SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PATIENTS INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY BEHAVIORS

• US 20110087503A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anup Mahesh Desai
• Original Assignee: Anup Mahesh Desai
• Inventors: Desai, Anup Mahesh
• Application Number:
  US12/954,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• 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

Abstract

Methods for monitoring a patient'"'"'s health are provided. The methods compromise the steps of providing a website accessible via a computer for monitoring a patient'"'"'s health; entering the patient'"'"'s clinical data onto the website; analyzing the data to assign at least one preventive care protocol to the patient; providing a clinic for monitoring the progress of the patient'"'"'s health; and providing the patient at least one incentive should the patient'"'"'s health improve.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring at least one patient'"'"'s health, the method comprising:

a. providing a website accessible via a computer for monitoring the patient'"'"'s health;

b. entering the patient'"'"'s clinical data onto the website;

c. using the data to assign at least one preventive care protocol to the patient;

d. providing a clinic for monitoring the progress of the patient'"'"'s health; and

e. providing the patient at least one incentive should the patient'"'"'s health improve.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of entering includes the step of entering the patient'"'"'s contextual data onto the website.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the payor provides the incentive in step 1e.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of providing a geographical information system application, wherein the geographical information system application provides an analyst with information regarding geographical trends in health care.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of integrating information entered onto the website onto an electronic medical records system.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of providing health education to the patient at the clinic.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step pf providing a means for entering the patient'"'"'s progress on the website.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the preventive protocols are selected from the group comprising smoking, diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, asthma, hypertension, and obesity.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of determining whether the patient complies with the preventive care program and determining cost savings derived from such compliance.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the costs savings are communicated to the payor.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the geographical information system application is used to tailor the preventive care protocols.

17. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further comprises a software program for calculating rebate totals and providing patients with vouchers for goods and services based on these totals.

23. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of providing the analyst a means for analyzing patient clinical and contextual data.

12. A system for monitoring at least one patient'"'"'s health, comprising:

a. an Internet website accessible via a computer for monitoring a patient'"'"'s health;

b. a database of patient information;

c. a database of preventive care protocols; and

d. a clinic for monitoring the progress of the patient'"'"'s health.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a database of payor costs/savings.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising a geographic information system application.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising a software system to execute preventive care algorithms based upon patient information.

16. The system of claim 12, further comprising a means for determining cost savings to the payor.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the patient information comprises clinical and contextual information.

19. A system for monitoring at least one patient'"'"'s health, comprising:

a. an Internet website accessible via a computer for monitoring the patient'"'"'s health;

b. a database of patient clinical and contextual information;

c. a database of preventive care protocols;

d. a means for assigning at least one preventive care protocol to the patient based upon patient clinical data;

e. a clinic for monitoring the progress of the patient'"'"'s health;

f. a geographic information system application, wherein the geographic information system application organizes patient clinical and contextual data based upon geographic location of the patient;

wherein the geographic information system creates one or more community profiles based upon patient clinical and contextual data.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the community profiles are used to generate preventive care protocols for the community.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising a means for analyzing patient clinical and contextual data.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for analyzing patient clinical and contextual data is one or more models provided by software or downloadable from the Internet.

24. The method of claim 24, wherein the means for analyzing patient clinical and contextual data is one or more models.