DISEASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A NO RESPONSE METHOD
First Claim
1. A computerized no response method comprising:
- retrieving a prestored question associated with a medical aspect of a patient;
outputting the question to the patient;
waiting for a time period for a response from the patient; and
triggering a time out condition if the response is not received in the time period.
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Abstract
A system and method for allowing a patient to access an automated process for managing a specified health problem called a disease. The system performs disease management in a fully automated manner, using periodic interactive dialogs with the patient to obtain health state measurements from the patient, to evaluate and assess the progress of the patient'"'"'s disease, to review and adjust therapy to optimal levels, and to give the patient medical advice for administering treatment and handling symptom flare-ups and acute episodes of the disease. The medical records are updated, the progression of the disease is stored and tracked, and the patient'"'"'s preferences for treatment are stored and then used to offer medical advice based on the current state of the disease. A prestored general disease trend curve is compared against a patient specific disease trend curve, and the system makes an automated response such as adjusting therapy.
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25 Claims
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1. A computerized no response method comprising:
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retrieving a prestored question associated with a medical aspect of a patient;
outputting the question to the patient;
waiting for a time period for a response from the patient; and
triggering a time out condition if the response is not received in the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An automated disease management system for reacting to a time out condition when a patient does not respond to a question, the system comprising:
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a no response (NR) function, wherein the no response function comprises a time out condition that occurs when a patient does not provide a timely response to a question; and
an output device configured to provide an automated notification as a result of the time out condition that informs the patient or a medical contact that the patient did not provide a response. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for reacting to a medical user who does not provide a response to an automated medical question, the computer readable code comprising instructions for:
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displaying one or more questions to a medical user;
waiting for a response to the displayed questions; and
implementing a continuation action when the response is not received. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An automated medical treatment system having a no response (NR) function, the system comprising:
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a module that interacts through questions and answers with a user for automated health assessment and treatment of a disease; and
a NR function in the module that informs the user or one or more agents of the user when the user fails to provide a timely answer to a question. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computerized no response method, comprising:
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storing a plurality of parameters;
sending a selected question from a medical script;
waiting a preset time for a response to the question; and
performing an action based on the parameters after the preset time expires with no response. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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Specification