FIRST-ON METHOD FOR INCREASING COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTHCARE SELF-REPORTING

• US 20080243544A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Iconic Health, LLC
• Original Assignee: Iconic Health, LLC
• Inventors: Cafer, Jason Edward
• Application Number:
  US11/933,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20080243544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A first-on method for improving user compliance with self-reporting in a healthcare environment. The method includes the step of presenting a user with a self-reporting requirement associated with an electronic functionality desired by said user, the user being required to satisfy the self-reporting requirement prior to accessing the electronic functionality. The self-reporting requirement is presented to the user upon initiation of the desired electronic functionality.

Claims

1. A first-on method for improving compliance with self-reporting, the method comprising the step of presenting a user with a self-reporting requirement associated with an electronic functionality desired by said user, said user being required to satisfy said self-reporting requirement prior to accessing said electronic functionality, wherein said self-reporting requirement is presented to said user upon initiation of said electronic functionality.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said electronic functionality is selected from the group consisting of an electronic device, an application associated with an electronic device, and a functionality of an already-running application associated with an electronic device.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said self-reporting requirement is presented to said user via a widget.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said self-reporting requirement is satisfied by said user opting out of said self-reporting requirement.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said self-reporting requirement is satisfied by said user identifying at least one symptom experienced by said user.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said self-reporting requirement is satisfied by said user rating at least one symptom experienced by said user.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said self-reporting requirement is satisfied by said user reporting at least one event experienced by said user.

8. The method according to claim 2 wherein said electronic functionality is an electronic device selected from the group consisting of a desktop computer, a television, a digital video recording device, video game device, and a digital audio recording device.

9. The method according to claim 2 wherein said electronic functionality is a mobile electronic device.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said mobile electronic device is selected from the group consisting of a PDA, a cell phone, a smart phone, a digital music player, a portable video game device, a mobile video recording device, and a mobile audio recording device.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein said self-reporting requirement is presented within a third-party application and further wherein said electronic functionality is a functionality of said third-party application.

12. The method according to claim 1 wherein at least a portion of a content of said self-reporting requirement is provided by a physician treating said user.

13. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of transmitting to a predetermined computer on a network, including the internet, at least one result of said self-reporting requirement.

14. The method according to claim 1 wherein said user is not a patient with respect to whom said self-reporting requirement pertains, and further wherein said user is an individual authorized to satisfy said self-reporting requirement with respect to the patient to whom the self-reporting requirement pertains.

15. The method according to claim 1 wherein said initiation of said electronic functionality comprises waking an electronic device from a sleep mode.

16. The method according to claim 1 wherein at least a portion of a content of said self-reporting requirement is providing by an individual selected from the group consisting of an evaluator, an analyst, a counselor, a life coach, a teacher, a parole officer, and a probation officer.

17. The method according to claim 4 wherein when said self-reporting requirement is satisfied by said user opting out of said self-reporting requirement, a delay is provided prior to allowing said user to access said electronic functionality.

18. The method according to claim 11 wherein said third-party application is protected by a password, and further wherein said self-reporting requirement is presented to said user only when said user logs in to said third-party application using an appropriate password.

19. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of presenting said user with additional instructions after said user satisfies said self-reporting requirement.

20. The method according to claim 19 wherein said additional instructions are selected from the group consisting of increasing medication dosage, decreasing medication dosage, calling a physician, calling a non-physician health care provider, and scheduling an appointment with a health care provider.