DISEASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A computerized method for providing medical advice to a patient, the method comprising:
- storing, in a memory on a computer, a plurality of values for a health parameter of the patient, wherein each value is associated with a different time;
performing a statistical analysis on the plurality of values;
determining medical advice based on the statistical analysis; and
outputting the medical advice to a user.
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention is directed to 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. Subjective and objective health measurements are used to determine a metric, which can be used to adjust patient therapy.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method for providing medical advice to a patient, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory on a computer, a plurality of values for a health parameter of the patient, wherein each value is associated with a different time;
performing a statistical analysis on the plurality of values;
determining medical advice based on the statistical analysis; and
outputting the medical advice to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for assessing a patient'"'"'s need for medical treatment, comprising:
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a computer;
a storage, in data communication with the computer, to store a plurality of values for at least one health parameter of the patient, wherein each value is associated with a time;
a statistical analysis module executed by the computer and configured to perform a statistical analysis on the plurality of values;
a therapy module executed by the computer and configured to determine medical advice based on the statistical analysis; and
an output device to output the medical advice to a user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for assessing a patient'"'"'s need for medical treatment, comprising:
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means for storing, in a memory on a computer, a plurality of values for a health parameter of the patient, wherein each value is associated with a different time;
means for performing a statistical analysis on the plurality of values;
means for determining medical advice based on the statistical analysis; and
means for outputting the medical advice to a user.
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20. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for performing assessment of a patient'"'"'s need for medical treatment, the computer readable code comprising instructions for:
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storing, in a memory on a computer, a plurality of values for a health parameter of the patient, wherein each value is associated with a different time;
performing a statistical analysis on the plurality of values;
determining medical advice based on the statistical analysis; and
outputting the medical advice to a user.
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