Method to evaluate a client by a physical therapist
First Claim
1. A method to evaluate a client by a physical therapist, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of evaluation factors, wherein each evaluation factor comprises point ratings from 0 to 5, wherein a higher point rating indicates a higher likelihood that a client should be referred to emergency care;
providing a plurality of evaluation algorithms, wherein each of said evaluation algorithms comprises two or more of said evaluation factors;
determining if a client is experiencing distress;
operative if a client is experiencing distress, selecting an evaluation algorithm responsive to said distress, wherein said selected evaluation algorithm comprises (N) evaluation factors, wherein (N) is greater than 1;
determining if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor;
operative if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor, determining if the client'"'"'s reported distress corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors;
operative if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors, referring the patent for immediate emergency care.
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Abstract
A method to evaluate a client by a physical therapist, which includes determining if a client is experiencing distress. If a client is experiencing pain, the method selects an evaluation algorithm responsive to the distress, wherein the selected evaluation algorithm comprises (N) evaluation factors. The method determines if any of the (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor, and if any of the (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor determines if the client'"'"'s reported distress corresponds to a point rating of “5” for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors. If the client'"'"'s reported distress corresponds to a point rating of “5” for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors, the method refers the patent for immediate emergency care.
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24 Claims
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1. A method to evaluate a client by a physical therapist, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of evaluation factors, wherein each evaluation factor comprises point ratings from 0 to 5, wherein a higher point rating indicates a higher likelihood that a client should be referred to emergency care; providing a plurality of evaluation algorithms, wherein each of said evaluation algorithms comprises two or more of said evaluation factors; determining if a client is experiencing distress; operative if a client is experiencing distress, selecting an evaluation algorithm responsive to said distress, wherein said selected evaluation algorithm comprises (N) evaluation factors, wherein (N) is greater than 1; determining if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor; operative if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor, determining if the client'"'"'s reported distress corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors;operative if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors, referring the patent for immediate emergency care. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of manufacture comprising a processor and a computer readable medium, a plurality of evaluation factors encoded in said computer readable medium, wherein each evaluation factor comprises point ratings from 0 to 5, wherein a higher point rating indicates a higher likelihood that a client should be referred to emergency care, a plurality of evaluation algorithms encoded in said computer readable medium, wherein each of said evaluation algorithms comprises two or more of said evaluation factors, and computer readable program code to evaluate a client presenting to a physical therapist encoded in said computer readable medium, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:
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determining if a client is experiencing pain; operative if a client is experiencing pain, selecting an evaluation algorithm responsive to said pain, wherein said selected evaluation algorithm comprises (N) evaluation factors, wherein (N) is greater than 1; determining if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor; operative if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor, determining if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors;operative if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors, generating a message recommending that the physical therapist refer the client for immediate emergency care. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product encoded in a computer readable medium, said computer program product comprising a plurality of evaluation factors wherein each evaluation factor comprises point ratings from 0 to 5, wherein a higher point rating indicates a higher likelihood that a client should be referred to emergency care, a plurality of evaluation algorithms, wherein each of said evaluation algorithms comprises two or more of said evaluation factors, said computer program product being useable with a processor to evaluate a client presenting to a physical therapist, comprising:
- computer readable program code which causes said programmable computer processor to determining if a client is experiencing pain;
computer readable program code which causes said programmable computer processor to operative if a client is experiencing pain, selecting an evaluation algorithm responsive to said pain, wherein said selected evaluation algorithm comprises (N) evaluation factors, wherein (N) is greater than 1; computer readable program code which causes said programmable computer processor to determining if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor; computer readable program code which causes said programmable computer processor to operative if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor, determining if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors;computer readable program code which causes said programmable computer processor to operative if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “
5”
for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors, generating a message recommending that the physical therapist refer the client for immediate emergency care. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- computer readable program code which causes said programmable computer processor to determining if a client is experiencing pain;
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