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Digital disease management system

  • US 20080059234A1
  • Filed: 10/29/2007
  • Published: 03/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1997
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for improving the delivery of health care for patients, comprising the steps of:

  • a. receiving a first patient information signal by a central facility system, the first patient information signal being related to a selected patient and composed of multimedia data selected from the group comprising clinical data, cost data, administrative data, and combinations thereof;

    b. assigning one of a plurality of predetermined disease stages to the selected patient based on information contained in the first patient information signal;

    c. inputting the predetermined disease stage into the central facility system;

    d. assigning a first predictive probability of future progression of the disease to the selected patient by the central facility system based on at least one of the first patient information signal, the disease stage and a first array of risk factors, the first array of risk factors being computed from a database containing a plurality of previously obtained individualized patient information records, each of the patient information records containing patient information relating to the patient care of an individual patient;

    e. inputting the first predictive probability into the central facility system;

    f. generating a first patient recommendation signal by the central facility system, the first patient recommendation signal indicating a recommendation selected from the group of recommendations comprising the selected patient would benefit from immediate patient care and the selected patient would not benefit from immediate patient care;

    g. transmitting the first patient recommendation signal to a local computer means; and

    h. transmitting, from the central facility system to a regional computer means located at a regional treatment center, a third patient information signal in response to the first patient recommendation signal indicating that the selected patient would benefit from immediate patient care.

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