System for identifying and addressing concerns of medical patients
First Claim
1. One or more non-transitory tangible computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method by running a software program on a computer, the computer operating under an operating system, the method including issuing instructions from the software program comprising:
- authenticating a user through a login interface generated by the software program;
responsive to authentication, querying a patient database for a patient identifier inputted by the authenticated user, the patient identifier associated with a current patient;
querying the computer for a medical procedure linked to the patient identifier;
querying the computer for demographic information of the current patient stored in the patient database;
applying a query against a matrix of pre-authored concerns associated with the medical procedure, wherein the pre-authored concerns are based on concerns that have previously arisen in other patients undergoing the medical procedure and require no input from the current patient;
retrieving a query response that includes both a plurality of pre-authored concerns related to the medical procedure and a plurality of pre-authored answers addressing the pre-authored concerns, each pre-authored concern weighted against a plurality of demographic factors;
automatically generating a list of the pre-authored concerns from the query response, the list filtered and pre-sorted according to the demographic information of the current patient as applied to the plurality of demographic factors for each pre-authored concern retrieved from the query;
presenting the list of the pre-authored concerns to the user, wherein the list may be resorted and filtered by the user interactively;
in response to the presented list of the pre-authored concerns, confirming relevance of the presented pre-authored concerns to the current patient responsive to a user input;
presenting the pre-authored answers to the confirmed pre-authored concerns;
in response to the presented pre-authored answers, receiving the user input on whether the presented pre-authored answers have effectively addressed the concerns of the current patient; and
notifying an authorized third party of an up-to-date health status of the current patient.
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Abstract
A system is adapted to extract patient'"'"'s demographic information and identify possible concerns the patient may be having about the upcoming medical procedure based on that information. The system accesses a database containing a plurality of candidate concerns commonly associated with the identified medical procedure and establishes their relevancy to the patient based on the patient'"'"'s demographic information. The system allows patient to select relevant concerns from the presented list, and provides responses addressing those concerns. The responses are ranked based on their efficacy of alleviating concerns. The system is also adapted to communicate the information regarding the medical procedure and medical updates to the parties identified by the patient.
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19 Claims
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1. One or more non-transitory tangible computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method by running a software program on a computer, the computer operating under an operating system, the method including issuing instructions from the software program comprising:
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authenticating a user through a login interface generated by the software program; responsive to authentication, querying a patient database for a patient identifier inputted by the authenticated user, the patient identifier associated with a current patient; querying the computer for a medical procedure linked to the patient identifier; querying the computer for demographic information of the current patient stored in the patient database; applying a query against a matrix of pre-authored concerns associated with the medical procedure, wherein the pre-authored concerns are based on concerns that have previously arisen in other patients undergoing the medical procedure and require no input from the current patient; retrieving a query response that includes both a plurality of pre-authored concerns related to the medical procedure and a plurality of pre-authored answers addressing the pre-authored concerns, each pre-authored concern weighted against a plurality of demographic factors; automatically generating a list of the pre-authored concerns from the query response, the list filtered and pre-sorted according to the demographic information of the current patient as applied to the plurality of demographic factors for each pre-authored concern retrieved from the query; presenting the list of the pre-authored concerns to the user, wherein the list may be resorted and filtered by the user interactively; in response to the presented list of the pre-authored concerns, confirming relevance of the presented pre-authored concerns to the current patient responsive to a user input; presenting the pre-authored answers to the confirmed pre-authored concerns; in response to the presented pre-authored answers, receiving the user input on whether the presented pre-authored answers have effectively addressed the concerns of the current patient; and notifying an authorized third party of an up-to-date health status of the current patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more non-transitory tangible computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method by running a software program on a computer, the computer operating under an operating system, the method including issuing instructions from the software program comprising:
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authenticating a user; receiving an identification information of a current patient; retrieving demographic information of the current patient by extracting the information from the current patient'"'"'s medical records, public records, a private database, or a government database; identifying a medical procedure the current patient will be undergoing; retrieving a plurality of pre-authored concerns without requiring an input from the current patient, the pre-authored concerns based on past concerns that have arisen in other patients undergoing the medical procedure, each pre-authored concern having a profile comprising a set of relevant demographic factors; matching the demographic information of the current patient to the demographic factors of each pre-authored concern to establish a relevancy value, the relevancy value representing a likelihood that the pre-authored concern will be relevant to the patient; presenting to the user a predetermined number of the pre-authored concerns in an order of decreasing relevancy values; receiving a first input from the user selecting the pre-authored concerns of relevance to the current patient; accessing a database containing a plurality of pre-authored answers corresponding to a selected pre-authored concern, each pre-authored answer having a rank; presenting to the user the pre-authored answers in an order of descending rank; receiving a second input from the user on whether the presented pre-authored answer has effectively addressed the selected pre-authored concern, wherein a negative input causes the media to continue presenting pre-authored answers for the current concern; and notifying an authorized third party of an up-to-date health status of the current patient. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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