METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS

• US 20110213619A1
• Filed: 02/26/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quickcheck Health, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Quickcheck Health, Inc.
• Inventors: Henke, Tom L.
• Application Number:
  US12/714,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20110213619A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

This document discusses, among other things, a method for online diagnosis of a patient. The method includes receiving information regarding a result of an at-home medical test performed by a patient. The method also includes verifying the result of the at-home medical test based on an output from a testing device. Information indicative of the result of the at-home medical test is provided to a healthcare practitioner based on the verification of the result of the at-home medical test. The method also includes receiving information indicative of a diagnosis for the patient from the healthcare practitioner and providing the information indicative of a diagnosis to the patient.

Claims

1. A method of diagnosing a patient online, the method comprising:

receiving information regarding a result of an at-home medical test performed by a patient;

verifying the result of the at-home medical test based on an output from a testing device;

providing information indicative of the result of the at-home medical test to a healthcare practitioner, the information provided based on the verification of the result of the at-home medical test;

receiving information indicative of a diagnosis for the patient from the healthcare practitioner; and

providing the information indicative of a diagnosis to the patient.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

initiating an e-visit comprising a plurality of questions regarding symptoms of the patient.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising:

receiving information regarding symptoms of the patient; and

sending information indicative of the symptoms of the patient to a healthcare practitioner.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the e-visit comprises a series of automated questions.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving information regarding a prescription for the patient from the healthcare practitioner based on the result of the at-home medical test.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the result of the at-home medical test is verified by comparing a code from the at-home medical test to a list of codes indicative of a result of the at-home medical test.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the result of the at-home medical test is verified by determining that the result was sent by an authorized device.

8. A system for online diagnosis of a patient, the system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive information regarding a result of an at-home medical test performed by a patient;

verify the result of the at-home medical test based on an output from a testing device;

provide information indicative of the result of the at-home medical test to a healthcare practitioner, the information provided based on the verification of the at-home medical test;

receive information indicative of a diagnosis for the patient from the healthcare practitioner; and

provide the information indicative of a diagnosis to the patient.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

initiate an e-visit comprising a plurality of questions regarding symptoms of the patient.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

receive information regarding symptoms of the patient; and

send information indicative of the symptoms of the patient to a healthcare practitioner.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the e-visit comprises a series of automated questions.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

receive information regarding a prescription for the patient from the healthcare practitioner based on the result of the at-home medical test.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the result of the at-home medical test is verified by comparing a code from the at-home medical test to a list of codes indicative of a result of the at-home medical test.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the result of the at-home medical test is verified by determining that the result was sent by an authorized device.

15. A machine-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive information regarding a result of an at-home medical test performed by a patient;

verify the result of the at-home medical test based on an output from a testing device;

provide information indicative of the result of the at-home medical test to a healthcare practitioner, the information provided based on the verification of the result of the at-home medical test;

receive information indicative of a diagnosis for the patient from the healthcare practitioner; and

provide the information indicative of a diagnosis to the patient.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

initiate an e-visit comprising a plurality of questions regarding symptoms of the patient.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

receive information regarding symptoms of the patient; and

send information indicative of the symptoms of the patient to a healthcare practitioner.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

receive information regarding a prescription for the patient from the healthcare practitioner based on the result of the at-home medical test and the symptoms of the patient.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the result of the at-home medical test is verified by comparing a code from the at-home medical test to a list of codes indicative of a result of the at-home medical test.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the result of the at-home medical test is verified by determining that the result was sent by an authorized device.