SELF-GOVERNING MEDICAL PEER RATING SYSTEM FOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONTENT

• US 20120084434A1
• Filed: 10/01/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Shaw, Rocky
• Granted Patent: US 8,516,108 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A self-governing medical peer rating system for evaluating and rating health management content includes a subject matter expert (SME) registration module that accepts a subscription from an SME to an application for contribution of content by entering credentials of the SME into the medical peer rating system, a SME verification module that verifies a profile of the SME created by the SME, a SME approval module that approves the SME as a verified SME based on at least one of a positive feedback, a negative feedback, and a neutral feedback from a group of verified SMEs, a community member, and a member of an editorial board. A content creator module that creates the content contributed by the SME. A content approval module that approves the content upon the content being discussed or reviewed by any of the verified SMEs, the community member, and the member of the editorial board.

Claims

1. A self-governing medical peer rating system for evaluating and rating health management content, said self-governing medical peer rating system comprising:

a subject matter expert (SME) registration module that accepts a subscription from an SME to an application for contribution of content, wherein said SME subscribes to said self-governing medical peer rating system by entering credentials of said SME into said medical peer rating system, wherein said credentials comprises at least one of a certification, school, licensure, and status associated with said SME;

a SME verification module that verifies a profile of said SME created by said SME, wherein said profile comprises at least one of a name, a location, a hospitals/clinics worked, experience of practicing, restrictions, awards, journals/articles published, and a topic of interest associated with said SME;

a SME approval module that approves said SME as a verified SME based on at least one of a positive feedback, a negative feedback, and a neutral feedback from any of a group of verified SMEs, a community member, and at least one member of an editorial board;

a content creator module that creates said content contributed by said SME, wherein said SME contributes said health management content on said SME being verified, said content creator module comprising;

a content notification module that transmits a notification to said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board, upon said content being contributed by said SME, wherein said notification comprises at least one of said content for discussion, reviewing, and approval; and

a content approval module that approves said content upon said content being discussed or reviewed by any of said verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board, wherein new content is placed in a pending state of acceptance until said new content is approved by any of said verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board;

a content management module that manages said content being contributed by said verified SMEs; and

a content publishing module that publishes said content being approved by said verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board in a content library,

wherein said content comprises any of said health management content and a wellness program.

2. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 1, further comprising an account set by end users to automatically update said content and said wellness program upon being approved and published by any of said verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board.

3. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 1, wherein any of said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board are notified based on any of a point level and a ranking associated with said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board upon said content being contributed by said verified SME when said content is of a category associated with any of said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board.

4. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 1, wherein said content is published and accepted in said content library by said community member based on any of a feedback and a qualifying percentage of acceptances.

5. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 1, wherein a status of said content is changed from said pending state of acceptance to an accept state based on a positive level point system.

6. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 2, wherein any of said content and said wellness program is delivered to end users using any of a telehealth appliance, an Internet service, an interactive television program, a handheld devices, and a telephonic script.

7. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 3, wherein said point level, and said ranking is based on any of a positive feedback and a negative feedback received from any of a member of said group of SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board.

8. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 1, further comprising a database that stores information associated with said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board.

9. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 8, further comprising an updating module that updates said content with said new content.

10. The self-governing medical peer rating system of claim 1, wherein said verified SMEs update said content on a case-by-case basis, wherein said verified SME receives a points level from said group of verified SMEs, and wherein said points level received is determined based on a rank and a ranking associated with said group of verified SMEs.

11. A medical peer rating system for health management content, the system comprising:

a subject matter expert (SME) registration and verification module that receives credentials of a SME willing to edit content of medical-related literature and to verify credentials of a creator of said literature wherein said credentials comprises at least one of a certification, school, licensure, and status associated with said SME;

a content editor module that receives input content related to health management from a verified SME that is verified by a SME verification module based on professional credentials and a profile of said verified SME;

a content approver module that circulates the received input content among other SMEs for assessment, rating, and approval;

a content management module that notifies subscribers of data content regarding availability of updated content when input data content is approved by other SMEs; and

a content publishing module that updates said data content in a content library based on the approval of said input data content.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said SME registration module receives an input profile of said SME willing to modify or update said content of medical-related literature.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said input profile comprises a name, location, hospitals or clinics worked, experience, restrictions, awards received, journals or articles published, and field of specialization of said SME.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said content editor module receives content for modification or updating from an approved SME.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the received input content is circulated among designated SMEs based on preset rules for review and rating.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said content management module sends notification to all subscribers of available updated content, when said input data content is approved.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said content publishing module updates said data content in said content library with the approved input data content and publishes the approved data content.

18. A method of rating and evaluating content contributed by an SME in a self-governing medical peer rating system, said self-governing medical peer rating system comprising a medical peer rating server, wherein said SME subscribes to an application for contribution of said content by entering at least one of a certifications, schools, licensure, and status, said method comprising:

verifying a profile of said SME comprising at least one of a name, a location, a hospitals/clinics worked, experience of practicing, restrictions, awards, journals/articles published, and a topic of interest associated with said SME;

processing said SME as a verified SME based on any of a positive feedback, a negative feedback, and a neutral feedback from a group of verified SMEs, at least one of a community member, and at least one member of an editorial board based on said profile being verified;

receiving said content from said verified SME for contribution;

communicating a notification to said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board, on said new content being received by said SME, when said new content is of a category associated with any of said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board, wherein said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board are notified based on any of a point level and a ranking associated with said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board;

processing a status of said content from a pending state of acceptance to an accept state based on a points level, wherein said status of said content is changed to said accept state upon said content being discussed or reviewed by any of said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board;

publishing said content being discussed, reviewed, or accepted by any of said verified SMEs, said community member, and said member in a content library based on said points level;

communicating said content to end users using any of a telehealth appliance, an Internet service, an interactive television program, a handheld device, and a telephonic script, wherein said a content comprises any of said health management content and a wellness program; and

updating said content with new content upon being contributed by said SME.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said content is published and accepted in said content library by said community member based on any of a feedback and a qualifying percentage of acceptances.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said point level and said ranking is based on any of a positive feedback and a negative feedback received from any of a member of said group of SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board.