Process for evaluating a persons individualized nutritional supplemental needs

• US 20070260481A1
• Filed: 05/05/2006
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nutrition Consultants Of America, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nutrition Consultants Of America, Inc.
• Inventors: Marshall, Richard
• Application Number:
  US11/429,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20070260481A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• 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 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

A process for evaluating a persons individualized nutritional supplementation needs based on preselected criteria. The process comprises the steps of having a prospective patient obtain a confidential history form and having the prospective patient complete the confidential history form which includes preselected medical information, family history, and preselected lifestyle criteria. This is followed by a step of having the patient authorize review the information that was provided in the previous step by the patient by a preselected assigned doctor and a step of having the patient consent to being treated by the preselected assigned doctor. Ordering laboratory testing of the patient by the preselected assigned doctor is a step in the process which includes providing the patient with a requisition slip for laboratory testing along with directions to a preselected laboratory. This is followed by a step of having at least one of such patient'"'"'s blood and urine tested at the preselected laboratory and a step of reviewing and evaluating results by the assigned doctor of the tests and a step of providing the patient with a health assessment report by the assigned doctor.

Claims

1. A process for evaluating a persons individualized nutritional supplementation needs based on preselected criteria;

said process comprising the steps of;

(a) having a prospective patient obtain a confidential history form;

(b) having said prospective patient complete said confidential history form which includes preselected medical information, family history, and preselected lifestyle criteria which can have an effect on said patient'"'"'s nutritional needs;

(c) having said patient authorize review of said information provided in step (b) by a preselected assigned doctor;

(d) having said patient consent to being treated by said preselected assigned doctor;

(e) ordering laboratory testing by said preselected assigned doctor, including providing said patient with a requisition slip for said laboratory testing and with directions to a preselected laboratory;

(f) having at least one of said patient'"'"'s blood and urine tested at said preselected laboratory;

(g) reviewing and evaluating test results received from said preselected laboratory by said preselected assigned doctor of said at least one of said blood and said urine test; and

(h) providing said patient with a health assessment report by said assigned doctor.

2. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said step (a) includes having said prospective patient obtain said confidential history form from one of a web site and from advertising on at least one of television, radio, magazines, and newspapers.

3. The process, according to claim 2, wherein said step (a) includes having said prospective patient obtain said confidential history form by means of said web site.

4. The process, according to claim 3, wherein said process further includes an additional step of creating a user name and password for said prospective patient so as to enable said patient to log on to a secure website.

5. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process further includes an additional step of having said patient provide samples to said preselected laboratory of at least one of said patients hair, fingernails, skin, feces, and saliva for testing and evaluation.

6. The process, according to claim 5, wherein said process further includes an additional step of mailing said patient a hair analysis test kit so that said patient can provide a hair sample which can be mailed with said test kit to said preselected laboratory for analysis.

7. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process further includes an additional step of making nutritional supplementation recommendations by said preselected assigned doctor on at least one of which vitamins, minerals, herbs and nutritional products are needed by said patient.

8. The process, according to claim 7, wherein said nutritional products include liquids and solids.

9. The process, according to claim 7, wherein said process further includes an additional step of having said preselected assigned doctor specify an exact product, dosage, and instructions on taking said product.

10. The process, according to claim 9, wherein said process further includes an additional step of instructing said patient what at least one specialized test should be ordered at a predetermined future time so that said assigned doctor can monitor an effectiveness of said treatment while using said prescribed product.

11. The process, according to claim 10, wherein said process includes a plurality of specialized tests.

12. The process, according to claim 10, wherein said process further includes a step of specifying said predetermined future time to be three months.

13. The process, according to claim 10, wherein said process further includes an additional step of providing said patient with a specific report with results of said specialized test.

14. The process, according to claim 10, wherein said process further includes an additional step of providing said patient with a maintenance program prescribed by said preselected assigned doctor as a result of said doctor'"'"'s evaluation of said results of said specialized tests for said patient to follow in order to continue to improve and support changes which have occurred.

15. The process, according to claim 10, wherein said maintenance program includes providing said patient with specific information for said patient and a list of supplements and dosages to be taken by said patient for a proscribed period of time.

16. The process, according to claim 10, wherein said process further includes an additional step of recommending said patient visit said website every year for an annual evaluation.

17. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said preselected laboratory is a laboratory that has offices nationwide.

18. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process further includes an additional step of supplying only pharmaceutical grade supplements for said patients.

19. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process includes assigning said preselected doctors on a geographical basis.

20. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process includes assigning at least one preselected doctor for up to one thousand currently active patients.

21. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process further includes an additional step of supplying nutritional supplements which can be administered one of orally, intravenously, and other ways in which supplements can be absorbed by a body.

22. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said other ways include transdermally and by nasal inhalers.

23. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process further includes an additional step of ordering additional blood tests for patients known to have at least one of diabetes and high cholesterol.

24. The process, according to claim 23, wherein said additional blood tests include fasting glucose and fasting lipids.

25. The process, according to claim 1, wherein said process further includes an additional step of having said patient transmit images of said patient to said preselected assigned doctor by at least one of wireless communication, Email and direct mail.

26. The process, according to claim 25, wherein said wireless communication is by cellular telephone.

27. The process, according to claim 25, wherein said direct mail includes at least one of photographs on hard copy and photographs contained on a disc.