Chronic disease monitor
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
- a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to said default test values stored in said guideline.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a chronic disease is disclosed. The monitor includes a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries and sorts the patient data entries according to whether a test threshold is crossed. Each of the patient data entries includes personal information of a patient and a set of guidelines concerning the patient'"'"'s care. The guideline represents a plurality of rules concerning a patient'"'"'s care derived from accepted tests used to monitor the disease represented in an algorithm. A processor separates the patient entries designated by the user according to the test thresholds, such as for HbA1c, lipids, liver enzyme and microalbumin, for the disease of diabetes. If the test threshold value derived from the guideline is crossed, an alert sequence is activated, in which the patient is categorized as a high risk patient, the physician is notified, the patient is notified, the health care provider is notified, and the patient'"'"'s treatment plan is altered to treat the high risk patient.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to said default test values stored in said guideline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15)
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9. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to a test threshold for HbAlc stored in said guideline.
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10. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to a test threshold for microalbumin stored in said guideline.
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11. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to a test threshold for lipids stored in said guideline.
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12. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to a test threshold for liver enzymes stored in said guideline.
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13. A system for monitoring a chronic disease, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of patient data entries, each of said patient data entries including personal information of a patient and a guideline concerning the patient'"'"'s care, said guideline including a default test value associated with monitoring said disease;
a user interface for displaying said patient data entries stored in said database and entering patient entries for storage in said database; and
a processor for retrieving patient data entries selected by said user interface from said data base and storing said patient data entries in accordance to an algorithm;
wherein said patient entries further comprise clinical notations concerning whether a patient has received a scheduled service and said processor further separates said patient entries designated by said user interface according to whether a patient has achieved a clinical event.
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16. In a computer processing system, a method for monitoring a disease in a patient, comprising:
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storing a treatment guideline defining at least one treatment step and a predetermined treatment monitoring threshold for the treatment step;
measuring a condition of the patient in accordance with the treatment step;
selectively comparing the measured condition to the treatment monitoring threshold;
if the measured condition exceeds the predetermined treatment monitoring threshold, generating a notification message; and
generating periodic notification messages of at least one of scheduled treatment steps, measured conditions, missed treatment steps, and a trend in measured conditions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19)
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18. In a computer processing system, a method for customizing treatment of a disease to a particular patient, comprising:
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providing a treatment guideline for the disease defining treatment steps and predetermined treatment monitoring thresholds for respective treatment steps;
measuring a condition of the particular patient at corresponding treatment steps;
customizing the treatment guideline by at least one of adding, changing and deleting treatment steps in accordance with a measured condition;
storing the customized treatment guideline and measured conditions of the particular patient; and
generating periodic notification messages of at least one of scheduled treatment steps, measured conditions, missed treatment steps, and a trend in measured conditions.
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