Patient management method and system
First Claim
1. A method of patient management comprising:
- defining a set of disease related codes, each code being assigned to one or more predefined categories and having a predefined patient management plan including predefined time intervals at which appointments to meet with a predefined healthcare professional are due, each time interval including a time range at which the appointment may occur;
assigning each patient record with one or more of the disease related codes according to results of a clinical assessment;
scheduling and grouping appointments due, regardless of which code they belong to, according to the required healthcare professional, the appointment due date, taking into account the relevant time range, and any categories associated with the code, generating a set of appointments due for the patient.
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Abstract
A method and system of patient recall management is disclosed comprising defining a set of disease related codes, each code being assigned to one or more predefined categories and having a predefined patient management plan including predefined time intervals at which appointments to meet with a predefined healthcare professional are due, each time interval including a time range at which the appointment may occur; assigning each patient record with one or more of the disease related codes according to results of a clinical assessment; scheduling and grouping appointments due, regardless of which code they belong to, according to the required healthcare professional, the appointment due date, taking into account the relevant time range, and any categories associated with the code, generating a set of appointments due for the patient.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of patient management comprising:
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defining a set of disease related codes, each code being assigned to one or more predefined categories and having a predefined patient management plan including predefined time intervals at which appointments to meet with a predefined healthcare professional are due, each time interval including a time range at which the appointment may occur; assigning each patient record with one or more of the disease related codes according to results of a clinical assessment; scheduling and grouping appointments due, regardless of which code they belong to, according to the required healthcare professional, the appointment due date, taking into account the relevant time range, and any categories associated with the code, generating a set of appointments due for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 29)
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14. A patient management system comprising:
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a database for storing a set of disease related codes, each code having been assigned to one or more predefined categories and having a predefined patient management plan including predefined time intervals at which appointments to meet with a predefined healthcare professional are due, each time interval including a time range at which the appointment may occur; means for storing patient records; means for appointment scheduling; means for associating each patient record with one or more of the disease related codes according to results of a clinical assessment; means for scheduling and grouping appointments due, regardless of which code they belong to, according to the required pre-defined healthcare professional, the appointment due date, taking into account the relevant time range, and the categories associated with the code, generating a set of appointments due for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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