SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THRESHOLDS OR A RANGE OF VALUES USED TO ALLOCATE PATIENTS TO A TREATMENT LEVEL OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A system for determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the system comprising:
- one or more databases storing historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients and information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; and
a processing module in communication with said one or more databases, the processing module determining a threshold value or range of values for results of the test from the information in said one or more databases, with the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the system comprising one or more databases storing historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients and information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; and a processing module in communication with said one or more databases, the processing module determining a threshold value or range of values for results of the test from the information in said one or more databases, with the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result.
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1. A system for determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the system comprising:
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one or more databases storing historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients and information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; and a processing module in communication with said one or more databases, the processing module determining a threshold value or range of values for results of the test from the information in said one or more databases, with the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the method comprising:
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obtaining historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, and information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients; obtaining information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; processing the information to determine a threshold value or range of values for results of the test, the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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