Systems and Methods for Electronic Health Management
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for managing patient healthcare from a variety of goal-oriented perspectives. Patients are enabled not only to store and maintain their complete medical, dental or other health records, but also to utilize the data of other patients to maximize the benefit and efficiency of a patient'"'"'s overall healthcare. The present invention comprises a set of software tools that can be used by a consumer (patient or individual) to take charge of his or her own medical or health care. Systems and methods of the present invention enable a patient(s) to store, research and track healthcare provider information maintained in a dynamic healthcare database. Software tools encompassed within the scope of the present invention allow patients to access, analyze, and utilize stored medical provider data to manage their medical or health care in an unique, personalized and efficient manner that affords the greatest possible benefit to an individual or a patient.
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52 Claims
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32. A computer-implemented method for managing patient healthcare, the system comprising:
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receiving from a user, symptom information and matching the symptom information to primary medical or health information stored in a first database; based on the user information and the medical or health information, generating at least one query to the user regarding the user'"'"'s medical state; receiving from the user personal information in response to the query; comparing the personal information to secondary medical or health information stored in a second database; based on the symptom information, the primary medical or health information, the personal information and the secondary medical or health information, generating a computer-based personal guidance customized for the user. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46)
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45. The method of claim wherein the personal information comprises secondary symptoms not related to the user'"'"'s symptom information;
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47. A system for managing a patient'"'"'s healthcare, the system comprising:
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a storage device containing medical or health data; an input device, operatively connected to the storage device, for receiving symptomatic data from a patient; a computer processor, operatively connected to the storage device and to the input device, for comparing the symptomatic data to the medical or health data, generating a query to the patient regarding personal information related to the patient'"'"'s current medical state or medical history, comparing the personal information to the medical data, and generating a computer-based advice to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. Computer-readable storage media containing computer software that performs the following functions when executed on a computer:
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receives from the user, symptom information regarding a medical or health symptom; matches the symptom information to primary medical or health information stored in a first database; based on the user information and the medical or health information, generates a query to the user regarding the user'"'"'s medical state; receives from the user personal information in response to the query; compares the personal information to secondary medical or health information stored in a second database; based on the symptom information, the primary medical or health information, the personal information and the secondary medical or health information, a customized computer-based advice for personal guidance is formulated for the user. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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