Care engine
First Claim
1. An early warning detection system for identifying patient health risk, comprising:
- a data base for storing a plurality of medical data and a plurality of patient data, said patient data including medical treatment information for a patient from at least one healthcare provider;
an analytical care application comprising a set of matrices, wherein each of said matrices contains a plurality of defined elements, wherein said defined elements incorporate said plurality of medical data; and
a computer processing unit for processing said plurality of patient data through said analytical care application for analysis through said matrices against said plurality of medical data, wherein said computer processing unit automatically makes an alternative treatment suggestion for the patient.
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Abstract
The present invention offers a comprehensive solution to care management which aggregates, integrates and stores clinical information from disparate sources. The system finds at-risk individuals before they experience preventable, high-cost medical events and stratifies high risk populations according to clinical criteria, which can include severity of disease states and co-morbidities. The system also compares the actual care an individual is receiving to established standards of clinical excellence and, if necessary, suggests pertinent medical care considerations to improve the care of medically mismanaged individuals. Another feature of the present invention may include a secure, patient-specific Web page which is automatically populated with a patient'"'"'s own clinical information and can be personalized with customized, relevant healthcare information. The system allows users to design, facilitate and monitor clinical care plans and increase communications among physicians, nurses and patients. The system also predicts and analyzes the outcome of disease or case management for populations and individual patients.
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21 Claims
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1. An early warning detection system for identifying patient health risk, comprising:
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a data base for storing a plurality of medical data and a plurality of patient data, said patient data including medical treatment information for a patient from at least one healthcare provider;
an analytical care application comprising a set of matrices, wherein each of said matrices contains a plurality of defined elements, wherein said defined elements incorporate said plurality of medical data; and
a computer processing unit for processing said plurality of patient data through said analytical care application for analysis through said matrices against said plurality of medical data, wherein said computer processing unit automatically makes an alternative treatment suggestion for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining patients with potential health risks, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving a plurality of medical data and a plurality of patient data;
storing said plurality of medical data and said plurality of patient data in a database, said patient data including medical treatment information for a patient from at least one healthcare provider;
defining a plurality of elements based upon said plurality of medical data;
grouping said plurality of elements into a plurality of matrices;
creating an analytical care application which defines the interaction amongst said plurality of defined elements grouped in said matrices and the interaction of said plurality of matrices;
processing said plurality of patient data through said analytical care application to indicate instances where some of said plurality of patient data does not correspond with a definition of at least one of said plurality of said elements; and
automatically making an alternative treatment suggestion for the patient using said analytical care application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
defining said plurality of elements based upon clinical criteria.
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14. The method of claim 13, farther comprising the steps of:
including severity of disease states within said definitions.
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15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of:
including co-morbidites within said definitions.
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16. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:
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comparing patient data related to patient care to medical data related to established standards of clinical excellence; and
identifying considerations for improvement of medical care.
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18. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:
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designing a plurality of clinical care plans based upon said plurality of medical data; and
facilitating interaction amongst a plurality of medical personnel for use of said plurality of clinical care plans.
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19. The method of claim 18, further including the steps of:
monitoring new patient data for compliance with at least one of said plurality of clinical care plans.
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17. The method of claim ii, further including the steps of:
providing access to said plurality of patient data, plurality of medical data, and results of said processing said plurality of patient data through said analytical care application over a secure web based system.
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20. An early warning detection system for identifying patient health risk, comprising:
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a data base for storing a plurality of medical data and a plurality of patient data, said patient data including medical treatment information for a patient from at least one healthcare provider;
an analytical care application comprising a set of matrices, wherein each of said matrices contains a plurality of defined elements, wherein said defined elements incorporate said plurality of medical data; and
a computer processing unit for processing said plurality of patient data through said analytical care application for analysis trough said matrices against said plurality of medical data, wherein said computer processing unit identifies patient health risk by finding potential errors in the treatment of said patient based on available medical history. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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