REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR GENERATING AN ASSESSMENT CONTENT ELEMENT

• US 20110172499A1
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: MUSKENS, Johan, BRUEGE, Armin, SIMONS-NIKOLOVA, Mariana
• Granted Patent: US 10,194,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

The invention provides for remote patient management system comprising a computing device comprising a processor. The computing device further comprises a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform a method of calculating an assessment score. The assessment score measures the effect of a content element on a patient. The method comprising the steps of: delivering the content element to the patient, wherein the content element comprises a list of assessment parameters; generating an assessment content element using the list of assessment parameters; delivering the assessment content element to the patient; receiving a response from patient; and calculating the assessment score using the response.

Claims

1. A remote patient management system comprising a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises a processor, wherein the computing device further comprises a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform a method of calculating an assessment score, wherein the assessment score measures the effect of a content element on a patient, the method comprising the steps of:

delivering the content element to the patient, wherein the content element comprises a list of assessment parameters;

generating an assessment content element using the list of assessment parameters;

delivering the assessment content element to the patient;

receiving a response from patient; and

calculating the assessment score using the response.

2. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the remote patient management system further comprises a home infrastructure device, wherein the home infrastructure device comprises a diagnostic medical device for measuring a value of a patient vital sign;

and wherein the list of assessment parameters is appended with a supplementary assessment parameter if the value of the vital sign measurement is outside of a predetermined range.

3. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the content element comprises a text wherein the step of generating an assessment content element comprises:

parsing the text into text elements;

determining a frequency of each of the text elements;

selecting a candidate for question creation using the frequency of each of the text elements; and

generating a question to create the assessment content element using the candidate.

4. The remote patient management system of claim 3, wherein the step of generating an assessment content element further comprises determining an emphasis for each of the text elements;

wherein the step of generating an assessment content element further comprises determining a position for each of the text elements; and

wherein the step of selecting a candidate for question creation using the frequency of each of the text elements comprises using the emphasis and position for each of the text elements for the selection.

5. The remote patient management system of claim 3, wherein the step of generating an assessment content element further comprises generating a set of multiple choice answers for each of the questions.

6. The remote patient management system of claim 5, wherein the set of multiple choice answers is generated using any one of the following:

a multi-choice template for answering closed questions;

a multi-choice template for answering open questions; and

multiple choice answers generated from a bullet list detected during parsing the text into text elements.

7. The remote patient management system of claim 5, wherein the step of generating an assessment content element further comprises generating a feedback element for each answer of the set of multiple choice answers.

8. The remote patient management system of claim 7, wherein the feedback content element is generated using any one of the following:

a correct answer feedback template;

a partially correct answer feedback template;

an incorrect answer feedback template; and

an “

I don'"'"'t know”

answer feedback template.

9. The remote patient management system of claim 3, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions for implementing a voice to text generation module;

wherein the method further comprises at least partially generating the text using the voice to text generation module on any audio components of the content element.

10. The remote patient management system of claim 3, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions for implementing an optical character recognition module;

wherein the method further comprises at least partially generating the text using the optical character recognition module on any image components of the content element.

11. The remote patient management system of claim 3, wherein the text elements are any one following:

questions, phrases, nouns, specific statements, and bullet lists.

12. The remote patient management system of claim 3, wherein the question is created using any one of the following:

reusing a question parsed from the text;

inserting a parsed phrase or a parsed noun into a question template; and

reformulating a parsed statement into a question.

13. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions for implementing a text to voice generation module;

wherein the method further comprises generating the assessment content element using the text to voice generation module.

14. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of providing feedback based upon the response.

15. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the assessment content element is a quiz or a survey.

16. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the assessment score is a measure of any one of the following:

knowledge, self-care behavior, compliance, and beliefs on barriers and benefits.

17. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the content element is any one of the following:

a message, a tip, an interactive message, a survey, a quiz, a medical video, a psychological video, a heart failure goal module, a diabetes goal module, games-for-health, symptoms checklists, recipes, and an educational game.

18. The remote patient management system of claim 1, wherein the remote patient management system further comprises a home infrastructure device, wherein the home infrastructure device comprises a diagnostic medical device for measuring a value of a vital sign;

wherein calculation of the assessment score is based at least partially on a trend of the value of the vital sign.

19. A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method of calculating an assessment score, wherein the assessment score measures the effect of a content element on a patient, the method comprising:

delivering the content element to the patient, wherein the content element comprises a list of assessment parameters;

generating an assessment content element using the list of assessment parameters;

delivering the assessment content element to the patient;

receiving a response from patient; and

calculating the assessment score using the response.

20. A computer-implemented method of calculating an assessment score using a computing device with a processor, wherein the assessment score measures the effect of a content element on a patient, the method comprising instructions executable by the processor for:

delivering the content element to the patient, wherein the content element comprises a list of assessment parameters;

generating an assessment content element using the list of assessment parameters;

delivering the assessment content element to the patient;

receiving a response from patient; and

calculating the assessment score using the response.