HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION METHOD FOR COMPLEX CASE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method of administering healthcare to a population of patients in need thereof wherein a portion of said patients within the population are afflicted with complex medical cases, said method comprising the steps:
- a) identifying a patient population entitled to receive said medical care, each respective patient being afflicted with a complex medical condition;
b) obtaining medical information for each patient within said patient population identified in step a), and storing such data in electronic records embodied on a computer readable media;
c) remotely receiving a request from a patient within said patient population identified in step a) to receive medical care;
d) establishing a telecommunications link with said patient identified in step c) and remotely obtaining data from said patient related to said request for medical care being sought by said individual in step c);
e) evaluating said information provided by said patient in step c) while simultaneously evaluating said data stored on said computer readable media in step b) afflicted with said complex medical condition;
said evaluation further comprising assessing said patient'"'"'s medical case complexities;
f) determining an appropriate medical treatment based on said evaluation made in step e) and further determining if such care is capable of being rendered remotely from a medical treatment facility; and
g) rendering an appropriate treatment in response to said patient'"'"'s request for medical care remotely from a medical facility.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses substantially more efficient and effective methods for delivering healthcare whereby patient care can be coordinated effectively and efficiently through changes in different physical settings and levels of care. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients seeking healthcare, and in particular chronically ill patients, with comorbidities get timely care to avoid unnecessary ER visits and admissions. Through risk and disease stratification, member profiling, inter disciplinary team follow-up and patient education, the methods of the present invention are operative to effectively allocate available resources, formulate and execute individualized care plans and successfully manage high risk members.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of administering healthcare to a population of patients in need thereof wherein a portion of said patients within the population are afflicted with complex medical cases, said method comprising the steps:
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a) identifying a patient population entitled to receive said medical care, each respective patient being afflicted with a complex medical condition; b) obtaining medical information for each patient within said patient population identified in step a), and storing such data in electronic records embodied on a computer readable media; c) remotely receiving a request from a patient within said patient population identified in step a) to receive medical care; d) establishing a telecommunications link with said patient identified in step c) and remotely obtaining data from said patient related to said request for medical care being sought by said individual in step c); e) evaluating said information provided by said patient in step c) while simultaneously evaluating said data stored on said computer readable media in step b) afflicted with said complex medical condition;
said evaluation further comprising assessing said patient'"'"'s medical case complexities;f) determining an appropriate medical treatment based on said evaluation made in step e) and further determining if such care is capable of being rendered remotely from a medical treatment facility; and g) rendering an appropriate treatment in response to said patient'"'"'s request for medical care remotely from a medical facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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