Systems and Methods to Exchange Patient Information and to Set Up and Trigger Healthcare Alerts
First Claim
1. A method of sending a healthcare alert to a subscriber, the method comprising:
- receiving a message sent by a subscriber, the message comprising at least contact information of a patient and requesting a type of the healthcare alert;
processing the message;
determining a content of a healthcare alert to be sent to the subscriber based on the at least contact information of the patient and/or the type of the healthcare alert;
determining a proper time to send the healthcare alert to the subscriber; and
sending the healthcare alert with the proper content to the subscriber at the proper time.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sending health care alerts or reminders to patients, such as a reminder to visit the doctor, be vaccinated, or undergo a therapy. The alerts and reminders may be delivered to the patient'"'"'s cell phone, PDA, or computer, for example. The system manages information of patients and/or caregivers who are eligible for a vaccine or therapy, but have not contacted their health care professional yet for an appointment or taken the vaccine. The system serves to increase the number of patients who will undertake a desired action to which the alert/reminder was directed, such as getting a vaccine, visiting the doctor, or obtaining the remainder of one'"'"'s therapy, medication, or vaccine.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of sending a healthcare alert to a subscriber, the method comprising:
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receiving a message sent by a subscriber, the message comprising at least contact information of a patient and requesting a type of the healthcare alert; processing the message; determining a content of a healthcare alert to be sent to the subscriber based on the at least contact information of the patient and/or the type of the healthcare alert; determining a proper time to send the healthcare alert to the subscriber; and sending the healthcare alert with the proper content to the subscriber at the proper time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product that includes a medium useable by a processor, the medium comprising a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute a method of sending a healthcare alert to a subscriber, comprising:
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receiving a message sent by a subscriber, the message comprising at least contact information of a patient and requesting a type of the healthcare alert; processing the message; determining a content of a healthcare alert to be sent to the subscriber based on the at least contact information of the patient and/or the type of the healthcare alert; determining a proper time to send the healthcare alert to the subscriber; and sending the healthcare alert with the proper content to the subscriber at the proper time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of sending a healthcare reminder to a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving contact information for the patient; storing the patient'"'"'s contact information; determining a proper healthcare reminder to be sent to the patient; determining a proper time to send the healthcare reminder to the patient; and sending the healthcare reminder to the patient at the proper time. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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