Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system including network access
First Claim
1. A medical diagnostic and treatment advice system for providing information to a patient, comprising:
- (a) a computing environment;
(b) an input device, connected to the computing environment, to receive information from the patient;
(c) an output device, connected to the computing environment, to provide information to the patient; and
(d) a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via the output device.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over networks, such as a telephone network or a computer network. The invention also includes a stand-alone embodiment that may utilize occasional connectivity to a central computer by use of a network, such as the Internet. Two new authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are used to enable expert and general practitioner knowledge to be encoded for access by the public. "Meta" functions for time-density analysis of a number of factors regarding the number of medical complaints per unit of time are an integral part of the system. A re-enter feature monitors the user'"'"'s changing condition over time. A symptom severity analysis helps to respond to the changing conditions. System sensitivity factors may be changed at a global level or other levels to adjust the system advice as necessary.
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1. A medical diagnostic and treatment advice system for providing information to a patient, comprising:
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(a) a computing environment; (b) an input device, connected to the computing environment, to receive information from the patient; (c) an output device, connected to the computing environment, to provide information to the patient; and (d) a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via the output 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, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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24. An automated medical diagnostic system, comprising:
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a communications network; a server connected to the communications network; a client computer connected to the communications network; and a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed, on the server or client computer, based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via an output device connected to the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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