CONSUMER ENABLING SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTH MAINTENANCE
First Claim
1. A health maintenance method that comprises:
- making a questionnaire available to nominally healthy individuals, wherein the questionnaire elicits from each individual responding to the questionnaire information regarding that individual'"'"'s risk factors for a plurality of medical conditions, said information including race/ethnicity and family history to detect genetic susceptibility;
processing questionnaire responses to generate individualized health maintenance plans having actions to be taken by the individual to reduce that individual'"'"'s risk from at least one of said medical conditions, wherein at least one of the actions requires more than consulting with a doctor about a specified topic; and
providing individuals who have responded to the questionnaire with their individualized health maintenance plans.
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Abstract
We disclose a system (human interaction, process, software and a device) that analyzes health maintenance options emanating from expert panels in relationship to age, race/ethnicity and gender, family history and genetic susceptibility, lifestyle as well as historical information entered by the consumer, develops a personalized health maintenance plan and assists the consumer in implementing such a plan. The system allows a consumer, not necessarily a health professional, to develop a personalized plan that would otherwise require complex analysis and medical training. The system is automated and updatable, capable of learning from experience and allows potential interface with Electronic Medical Records.
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25 Claims
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1. A health maintenance method that comprises:
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making a questionnaire available to nominally healthy individuals, wherein the questionnaire elicits from each individual responding to the questionnaire information regarding that individual'"'"'s risk factors for a plurality of medical conditions, said information including race/ethnicity and family history to detect genetic susceptibility; processing questionnaire responses to generate individualized health maintenance plans having actions to be taken by the individual to reduce that individual'"'"'s risk from at least one of said medical conditions, wherein at least one of the actions requires more than consulting with a doctor about a specified topic; and providing individuals who have responded to the questionnaire with their individualized health maintenance plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A health maintenance system that comprises:
a computer network having one or more servers executing health maintenance service software that causes the one or more servers to effect a method that includes; making a questionnaire available to nominally healthy individuals, wherein the questionnaire elicits from each individual responding to the questionnaire information regarding that individual'"'"'s risk factors for a plurality of medical conditions that include heart disease and at least one form of cancer, wherein said information includes at least family history and race/ethnicity; and providing individuals who have responded to the questionnaire with individualized health maintenance plans having actions to be taken by the individual to reduce that individual'"'"'s risk from at least one of said medical conditions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A health maintenance method that comprises:
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completing, via a computer network, a questionnaire that elicits information regarding risk factors for a plurality of medical conditions including at least one form of cancer and heart disease, wherein said information includes race/ethnicity and family history to detect genetic susceptibility; and receiving a personalized health maintenance plan having actions to be taken to reduce risk from those medical conditions for which elevated risk factors have been identified. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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