Systems and methods for medication monitoring
First Claim
1. A method of medication monitoring comprising:
- analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with a prescribed drug regimen to determine the compliance-dependent probabilities of (i) substantive improvement in the patient'"'"'s health status, and (ii) substantive deterioration in the patient'"'"'s health status;
communicating the compliance-dependent probabilities to caregivers and patients;
defining acceptable levels of the probabilities of improvement and deterioration;
prescribing a drug regimen for the patient;
measuring patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen with a medication dispenser having a recorder for recording dosing events; and
intervening with the patient to improve compliance with an intensity and urgency based on the defined acceptable levels of probabilities.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system of medication monitoring which includes analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with prescribed drug regimens, communicating to caregivers and/or patients the compliance-dependent probabilities of two clinically important transitions in health status: substantive improvement in the patient'"'"'s health status and substantive deterioration in the patient'"'"'s health status, defining acceptable levels of the respective probabilities of deterioration and of improvement, and intervening when appropriate to improve the patient'"'"'s compliance, in order to achieve mutually-agreed upon maintenance, improvement, or avoidance of deterioration in health status.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of medication monitoring comprising:
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analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with a prescribed drug regimen to determine the compliance-dependent probabilities of (i) substantive improvement in the patient'"'"'s health status, and (ii) substantive deterioration in the patient'"'"'s health status;
communicating the compliance-dependent probabilities to caregivers and patients;
defining acceptable levels of the probabilities of improvement and deterioration;
prescribing a drug regimen for the patient;
measuring patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen with a medication dispenser having a recorder for recording dosing events; and
intervening with the patient to improve compliance with an intensity and urgency based on the defined acceptable levels of probabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of medication monitoring comprising the steps of:
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identifying a patient with a condition treatable with a prescribed drug regimen;
prescribing a drug regimen for the patient;
defining an acceptable level of compliance with the prescribed drug regimen, based on an analysis of clinical compliance data involving the calculation of a parameter, cubic distance or Timing Error, from the variations in intervals between dosages;
monitoring compliance of the patient with the prescribed drug regimen with a medication dispenser having a recorder for recording dosing events; and
warning the patient with a graduated warning system that is based on the defined acceptable level of compliance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of medication monitoring comprising:
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analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with a prescribed drug regimen to determine the compliance-dependent probabilities of (i) substantive improvement in the patient'"'"'s health status, and (ii) substantive deterioration in the patient'"'"'s health status;
defining patient acceptable levels of the probabilities of improvement and deterioration;
measuring patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen with a medication dispenser having a recorder for recording dosing events; and
intervening with the patient to improve compliance when the defined acceptable levels of probabilities are exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for medication monitoring comprising:
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a computer readable medium containing executable code for;
analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with a prescribed drug regimen to determine the compliance-dependent probabilities of (i) substantive improvement in the patient'"'"'s health status, and (ii) substantive deterioration in the patient'"'"'s health status; and
communicating the compliance-dependent probabilities to caregivers and patients; and
a medication dispenser having a recorder for recording dosing events a warning system for warning the patient of non-compliance with an intensity and urgency based on defined acceptable levels of probabilities. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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