Pathway management for CHF patients
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1. A method for treating CHF comprising:
- creating a pathway for treating CHF using one or more analytical models;
implementing the pathway, at least in part, by communicating one or more parameters to an implantable cardiac device; and
maintaining the pathway, at least in part, by evaluating information received from the implantable cardiac device, wherein the creating includes prioritizing one or more factors related to quality of life, cost of care, or length of life.
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Abstract
An exemplary system and/or method allows for automated and/or semi-automated treatment of CHF, for example, via a pathway. Various exemplary systems and/or methods include a server and/or a client for creating, implementing and/or maintaining a CHF pathway. An exemplary client has a communication link with an implantable cardiac device for communicating one or more operational parameters to the implantable cardiac device and/or receiving information from the implantable cardiac device. Other exemplary systems and/or methods are also disclosed.
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1. A method for treating CHF comprising:
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creating a pathway for treating CHF using one or more analytical models; implementing the pathway, at least in part, by communicating one or more parameters to an implantable cardiac device; and maintaining the pathway, at least in part, by evaluating information received from the implantable cardiac device, wherein the creating includes prioritizing one or more factors related to quality of life, cost of care, or length of life. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for treating CHF comprising:
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creating a pathway for treating CHF using one or more analytical models that predict a likelihood of one or more patient outcomes for the CHF pathway; implementing the pathway, at least in part, by communicating one or more parameters to an implantable cardiac device; and maintaining the pathway, at least in part, by periodically evaluating information received from the implantable cardiac device to determine if the pathway as implemented by the implantable cardiac device satisfies one or more performance criteria and adjusting the pathway if the one or more cardiac performance criteria are not satisfied, wherein the creating includes prioritizing one or more factors related to quality of life, cost of care, or length of life. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for implementing a CHF treatment pathway, comprising:
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inputting information regarding a patient into a CHF treatment pathway development model; determining a CHF pathway using the CHF treatment pathway development model; testing the CHF pathway using a patient model; and responsive to the testing, implementing the CHF treatment pathway on the patient, wherein the determining of a CHF pathway includes prioritizing one or more factors related to quality of life, cost of care, or length of life.
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