Method And System For Providing Evidence Based Evaluations Of Medical Treatments
First Claim
1. A method of securing and providing evidence based evaluations of medical treatments comprising:
- (a) providing guidelines for selecting evidence about the treatments;
(b) selecting a research expert knowledgeable about evidence relating to the treatments;
(c) having the research expert select evidence relating to the treatments;
(d) selecting a group of treatment experts knowledgeable about the treatments;
(e) having the treatment experts evaluate the treatments based on the evidence relating to the treatments; and
(f) placing the evaluations in a database accessible by users.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for securing and providing evidence based evaluations of medical treatments are disclosed herein. A method according to one embodiment includes: providing guidelines for selecting evidence about the treatments; selecting a research expert knowledgeable about evidence relating to the treatments; having the research expert select evidence relating to the treatments; selecting a group of treatment experts knowledgeable about the treatments; having the treatment experts evaluate the treatments based on the evidence relating to the treatments; and placing the evaluations in a database accessible by users. A method according to an embodiment includes: providing a database of treatment evaluations based on evidence relating to the treatments; securing personal medical information related to medical conditions to be treated by the treatments; securing consumer selection criteria; preparing personalized medical plans based on the personal medical information, the treatment evaluations, and the selection criteria; and providing the personalized medical plans.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of securing and providing evidence based evaluations of medical treatments comprising:
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(a) providing guidelines for selecting evidence about the treatments;
(b) selecting a research expert knowledgeable about evidence relating to the treatments;
(c) having the research expert select evidence relating to the treatments;
(d) selecting a group of treatment experts knowledgeable about the treatments;
(e) having the treatment experts evaluate the treatments based on the evidence relating to the treatments; and
(f) placing the evaluations in a database accessible by users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing personalized medical plans for consumers, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a database of treatment evaluations based on evidence relating to the treatments;
(b) securing personal medical information from the consumers related to medical conditions to be treated by the treatments;
(c) securing selection criteria from the consumers, the selection criteria selected from the group consisting of effectiveness, safety, tolerability, and cost;
(d) preparing personalized medical plans for the consumers based on the personal medical information, the treatment evaluations, and the selection criteria; and
(e) placing the personalized medical plans in a database accessible by at least one of the consumers and a healthcare provider. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for securing and providing evidence-based evaluations of medical treatments for various healthcare conditions, the system comprising:
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a computing device having a database;
at least one remote input computer in data communication with the database; and
at least one remote output computer in data communication with the database;
wherein the database includes machine readable instructions for;
directing a user to at least one specific portion of the database in accordance with a status associated with the respective user;
editing the database to include evidence relating to treatments using at least one respective remote input computer;
editing the database to include evaluations of the treatments based on the evidence relating to the treatments in the database using at least one respective remote input computer; and
allowing end users to view evaluation information in the database using at least one respective remote output computer.
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