Systems and Methods of Providing Patient Apps
First Claim
1. A method of treating a patient, the method comprising:
- identifying a first set of applications relating to a treatment of the patient in response to a physician input into a physician associated computing system, each application of the set being configured for operation on a first portable computing device of the patient;
displaying on a graphical user interface of the first portable computing device one or more indicators of one or more applications of the first set;
selecting an application from the one or more indicators displayed on the graphical user interface in response to an input received with the first portable computing device;
receiving the selected application with the first portable computing device; and
initiating communication of a plurality of health data elements associated with the patient to the selected application or a medical service provider associated with the selected application after receiving the application on the first portable computing device.
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Abstract
Methods of selection of health related applications and treatment and diagnosis using health related applications are provided herein. Methods include selection of a first set of health related apps by a physician for use in treatment or diagnosis of a health condition, selection of an app from the first set by the patient with a first portable device. In one aspect, the applications are provided and managed by a service providers and include regulated health related apps. In some methods, the system communications with an insurer so as to indicate to a patient an insurance related attribute associated with each app to facilitate selection by the patient. In another aspect, methods include communication of health data elements obtained with the first portable device to the health service provider for tracking or analysis and subsequent communication between any of the first portable device and the service provider, insurer and physician.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of treating a patient, the method comprising:
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identifying a first set of applications relating to a treatment of the patient in response to a physician input into a physician associated computing system, each application of the set being configured for operation on a first portable computing device of the patient; displaying on a graphical user interface of the first portable computing device one or more indicators of one or more applications of the first set; selecting an application from the one or more indicators displayed on the graphical user interface in response to an input received with the first portable computing device; receiving the selected application with the first portable computing device; and initiating communication of a plurality of health data elements associated with the patient to the selected application or a medical service provider associated with the selected application after receiving the application on the first portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of treating a patient, the method comprising:
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identifying, in response to a physician input into a physician computing device, a first set of alternatively selectable prescribed applications relating to a diagnosis or treatment of the patient; displaying, on a user interface of a portable computing device of the patient, a set of indicators corresponding to the prescribed applications of the first set; selecting, in response to input received by the patient with the portable computing device, a prescribed application from among the first set; receiving the selected prescribed application with the portable computing device of the patient in response to the selecting by the patient; and initiating communication selectively between the portable computing device of the patient and a computing system of a medical service provider associated with the selected prescribed application, and in response to the selecting by the patient, a plurality of health data elements associated with the patient.
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20-41. -41. (canceled)
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