Compensated electronic consults

• US 7,668,735 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2006
• Issued: 02/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Good Works Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mdrxdirect, Inc.
• Inventors: Grace, William R. Jr., Grace, Joseph P.
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor; Gerald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pass; Natalie A
• Application Number:
  US11/441,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20060218009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,370 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14, 705/2, 705/3, 463/20, 463/40, 707/3, 706/45, 725/23, 434/322, 434/350
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0215 Including financial accounts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0232 Frequent usage rewards other than merchandise, cash or travel
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0279 Fundraising management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing health care information to health care providers and for obtaining information pertaining to the practice of a health care provider by providing incentives for provision of such information.

Claims

1. A computer system for providing incentives to a health care provider to provide information pertaining to the health care provider'"'"'s practice, said system comprising:

an authentication device operatively configured to authenticate that a health care provider entering the computer system is an authorized user;

a query device operatively configured to proffer at least one practice-related question tailored to the professional profile of said health care provider, said at least one practice-related question pertaining;

to experiences and opinions of the health care provider with respect to the health care provider'"'"'s practice, and being selected from the group consisting of;

the health care provider'"'"'s thoughts on various dosing regimens, potential new indications, combination therapies, potential adverse drug interactions and side effects, and management techniques for known side effects;

the query device being further configured to;

dynamically generate surveys based on an answer to said at least one practice-related question, and receive a communication from the health care provider, the communication being selected from the group consisting of;

a report of adverse drug reactions, a request for samples, a request for participation in a clinical trial, a request for clinical trial data updates, a request for an appointment with a sale representative, a request for information pertaining to off-label product use, a request for patient education material, and a request for reduced-cost medication for indigent patients;

an incentive device operatively configured to proffer an authenticated provider an opportunity to provide assistance to one or more charitable organization(s) by providing responses to said at least one practice-related question as generated by said query module, wherein the opportunity to provide assistance to the one or more charitable organization(s) is an incentive for the authenticated provider to provide said responses; and

an incentive calculation device operatively configured to determine the incentive earned by said health care provider by responses provided to said at least one practice-related question.

2. Computer-readable media comprising instructions that cause a computer to provide aid to charitable organizations, said instructions providing for:

authentication of a user of said computer-readable media as a permitted user of said computer-readable media;

provision of at least one question to said authenticated user, said at least one question;

being related to the health care practice of said authenticated user, pertaining to experiences and opinions of said authenticated user with respect to the health care practice of said authenticated user, and being selected from the group consisting of;

said authenticated user'"'"'s thoughts on various dosing regimens, potential new indications, combination therapies, potential adverse drug interactions and side effects, and management techniques for known side effects;

provision of an incentive to said authenticated user for answering said at least one question related to the health care practice of said authenticated user, said incentive comprising a donation to a charitable organization;

transmission of said incentive to said charitable organization upon the authenticated user answering said at least one question;

dynamic generation of surveys based on an answer to said at least one question; and

receipt of a communication from said authenticated user, the communication being selected from the group consisting of;

a report of adverse drug reactions, a request for samples, a request for participation in a clinical trial, a request for clinical trial data updates, a request for an appointment with a sale representative, a request for information pertaining to off-label product use, a request for patient education material, and a request for reduced-cost medication for indigent patients.

3. The computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein said incentive is selected from the group consisting of:

a monetary donation, a tangible or intangible good donation, a point donation redeemable by said charitable organization at defined point level for particular goods, and a discount.

4. The computer-readable media of claim 2 wherein the authenticated user is selected from the group consisting of:

a physician, a nurse, a pharmacist, a medical technologist, a physical therapist, and a clinician.

5. The computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein said incentive is transmitted to said charitable organization at a time after said answer to said at least one question is made.

6. The computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein said incentive is transmitted to said charitable organization in real time upon receipt of said answer to said at least one question.

7. A system for providing a health care provider with customized health care information, the system comprising:

a computer that is configured to;

confirm that the health care provider is an authentic health care provider, and

submit to the authentic health care provider at least one question, the at least on question;

pertaining to experiences and opinions of the health care provider with respect to the health care provider'"'"'s practice, and being selected from the group consisting of;

the health care provider'"'"'s thoughts on various dosing regimens, potential new indications, combination therapies, potential adverse drug interactions and side effects, and management techniques for known side effects; and

an interlace that provides the health care provider with an interactive presentation that includes information relating to a pharmaceutical or medical product or service, the information being selected based on the health care provider'"'"'s practice, the interface being configured to;

present the health care provider an on-line survey that comprises a quiz that prompts the health care provider'"'"'s comprehension of at least a portion of the information included in the interactive presentation, and

present the health care provider with an incentive for answering the at least one question or quiz, the incentive comprising a donation to a charitable organization, and

the computer being further configured to;

receive an answer to the at least one question or quiz, cause the charitable organization to receive the donation upon receiving the answer by the health care provider, dynamically generate other surveys based on the answer, and receive a communication from the health care provider, the communication being selected from the group consisting of;

a report of adverse drug reactions, a request for samples, a request for participation in a clinical trial, a request for clinical trial data updates, a request for an appointment with a sale representative, a request for information pertaining to off-label product use, a request for patient education material, and a request for reduced-cost medication for indigent patients.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the donation is selected from the group consisting of:

a monetary donation, a tangible or intangible good donation, a point donation redeemable by said charitable organization at a defined point level for particular goods, and a discount.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the health care provider is selected from the group consisting of:

a physician, a nurse, a pharmacist, a medical technologist, a physical therapist, and a clinician.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the donation is made at a time after the answer to the at least one questions or quiz is received.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the donation is made in real time upon receipt of the answer to the at least one questions or quiz.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the on-line survey is presented at a time after the health care provider views the interactive presentation.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the on-line survey is presented while the health care provider views the interactive presentation.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the interface is further configured to allow the health care provider to choose the charitable organization to which the donation is made.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the health care provider is presented with a list of a plurality of charitable organizations to choose from.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the health care provider is presented with the ability to enter contact information pertaining to the charitable organization of choice.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the health care provider is presented with one or more causes to choose from.