System and method for determining whether to issue an alert to consider prophylaxis for a risk condition
First Claim
1. A method of determining whether to issue an alert for consideration of prophylaxis for at least one patient with respect to a risk condition, the method comprising computer-implemented acts of.(A) for each risk factor of a set of risk factors, determining whether the risk factor is satisfied for the at least one patient;
- (B) for each satisfied risk factor, assigning a respective pre-selected value;
(C) combining the assigned values for the at least one patient to produce a risk score; and
(D) issuing an alert to consider prophylaxis for the at least one patient if the risk score satisfies one or more predefined criteria.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system and method for determining whether to issue an alert to consider prophylaxis (e.g., mechanical and/or pharmacological) with respect to a risk condition (e.g., risk of VTE, DVT and/or PE). One or more sources of patient information are queried to retrieve patient information for a set of patients. From this retrieved patient information, it is determined whether any risk factors of a set of risk factors are satisfied for each such patient. For each patient for which one or more risk factors are satisfied, a respective value and/or classification is assigned to each risk factor. The values and/or classifications are combined to produce a combined value, and it is determined from the combined value whether the patient has the risk condition. If the patient has the risk condition, an alert is issued (e.g., on a display screen) to a health care provider for consideration of prophylaxis.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of determining whether to issue an alert for consideration of prophylaxis for at least one patient with respect to a risk condition, the method comprising computer-implemented acts of.
(A) for each risk factor of a set of risk factors, determining whether the risk factor is satisfied for the at least one patient; -
(B) for each satisfied risk factor, assigning a respective pre-selected value; (C) combining the assigned values for the at least one patient to produce a risk score; and (D) issuing an alert to consider prophylaxis for the at least one patient if the risk score satisfies one or more predefined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. The method of 14, further comprising:
(E) determining that the risk score is equal to or greater than 4.
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21-186. -186. (canceled)
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