PREDICTIVE APPLICATION TO IDENTIFY AND REMEDY MEDICAL HEALTH CONCERNS

• US 20170286613A1
• Filed: 04/01/2016
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bender, Michael, Childress, Rhonda L., Spisak, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US15/088,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20170286613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

User health concerns may be managed by a monitoring application which identifies user medications, medical conditions and known symptoms corresponding to those medical conditions. The known data may be identified along with environmental factors, which are compared to determine a likelihood of the user experiencing the symptoms. A tolerance threshold of the user is also relevant to the type of planning and dosage necessary to alleviate the condition. A certain medication dosage suggestion notification can then be created for the user to take the medication based on the likelihood of the user experiencing the symptom and the user'"'"'s tolerance threshold.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a server, at least one medication associated with a user profile of a user;

identifying, by the server, at least one medical condition associated with the user profile and at least one symptom corresponding to the medical condition;

determining, by the server, environmental factors;

comparing, by the server, the environmental factors to the at least one medical condition and determining a likelihood of the user experiencing the at least one symptom;

identifying, by the server, a tolerance threshold of the user to take the at least one medication; and

creating, by the server, a medication dosage suggestion notification for the user to take the at least one medication based on the likelihood of the user experiencing the at least one symptom and the tolerance threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental factors are based on at least one of a present location, a previous location, a recently traveled location, a frequently visited location, an upcoming calendar event, a future location, a climate forecast, an epidemic status, and an allergy forecast.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the tolerance threshold is based on at least one of an age of the user, a health condition of the user, a medical history of the user, a previously administered medical procedure to the user, an allergy of the user, and a weight of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the server, a request to a third party health information source for medical treatment options related to the environmental factors; and

receiving, by the server from the third party health information source, a suggestion to take a medication associated with at least one of the environmental factors and the at least one medical condition.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating, by the server, a medication time for the user to take the at least one medication based on at least one of the environmental factors and the at least one medical condition; and

transmitting, by the server, a medication dosage notification to a user device associated with the user when the medication time has matured.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, by the server, an event date in a calendar application associated with the user;

identifying, by the server, a future location of the user based on the event date; and

determining, by the server, a travel time to the future location.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining the environmental factors at the future location;

determining, by the server, a pre-dosage amount of the at least one medication based on the environmental factors and the travel time; and

providing, by the server to a user device associated with the user, the pre-dosage amount of the at least one medication and a time to consume the medication.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to;

identify at least one medication associated with a user profile of a user;

identify at least one medical condition associated with the user profile and at least one symptom that corresponds to the medical condition;

determine environmental factors;

compare the environmental factors to the at least one medical condition and determine a likelihood of the user to experience the at least one symptom;

identify a tolerance threshold of the user to take the at least one medication; and

create a medication dosage suggestion notification for the user to take the at least one medication based on the likelihood of the user to experience the at least one symptom and the tolerance threshold; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the medication dosage suggestion notification.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the environmental factors are based on at least one of a present location, a previous location, a recently traveled location, a frequently visited location, an upcoming calendar event, a future location, a climate forecast, an epidemic status, and an allergy forecast.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the tolerance threshold is based on at least one of an age of the user, a health condition of the user, a medical history of the user, a previously administered medical procedure to the user, an allergy of the user, and a weight of the user.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmitter transmits a request to a third party health information source for medical treatment options related to the environmental factors, and receives from the third party health information source, a suggestion to take a medication associated with at least one of the environmental factors and the at least one medical condition.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to initiate a medication time for the user to take the at least one medication based on at least one of the environmental factors and the at least one medical condition, and the transmitter is configured to transmit a medication dosage notification to a user device associated with the user when the medication time has matured.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to identify an event date in a calendar application associated with the user, identify a future location of the user based on the event date, and determine a travel time to the future location.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the environmental factors at the future location, determine a pre-dosage amount of the at least one medication based on the environmental factors and the travel time, and the transmitter is further configured to provide to a user device associated with the user, the pre-dosage amount of the at least one medication and a time to consume the medication.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

identifying at least one medication associated with a user profile of a user;

identifying at least one medical condition associated with the user profile and at least one symptom corresponding to the medical condition;

determining environmental factors;

comparing the environmental factors to the at least one medical condition and determining a likelihood of the user experiencing the at least one symptom;

identifying a tolerance threshold of the user to take the at least one medication; and

creating a medication dosage suggestion notification for the user to take the at least one medication based on the likelihood of the user experiencing the at least one symptom and the tolerance threshold.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the environmental factors are based on at least one of a present location, a previous location, a recently traveled location, a frequently visited location, an upcoming calendar event, a future location, a climate forecast, an epidemic status, and an allergy forecast.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the tolerance threshold is based on at least one of an age of the user, a health condition of the user, a medical history of the user, a previously administered medical procedure to the user, an allergy of the user, and a weight of the user.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

transmitting, by the server, a request to a third party health information source for medical treatment options related to the environmental factors; and

receiving, by the server from the third party health information source, a suggestion to take a medication associated with at least one of the environmental factors and the at least one medical condition.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

initiating, by the server, a medication time for the user to take the at least one medication based on at least one of the environmental factors and the at least one medical condition; and

transmitting, by the server, a medication dosage notification to a user device associated with the user when the medication time has matured.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

identifying, by the server, an event date in a calendar application associated with the user;

identifying, by the server, a future location of the user based on the event date; and

determining, by the server, a travel time to the future location;

determining the environmental factors at the future location;

determining, by the server, a pre-dosage amount of the at least one medication based on the environmental factors and the travel time; and

providing, by the server to a user device associated with the user, the pre-dosage amount of the at least one medication and a time to consume the medication.