Analytical tool for managing the treatment of chronic illnesses

• US 7,827,044 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas J. Mccullough
• Original Assignee: Thomas J. Mccullough
• Inventors: McCullough, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Koppikar; Vivek D
• Application Number:
  US11/934,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119125A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,096 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 4, 705 7- 8, 600300-301
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A system and method for creating an individual treatment plan which includes a user interface configured to receive user input and communicate with a Relational Remedy Database Server containing information about chronic illnesses and remedies. The Method and System described herein further utilizes a Treatment Plan Software Component, a Patient Data Update Software Component and an Optimization Software Component which performs a multiple regression analysis to determine an optimal combination of remedies based on user responses to create an Updated Treatment Plan.

Claims

1. A system for creating a treatment plan comprising:

a server configured to display a user interface which includes a menu of chronic illnesses, said user interface further configured to communicate with a Relational Remedy Data Base and to display information received from said Relational Remedy Data bases;

said Relational Remedy Database Server of chronic illnesses and remedies configured to receive at least one menu-selected chronic illness from said user interface, to match said at least one menu-selected chronic illness to a plurality of remedies and to display said plurality of remedies on said user interface;

a Treatment Plan Software Component further configured to display a first updated user interface to enable a user to create an Individual Treatment Plan by selecting remedies from said plurality of remedies and to save said Individual Treatment Plan as a structured data file based on a Design of Treatment Process;

a Patient Data Update Software Component further configured to access said structured data file and further configured to receive additional input as to user selected remedies and receive responses from a user indicating said user'"'"'s perceived effectiveness of said remedies; and

an Optimization Software Component which performs a multiple regression analysis in which said user'"'"'s response as to the perceived effectiveness of said remedies is used as an independent variable to determine an optimal subsequent combination of remedies based on said user responses, and which creates an Updated Treatment Plan, and which further communicates with said Patient Data Update Software Component to successively update and optimize said Updated Treatment Plan as desired.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said Optimization Software Component is further configured to receive updated user-selected remedies and modify said multiple regression analysis based on said updated user-selected remedies.

3. The system of claim 1 which further includes a Report Generating Component which generates a Response Report selected from a group consisting of a report displayed on a user interface, a graph, a chart, a statistical analysis or an audio report.

4. The system of claim 1 which further includes a Payment Receiving Software Component for receiving payments to create said Individual Treatment Plan.

5. The system of claim 1 which further includes a Targeted Advertising Software Component which displays Targeted Advertising Information selected from a group consisting of a message relating to a user-selected chronic illness, a message relating to a remedy, an advertisement, a physician referral, a referral to a qualified health care professional, a support group referral, a related website, supplier information, care provider information, therapist information, health-related information, information about books, information about classes, information about charitable organizations, information about research facilities or any combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 which further includes a List Generating Software Component configured to create patient-related lists based on criteria selected from a group consisting of menu-selected chronic conditions, menu-selected remedies, patient response data, demographic information, geographical data, age data, race data, gender data or any combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said Relational Remedy Database Server is further configured to identify potential negative interactions among remedies.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said Relational Remedy Database Server is further configured to identify potential negative interactions among remedies and perform an action selected from a group consisting of displaying a message, displaying updated interface to limit remedies displayed, allowing a user to elect remedies, dynamically creating an updated menu of remedies which may be selected by a user, displaying a warning message, activating an audible alarm, disabling user options or any combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said Relational Remedy Database Server may be modified by Health Care Professionals having permission to access the Relational Remedy Data Base.

10. The system of claim 1 which includes a Social Networking Software Component to facilitate social networking and communication between users having permission to access said Social Networking Software Component.

11. The system of claim 10 in which said Social Networking Software Component facilitates communication between patients and Health Care Professionals.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein said Relational Remedy Database Server may be modified by qualified health professionals having permission to access the Relational Remedy Data Base.

13. The system of claim 1 which further includes a Health Care Professional Communication Software Component for providing a Health Care Professional with a copy of a current treatment using a communication means selected from a group consisting of a facsimile, an e-mail, a document generated by the system, an access directing a physician to access an interface on which a treatment plan is displayed or any combination thereof.

14. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving identifying information from a user;

displaying a menu of chronic illnesses on a user interface;

receiving input from said user as to at least one selected chronic illness;

using a relational database server to match said at least one selected chronic illness to a plurality of remedies;

displaying said plurality of remedies on an updated user interface;

receiving user responses as to remedies selected;

creating a unique user structured data file including user identification data and said remedies selected using a Patient Update Software Component;

receiving user responses as to the effectiveness of remedies selected;

making said user responses as to the effectiveness of remedies selected an independent variable for use in a multiple regression analysis;

performing said multiple regression analysis using an Optimization Software Component to determine an optimal subsequent combination of remedies based on said user responses; and

creating an Updated Treatment Plan.

15. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of receiving additional user-selected remedies and modifying said multiple regression analysis based on said additional user-selected remedies.

16. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of creating a Response Report selected from a group consisting of a report displayed on a user interface, a graph, a chart, a statistical analysis or an audio report.

17. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of receiving payments to create said Individual Treatment Plan.

18. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of displaying Targeted Advertising Information selected from a group consisting of a message relating to a user-selected chronic illness, a message relating to a remedy, an advertisement, a physician referral, a referral to a qualified health care professional, a support group referral, a related website, supplier information, care provider information, therapist information, health-related information, information about books, information about classes, information about charitable organizations, or information about research.

19. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of creating a patient-related list based on criteria selected from a group consisting of menu-selected chronic conditions, menu-selected remedies, patient response data, demographic information, geographical data, age data, race data, gender data or any combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of identifying potential negative interactions among remedies and performing an action selected from a group consisting of displaying a message, displaying updated interface to limit remedies displayed, allowing a user to elect remedies, dynamically creating an updated menu of remedies which may be selected by a user, displaying a warning message, activate activating an audible alarm, disabling user options or any combination thereof.

21. The method of claim 14 which further includes the step of communicating with a Health Care Professional using a Social Networking Software Component to facilitate communication between a user and a Health Care Professional and generate a messages selected from a group consisting of a facsimile, an e-mail, a document generated by the system, an access directing a physician to access an interface on which a treatment plan is displayed or any combination thereof.