SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR CARE COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT AND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system for coordination or management of healthcare wherein the system is configured to communicate with a social network comprising (a) a patient and (b) a healthcare coordinator and/or a healthcare provider, the system comprising a survey module configured to present to the patient a survey to assess the patient'"'"'s health condition and, based on the patient'"'"'s response to the survey, alert the healthcare coordinator and/or the healthcare provider.
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Abstract
Provided are social network based systems and methods for health information sharing and care management and coordination among different groups of individuals and organizations. The systems and methods are particularly useful for care management and coordination for patients having chronic diseases or conditions, including physical and mental illnesses.
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- 1. A computer-implemented system for coordination or management of healthcare wherein the system is configured to communicate with a social network comprising (a) a patient and (b) a healthcare coordinator and/or a healthcare provider, the system comprising a survey module configured to present to the patient a survey to assess the patient'"'"'s health condition and, based on the patient'"'"'s response to the survey, alert the healthcare coordinator and/or the healthcare provider.
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19. A computer-implemented method for sharing healthcare information in a social network, the social network comprising a patient, a delegate and a healthcare service, wherein the delegate has authorization from the patient to (1) access authorized information and/or (2) communicate with the healthcare service on behalf of the patient, the method comprising:
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receiving from the patient or the delegate a request to share data; retrieving the data; determining one or more members of the social network with which the data can be shared based on (a) the type of the data, (b) the patient'"'"'s privacy setting on the data and/or (c) the patient'"'"'s authorization to the member concerning the data; and sharing the data with the member of the social network.
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20. A computer-implemented method for sharing healthcare information in a social network, the social network comprising a patient, a delegate and a healthcare service, wherein the delegate has authorization from the patient to (1) access authorized information and/or (2) communicate with the healthcare service on behalf of the patient, the method comprising:
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receiving from the healthcare service a request to share data; retrieving the data; determining whether the delegate has authorization to receive the data based on (a) the type of the data, (b) the patient'"'"'s privacy setting on the data and/or (c) the patient'"'"'s authorization to the delegate concerning the data; and sharing the data with the delegate if the delegate has authorization to receive the data.
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