Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching

• US 20100274578A1
• Filed: 02/19/2010
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Karkanias, Chris Demetrios, Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Firminger, Shawn P., Garms, Jason, Hyde, Roderick A., Malamud, Mark A., Tolle, Kristin M., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,892,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/00 ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of at least one attribute of an individual; accepting sensor data about the individual; presenting a set of health care options at least partially based on the accepting sensor data about the individual; and providing a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option.

Claims

1-116. -116. (canceled)

117. A system comprising:

an accepter module;

a data accepter module;

a presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual; and

a provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option.

118. The system of claim 117, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a physical attribute accepter module.

119. The system of claim 118, wherein the physical attribute accepter module comprises:

a physical symptom accepter module.

120. The system of claim 119, wherein the physical symptom accepter module comprises:

a physical measurement accepter module.

121. The system of claim 118, wherein the physical attribute accepter module comprises:

a physical diagnosis accepter module.

122. The system of claim 121, wherein the physical diagnosis accepter module comprises:

a physical disorder accepter module.

123. The system of claim 117, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a treatment accepter module.

124. The system of claim 117, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a history accepter module.

125. The system of claim 117, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a personal history accepter module.

126. The system of claim 117, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a family history accepter module.

127. The system of claim 117, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a mental attribute accepter module.

128. The system of claim 127, wherein the mental attribute accepter module comprises:

a mental symptom accepter module.

129. The system of claim 128, wherein the mental symptom accepter module comprises:

a mental disorder accepter module.

130. The system of claim 127, wherein the mental attribute accepter module comprises:

a mental measurement accepter module.

131. The system of claim 127, wherein the mental attribute accepter module comprises:

a mental impairment accepter module.

132. The system of claim 131, wherein the mental impairment accepter module comprises:

a mental indication accepter module.

133. The system of claim 127, wherein the mental attribute accepter module comprises:

a mental diagnosis accepter module.

134. The system of claim 133, wherein the mental diagnosis accepter module comprises:

a mental condition accepter module.

135. The system of claim 127, wherein the mental attribute accepter module comprises:

a mental therapy accepter module.

136. The system of claim 117, wherein the data accepter module comprises:

a remote accepter module.

137. The system of claim 117, wherein the data accepter module comprises:

a brain sensor data accepter module.

138. The system of claim 137, wherein the brain sensor data accepter module comprises:

a neuroprosthetic accepter module.

139. The system of claim 137, wherein the brain sensor data accepter module comprises:

an interface accepter module.

140. The system of claim 139, wherein the interface accepter module comprises:

a partial interface accepter module.

141. The system of claim 140, wherein the partial interface accepter module comprises:

an electrocorticography accepter module.

142. The system of claim 139, wherein the interface accepter module comprises:

a wireless accepter module.

143. The system of claim 137, wherein the brain sensor data accepter module comprises:

a neurophysiological measurement accepter module.

144. The system of claim 137, wherein the brain sensor data accepter module comprises:

a marker accepter module.

145. The system of claim 144, wherein the marker accepter module comprises:

a response accepter module.

146. The system of claim 117, wherein the data accepter module comprises:

a sensor data accepter module.

147. The system of claim 117, wherein the data accepter module comprises:

a blood sensor data accepter module.

148. The system of claim 117, wherein the presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual comprises:

a preference presenter module.

149. The system of claim 148, wherein the preference presenter module comprises:

a time preference presenter module.

150. The system of claim 148, wherein the preference presenter module comprises:

a payment capacity presenter module.

151. The system of claim 150, wherein the payment capacity presenter module comprises:

an insurance presenter module.

152. The system of claim 148, wherein the preference presenter module comprises:

a commonality presenter module.

153. The system of claim 117, wherein the presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual comprises:

a therapy presenter module.

154. The system of claim 117, wherein the presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual comprises:

an action presenter module.

155. The system of claim 117, wherein the presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual comprises:

a standard presenter module.

156. The system of claim 117, wherein the presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual comprises:

a health care provider presenter module module.

157. The system of claim 117, wherein the presenter module configured to present a set of health care options at least partially based on accepting sensor data about an individual comprises:

a center presenter module.

158. The system of claim 157, wherein the center presenter module comprises:

an office presenter module.

159. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

an auction provider module.

160. The system of claim 159, wherein the auction provider module comprises:

a reverse auction provider module.

161. The system of claim 159, wherein the auction provider module comprises:

a various auction provider module.

162. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

a rapid option provider module.

163. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

a low-cost option provider module.

164. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

a high-quality option provider module.

165. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

a local option provider module.

166. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

a geographic option provider module.

167. The system of claim 117, wherein the provider module configured to provide a matching system for procurement of at least one selected health service option comprises:

a web option provider module.