Healthcare System and Method

• US 20110251849A1
• Filed: 04/08/2011
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tradebridge (Proprietary) Limited
• Original Assignee: Tradebridge (Proprietary) Limited
• Inventors: van Zyl, Gerrit J., da Silva, Luis H.
• Application Number:
  US13/082,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20110251849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A healthcare system includes a database having stored thereon patient information data, patient medical data, treatment plans data and healthcare provider data. A treatment module accesses the data stored in the database and uses the data to determine a plurality of patient treatment steps required to implement a treatment plan thereby to treat the patient. A communications module communicates with a healthcare provider system to instruct the healthcare provider to perform a next activity of the patient treatment activity required in the treatment of the patient and a monitoring module monitors that the next activity has been performed. In addition, an awards module determines an award for the healthcare provider or their agent if the healthcare provider or their agent performs the next activity in the treatment of the patient.

Claims

1. A healthcare system for managing the treatment of a patient by a healthcare provider, the system comprising:

a database having stored thereon a group of data comprising patient information data, patient medical data, treatment plan data and healthcare provider data;

a treatment module to access the database and to generate a first report comprising a plurality of patient treatment activities that are required to implement a treatment plan to thereby treat the patient, wherein the first report is based on at least some of the data from the group of data;

a communications module to transmit an instruction to perform at least one activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities to a healthcare provider system, and further, to receive a second report from the healthcare provider system, wherein the second report identifies at least one activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities performed by the healthcare provider; and

a monitoring module to identify an unperformed activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities that has not been performed by the healthcare provider.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising an awards module to determine an award for the healthcare provider or their agent if the healthcare provider or their agent performs an activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities.

3. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a data module to identify data required by the healthcare system, and wherein the communications module transmits a request for the data to the patient, an insurer system, or the healthcare provider system.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the communications module receives the treatment plan data from a treatment plan manager system.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the treatment plan manager system comprises at least one of an insurer system, the healthcare provider system, or a managed-care provider system.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein patient information data comprises at least one of a name of the patient, a gender of the patient, an age of the patient, or an identification number of the patient.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein patient medical data comprises at least one of a medical history of the patient, an allergy of the patient, a medication of the patient, or a treatment of the patient.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of patient treatment activities comprises at least one of a test to be performed on the patient or a consultation between the patient and the healthcare provider.

9. A method for managing the treatment of a patient by a healthcare provider, the method comprising:

accessing a group of data comprising patient information data, patient medical data, treatment plan data and healthcare provider data;

generating a first report comprising a plurality of patient treatment activities required to implement a treatment plan thereby to treat the patient, wherein the first report is based on at least some of the data from the group of data;

transmitting an instruction to perform at least one activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities to a healthcare provider system;

receiving a second report from the healthcare provider system, wherein the second report identifies at least one activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities performed by the healthcare provider;

identifying an unperformed activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities that has not been performed by the healthcare provider; and

transmitting an instruction to perform the unperformed activity to the healthcare provider system.

10. A method according to claim 9, further comprising determining an award for the healthcare provider or their agent if the healthcare provider or their agent performs an activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities.

11. A method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting information relating to the award to the healthcare provider system.

12. A method according to claim 9, further comprising receiving the treatment plan data from at least one of an insurer system, the healthcare provider system, or a managed-care provider system.

13. A method according to claim 9, further comprising transmitting a request for data to the healthcare provider system.

14. A method according to claim 9, further comprising transmitting a requested date by which the unperformed activity should be performed to the healthcare provider system.

15. A method according to claim 14, further comprising transmitting an instruction to the healthcare provider system if the healthcare provider does not perform the unperformed activity by the requested date.

16. A method according to claim 9, further comprising generating a third report comprising at least one patient treatment activity, wherein the at least one patient treatment activity of the third report is different than the plurality of patient treatment activities of the first report.

17. A method for managing the treatment of a patient by a healthcare provider, the method comprising:

receiving a treatment plan from an insurer system;

accessing a group of data comprising a name of the patient, a gender of the patient, an age of the patient, and a medical history of the patient;

generating a first report comprising a plurality of patient treatment activities, wherein the first report is based on the treatment plan and the group of data;

transmitting an instruction to perform at least one activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities to a healthcare provider system;

receiving a second report from the healthcare provider system, wherein the second report identifies a performed activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities that has been performed;

identifying an unperformed activity of the plurality of patient treatment activities that has not been performed; and

transmitting a requested date by which the unperformed activity should be performed to the healthcare provider system.

18. A method according to claim 17, further comprising transmitting information relating to an award if the unperformed activity is performed by the requested date.

19. A method according to claim 17, further comprising receiving a test result from the healthcare provider system.

20. A method according to claim 19, further comprising generating a third report comprising at least one patient treatment activity, wherein the third report is based on the test result, and wherein the at least one patient treatment activity of the third report is different than the plurality of patient treatment activities of the first report.