MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A patient management system comprising:
- a scheduler (20) configured to schedule engagements with a patient in accordance with a care plan (18), the engagements including at least presentation of audio/video content;
an audio/video presentation device (10) configured to present audio/video content to the patient as directed by the scheduler;
an input device (12) configured to receive patient responses;
a response analyzer (34) configured to analyze at least one patient response to determine patient compliance with a goal of the care plan; and
an incentives rules engine (40) configured to generate incentives based on the patient compliance, the incentives rules engine adjusting the generated incentives based on at least one additional factor to enhance motivational value of the generated incentives.
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Abstract
A patient management system includes a scheduler (20) configured to schedule engagements with a patient in accordance with a care plan (18). The engagements include at least presentation of audio/video content. An audio/video presentation device (10) is configured to present audio/video content to the patient as directed by the scheduler. An input device (12) is configured to receive patient responses. A response analyzer (34) is configured to analyze at least one patient response to determine patient compliance with a goal of the care plan. An incentives rules engine (40) is configured to generate incentives based on the patient compliance. The incentives rules engine adjusts the generated incentives based on at least one additional factor to enhance motivational value of the generated incentives.
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24 Claims
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1. A patient management system comprising:
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a scheduler (20) configured to schedule engagements with a patient in accordance with a care plan (18), the engagements including at least presentation of audio/video content; an audio/video presentation device (10) configured to present audio/video content to the patient as directed by the scheduler; an input device (12) configured to receive patient responses; a response analyzer (34) configured to analyze at least one patient response to determine patient compliance with a goal of the care plan; and an incentives rules engine (40) configured to generate incentives based on the patient compliance, the incentives rules engine adjusting the generated incentives based on at least one additional factor to enhance motivational value of the generated incentives. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A patient management method comprising:
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generating a care plan (18) for a patient; engaging the patient in accordance with the care plan, said engaging including at least presenting audio-video content to the patient in accordance with the care plan; quantifying progress of the patient in following the care plan using at least one patient metric; and accumulating incentives based on the at least one patient metric and at least one additional factor selected to enhance motivational value of the accumulating incentives. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for publishing a collection of scores, the method comprising:
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rescaling the scores to compress a range of the scores while retaining the ordering of the scores from lowest score to highest score; and publishing the rescaled scores. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of adjusting an insurance premium assigned to a patient, the method comprising:
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generating a care plan (18) for a patient; engaging the patient in accordance with the care plan, said engaging including at least presenting audio-video content to the patient in accordance with the care plan; quantifying progress of the patient in following the care plan using at least one patient metric; accumulating incentives based at least on the at least one patient metric; and adjusting the insurance premium assigned to the patient downward by an amount determined based on the accumulated incentives. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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