one of a paper document, an electronic document, and an Internet-based document.