System and methods for management of disease over time

• US 8,579,812 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2009
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brainscope SPV LLC
• Original Assignee: Brainscope Company Inc.
• Inventors: Causevic, Elvir
• Primary Examiner(s): Natnithithadha, Navin
• Assistant Examiner(s): BERHANU, ETSUB D
• Application Number:
  US12/638,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20110144518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/544
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

A system for delivering health information is provided. The system comprises at least one apparatus configured to receive information related to a condition of a patient. The analysis system further comprises a reception system configured to receive data related to the patient'"'"'s condition and a processor configured to assess a condition of a patient and to identify a data set including information related to the patient'"'"'s condition. The system also comprises a communication system configured to communicate the data set to a user.

Claims

1. A method for communicating health information by a communication system comprising an analysis system, implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising:

collecting patient information associated with a patient, by one or more reception devices, wherein the patient information comprises physiological information related to a health condition of a patient;

processing, by the analysis system, the physiological information to assess the health condition associated with the patient;

determining, by the analysis system, a time status of the patient'"'"'s condition;

assigning, by the one or more processors, a major data block to the patient based on the health condition associated with the patient, wherein the major data block includes;

information that is identified as relevant to all patients who have the health condition or are at risk for the health condition, and

minor data blocks, which are subsets of the major data block and comprise information that is identified as potentially relevant to a subset of the patients who have the health condition or are at risk for the health condition;

selecting, by the one or more processors, a plurality of minor data blocks from the major data block based on the time status of the health condition and an intended recipient of the minor data block, wherein each of the plurality of minor data blocks is intended for a different recipient; and

communicating, by the communication system, each minor data block as a data set to the intended recipient of each minor data block.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting patient information includes performing at least one of either a diagnostic test and entry of data into a data interface.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein performing the diagnostic test includes collecting data related to brain electrical activity.

4. The method of claim 1, further including transmitting the data set to a location distant from the analysis system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein [selecting at least one of the plurality of minor data blocks includes comparing the health condition of the patient to health conditions of other patients represented by data stored in a database and selecting the minor data block based on the comparison] assignment of the major data block includes classifying the patient condition relative to the condition of other patients represented by data stored in a database.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the assignment is based on at least one of a stage of disease progression, a life expectancy of the patient, a comorbid condition, a treatment received by the patient, and a genetic profile of the patient'"'"'s condition.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data set communicated to one of the intended recipients includes at least one therapeutic recommendation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data set communicated to one of the intended recipients includes a prediction of a length of time remaining in a current disease stage.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the data set communicated to one of the intended recipients includes a prediction of a time of onset of a next disease stage.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the data set communicated to one of the intended recipients includes a prediction of a severity of a next disease stage.

11. The method of any one of claims 8-10, wherein the prediction is based on the patient'"'"'s individual measurements and self-normed baseline.

12. The method of any one of claims 8-10, wherein the prediction is based on data from a single patient or group of patients with similar measurements.

13. The method of any one of claims 8-10, wherein the prediction is based on a population norm of other patients represented by data stored in a database.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient information further comprises at least one of information related to patient support conditions, patient financial information, insurance information, and ability to receive certain types of information of the patient.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the minor data block is based on information from the major data block which has been previously communicated to the patient.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the intended recipients include the patient and a doctor treating the patient.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the intended recipients include at least one of family member of the patient, social worker, peer support group, and healthcare personnel outside the setting of a clinic or hospital.