Monitored healthcare process for the treatment of specific health problems with medical foods and/or drugs
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1. A low cost method for implementing and maintaining a “
- medical food”
program for a patient having special nutrient needs in which a medical food is prescribed for said patient and for facilitating the required ongoing supervision of said patient and evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription, said method comprising the steps ofa) imputing patient information for the patient for whom a medical food has been prescribed into a software program of a computerb) said program containing basic data pertaining to the patient, the patient'"'"'s medical prescription, and data reflecting physiological factors pertinent to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription;
c) permitting access to said program by said patient for entry of physiological data and review thereof; and
d) permitting access to one or more of the following group to permit their entry of data, review, patient supervision and/or evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription, said group comprising the prescribing physician, pharmacy, a laboratory and an online supervisory/compliance group.
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A product and method for implementing and maintaining a “medical food” program for a patient having special nutrient needs in which a medical food is prescribed for said patient and for facilitating the required ongoing supervision of said patient and evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription, the product comprising software permitting input of basic patient data, said method to include the input of basic patient information, the prescription and repeated input of physiological factors permitting review, supervision and evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescribed medical food.
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1. A low cost method for implementing and maintaining a “
- medical food”
program for a patient having special nutrient needs in which a medical food is prescribed for said patient and for facilitating the required ongoing supervision of said patient and evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription, said method comprising the steps ofa) imputing patient information for the patient for whom a medical food has been prescribed into a software program of a computer b) said program containing basic data pertaining to the patient, the patient'"'"'s medical prescription, and data reflecting physiological factors pertinent to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription; c) permitting access to said program by said patient for entry of physiological data and review thereof; and d) permitting access to one or more of the following group to permit their entry of data, review, patient supervision and/or evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription, said group comprising the prescribing physician, pharmacy, a laboratory and an online supervisory/compliance group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
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5. A low cost method for implementing and providing supervision and evaluation of the effectiveness of a medical food prescription by a physician, said method comprising the steps of
a) imputing patient information for the patient and said prescription into a software program of a computer b) said program containing basic data pertaining to the patient, said prescription, and data reflecting physiological factors pertinent to the evaluation of the effectiveness of said prescription; -
c) permitting access to said program by said patient for repeated entry of data pertaining to physiological conditions and review thereof; and d) permitting access to one or more of the following group to permit their entry of data, review, patient supervision and/or evaluation of the effectiveness of said prescription, said group comprising the prescribing physician, pharmacy, a laboratory and an online supervisory/compliance group. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A software product for a low cost method of implementing and providing supervision and evaluation of the effectiveness of a medical food prescription by a physician, said product comprising a software program for:
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a) imputing patient information for the patient for whom said medical food has been prescribed into said software product for operation on a computer b) said product containing basic data pertaining to the patient, said prescription, and data reflecting physiological factors pertinent to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the prescription; c) said product permitting access by said patient for repeated entry of data pertaining to physiological conditions and review thereof; and d) said product permitting access to one or more of the following group to permit their entry of data, review, patient supervision and/or evaluation of the effectiveness of said prescription, said group comprising the prescribing physician, pharmacy, a laboratory and an online supervisory/compliance group.
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