SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL DATA TO ENCOURAGE HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A medical data analysis system to encourage more rigorous management of a health condition, the system comprising:
- a medical sensor configured to sense a physiological parameter relevant to a particular disease-afflicted health condition and to provide medical data representative of the sensed parameter;
a processor programmed to receive the medical data that is representative of the sensed parameter and relevant to the afflicted health condition, process the received medical data, process an analysis of the afflicted health condition that is based on the medical data, and automatically determine the status of the afflicted health condition based on the analysis; and
the processor further programmed to automatically provide a level of encouragement to more rigorously manage the afflicted health condition, wherein the level of encouragement is based on the determined status of the afflicted health condition.
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Abstract
System and method analyze medical data of a patient having a disease afflicted health condition and action is taken to encourage the patient to perform wellness-enhancing activities and to take and report medical data more frequently. Consideration in the form of reduced insurance costs, medical supply costs, and medical equipment costs are given to patients who comply. Health care providers are advised that analysis of the patient'"'"'s medical data is reimbursable and are also encouraged to perform such analyses through rewards. Patient data may be stored in a remote memory site, accessed by HCPs for analysis, and proprietary software may be used to communicate directly to insurance companies or other medical benefit entities.
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19 Claims
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1. A medical data analysis system to encourage more rigorous management of a health condition, the system comprising:
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a medical sensor configured to sense a physiological parameter relevant to a particular disease-afflicted health condition and to provide medical data representative of the sensed parameter; a processor programmed to receive the medical data that is representative of the sensed parameter and relevant to the afflicted health condition, process the received medical data, process an analysis of the afflicted health condition that is based on the medical data, and automatically determine the status of the afflicted health condition based on the analysis; and the processor further programmed to automatically provide a level of encouragement to more rigorously manage the afflicted health condition, wherein the level of encouragement is based on the determined status of the afflicted health condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical data analysis system in which the medical data is related to diabetes, the system to encourage more rigorous management of diabetes, the system comprising:
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a glucose sensor configured to sense a glucose level and to provide glucose level signals; a processor programmed to receive the glucose level signals, process the received glucose level signals, process an analysis of the diabetes based on the glucose level signals, and automatically determine the status of the diabetes based on the analysis; wherein the analysis of the diabetes based on the glucose level signals is prepared by a health care provider; the processor further programmed to automatically provide a level of consideration to more rigorously manage the diabetes based on the determined status of the diabetes, with consideration automatically provided as a function of at least one of;
an improvement in diet, performing a wellness-enhancing activity, an improvement in glucose level measurements; andwherein the consideration comprises at least one of;
a discount on a health insurance premium, a free medical service, a discounted medical service, discounted medical supplies, discounted medical equipment, a coupon redeemable for medical supplies, recognition, and congratulations.
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16. A method of encouraging improved management of a person'"'"'s health, the method comprising:
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sensing a physiological parameter relevant to a particular disease-afflicted health condition and providing medical data representative of the sensed parameter; receiving and processing information regarding performance of a wellness-enhancing activity; processing the medical data and the information regarding the wellness-enhancing activity; analyzing the medical data representative of the sensed parameter and the information regarding the wellness-enhancing activity and providing an analysis of the status of the afflicted health condition; and automatically providing a level of encouragement to more rigorously manage the afflicted health condition based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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