Integrated method and system for diagnosis determination

• US 20070197882A1
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medred LLC
• Original Assignee: Medred LLC
• Inventors: Christensen, James, Smith, William, Creed, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,900,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method and system for creating a database for diagnosis determination that includes receiving baseline symptoms in a memory, receiving diagnoses in the memory, classifying the diagnoses that correspond to the baseline symptoms as diagnoses linked to the baseline symptoms, and rendering the diagnoses accessible on the basis of the corresponding baseline symptoms. A method and system for determining a diagnosis and treatment that includes receiving patient symptoms, comparing patient symptoms to previously stored baseline symptoms, identifying the patient symptoms that correspond to the baseline symptoms, and providing diagnoses that correspond to the identified patient symptoms to a user.

Claims

1. A method for creating a database for diagnosis determination, the method comprising:

receiving one or more baseline symptoms;

receiving one or more diagnoses;

classifying the diagnoses that correspond to the baseline symptoms as diagnoses linked to the baseline symptoms; and

rendering the diagnoses accessible on the basis of the corresponding baseline symptoms.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received diagnoses are updated in a memory on the basis of current medical knowledge.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the classified diagnoses correspond to a combination of the baseline symptoms.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnoses are rendered accessible via a user-generated query.

5. A method for determining a diagnosis and treatment, the method comprising:

receiving patient symptoms;

comparing patient symptoms to previously stored baseline symptoms;

identifying the patient symptoms that correspond to the baseline symptoms; and

providing one or more diagnoses that correspond to the identified patient symptoms.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more diagnoses have been previously stored in memory.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the compared patient symptoms are compared to a combination of the baseline symptoms.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the identified patient symptoms correspond to a combination of the baseline symptoms.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the identified patient symptoms are similar to at least one of the baseline symptoms and a combination of the baseline symptoms.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing one or more treatment options to the patient that correspond to the provided one or more diagnoses.

11. A system for diagnosis determination, the system comprising:

a processor;

a user interface functioning via the processor; and

a repository accessible by the processor;

wherein the system;

receives one or more baseline symptoms in a memory;

receives one or more diagnoses corresponding to the one or more baseline symptoms in the memory;

receives patient symptoms from one or more patients, wherein the patient symptoms are a specific combination of symptoms; and

provides one or more corresponding diagnoses to the one or more patients;

wherein

the one or more diagnoses are determined on the basis of the received patient symptoms and the stored one or more diagnoses.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the user interface displays a screen, wherein the screen comprises at least one of a summary section, a patient profile section, a contacts and insurance section, a medication, a medical conditions section, a laboratory data section, a radiology section, a mammography section, a doctor visits section, a procedures section, a prevention/screening section, an immunization section, a private information section, a document inbox section, and an account management section.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein at least one of the sections are accessible by the user.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the data displayed in the sections is updated with new information.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein a unique identifier is assigned to each of the one or more patients.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the patient symptoms and the corresponding diagnosis may be accessed for each of the one or more patients by using the unique identifier.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more diagnoses are the result of a comparison of the specific combination of the patient symptoms with an identical combination of symptoms stored in memory as the one or more baseline symptoms.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein an appropriate treatment is provided on the basis of the provided one or more corresponding diagnoses.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein a number of the one or more corresponding diagnoses is further reduced when more patient symptoms are entered.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more diagnoses are provided by labeling the diagnoses at least one or consider, rule out, probable and confirm.

21. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is housed on a terminal selected from a group consisting of a personal computer, a minicomputer, a main frame computer, a microcomputer, a hand held device, and a telephonic device.

22. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is housed on a server selected from a group consisting of a personal computer, a minicomputer, a microcomputer, and a main frame computer.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the server is coupled to a network via a coupling selected from a group consisting of a wired connection, a wireless connection, and a fiberoptic connection.

24. The system of claim 11, wherein the repository is housed on a server coupled to a network.

25. The system of claim 11, further comprising a hand-held interface device that allows the user to access the repository.

26. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to integrate claim processing, the control logic comprising computer readable program code means for:

receiving one or more baselines symptoms in a memory;

receiving one or more diagnoses corresponding to the one or more baseline symptoms in the memory;

receiving patient symptoms; and

providing one or more corresponding diagnoses to the patient;

wherein

the one or more diagnoses are determined on the basis of the received patient symptoms and the stored one or more diagnoses.

27. A system for integrated of claim processing, the system comprising:

means for receiving one or more baselines symptoms in a memory;

means for receiving one or more diagnoses corresponding to the one or more baseline symptoms in the memory;

means for receiving patient symptoms; and

means for providing one or more corresponding diagnoses to the patient;

wherein

the one or more diagnoses are determined on the basis of the received patient symptoms and the stored one or more diagnoses.