Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system including network access
DCFirst 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) at least one medical algorithm selectively executed based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein the medical algorithm scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical 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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53 Claims
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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) at least one medical algorithm selectively executed based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein the medical algorithm scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical 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, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. 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
at least one medical algorithm selectively executed, on the server or client computer, based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein the medical algorithm scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical 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 (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computerized method of providing information to any one of a plurality of patients for use in a medical diagnostic or treatment advice system on a computer network, the method comprising:
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selectively executing at least one medical algorithm;
accessing a patient medical history during an evaluation process, wherein each patient is associated with at least one file containing medical information unique to the medical condition of the patient, and wherein the patient medical history is persistently stored in the at least one file;
determining medical advice particular to a medical condition associated with the medical algorithm through communication on the computer network with a selected one of the patients and with information stored in the patient medical history; and
providing the medical advice to the selected patient. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
storing a treatment table on the computer network;
accessing the treatment table based on the diagnosis to select a treatment; and
communicating the selected treatment to the patient.
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43. The method defined in claim 40, additionally comprising protecting the medical history of the patient against unauthorized access.
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44. The method defined in claim 40, wherein the file unique to the patient stores medical information specific to the patient.
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45. The method defined in claim 40, wherein the patient medical history is stored at a central location on the computer network.
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46. The method defined in claim 40, wherein at least a portion of the patient medical history resides at a client computer connected to the computer network.
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47. The method defined in claim 40, wherein the patient medical history comprises a plurality of files.
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48. A computerized method of providing information to a patient for use in a medical diagnostic or treatment advice system having a user access processor on a computer network, the method comprising:
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receiving at the user access processor of the patient or an assistant to the patient, information indicative of at least one medical algorithm;
transmitting information indicative of the patient from the user access processor, the information being of use in conjunction with persistently stored patient information; and
receiving medical advice particular to a medical condition associated with the medical algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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