Method for Helping Patients Find Treatments Based on Similar Patients' Experiences
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1. A method of recommending treatments, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer, an identification of a condition from a device remote from the computer;
receiving an identification of treatments for the identified condition from a storage device;
receiving treatment information about the identified treatments from the storage device, wherein the received treatment information includes one or more of an indication of the clinical effectiveness of the identified treatments, data characterizing experiences of patients with the identified treatments, cost information, and insurance coverage;
generating initial rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information;
transmitting the initial rankings to the remote device;
receiving patient information identifying one or more characteristics of a patient from the remote device;
generating updated rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information and the received patient information; and
transmitting the updated rankings to the remote device.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes, among other things, a method for recommending treatments for a condition (e.g., a medical condition). The method may include generating ranking treatments for a condition based on patient information. The patient information may identify one or more characteristics of a patient. The patient information may include clinical and/or non-clinical information. The treatments may be ranked based on a prediction of the degree to which the patient will be satisfied with the treatment. The prediction may be based on the degree to which other patients were satisfied with the treatment.
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1. A method of recommending treatments, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer, an identification of a condition from a device remote from the computer; receiving an identification of treatments for the identified condition from a storage device; receiving treatment information about the identified treatments from the storage device, wherein the received treatment information includes one or more of an indication of the clinical effectiveness of the identified treatments, data characterizing experiences of patients with the identified treatments, cost information, and insurance coverage; generating initial rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information; transmitting the initial rankings to the remote device; receiving patient information identifying one or more characteristics of a patient from the remote device; generating updated rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information and the received patient information; and transmitting the updated rankings to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer system for recommending treatments, the computer system comprising:
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a storage device; a computer; and a computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions executable by said computer whereby said computer is operative to; receive an identification of a condition from a remote device; receive an identification of treatments for the identified condition from the storage device; receive treatment information about the identified treatments from the storage device, wherein the received treatment information includes one or more of an indication of the clinical effectiveness of the identified treatments, data characterizing patients'"'"' experiences with the identified treatments, cost information, and insurance coverage; generate initial rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information; transmit the initial rankings to the remote device; receive patient information identifying one or more characteristics of a patient from the remote device; generate updated rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information and the received patient information; and transmit the updated rankings to the remote device.
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34. A computer program product for recommending treatments, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving an identification of a condition from a remote device; instructions for receiving an identification of treatments for the identified condition from the storage device; instructions for receiving treatment information about the identified treatments from the storage device, wherein the received treatment information includes one or more of an indication of the clinical effectiveness of the identified treatments, data characterizing patients'"'"' experiences with the identified treatments, cost information, and insurance coverage; instructions for generating initial rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information; instructions for transmitting the initial rankings to the remote device; instructions for receiving patient information identifying one or more characteristics of a patient from the remote device; instructions for generating updated rankings of the identified treatments based on the treatment information and the received patient information; and instructions for transmitting the updated rankings to the remote device.
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