Treatment related quantitative decision engine
First Claim
1. A method, for use with at least one processor on at least one computer, of generating a report to help decide among a plurality of treatment options for a patient with a given treatable medical condition, the method comprising:
- receiving patient information related to the patient and the medical condition;
querying a treatment option database to generate a plurality of potential treatment options for the medical condition;
receiving preference information indicative of the patient'"'"'s preference for potential treatment outcomes of the treatment options to produce a preference value;
analyzing indexed study data relating to the plurality of treatment options by at least grading evidence within the indexed study data, wherein the indexed study data is derived from scientific studies, each of which evaluates an effect of a different treatment option on different trial subjects who have a similar medical condition as the patient;
producing a study score for each of the treatment options based on the analysis of the indexed data;
determining, for each distinct treatment option, a distinct treatment score as a function of at least the preference value and the study score corresponding to the distinct treatment option;
generating a report listing the treatment options and a) the treatment scores or b) information derived from the treatment scores.
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Abstract
A system and method generate a report to help decide among a plurality of treatment options for a medical condition. The system and method receive patient information and generate a plurality of potential treatment options for the medical condition. The system and method also receive the patient'"'"'s preference(s) for potential treatment outcomes of the treatment options, used to produce a preference value. The system and method also analyze indexed study data relating to the plurality of treatment options to produce, based on the analysis, a study score for each of the treatment options. For each treatment option, the system and method produce a treatment score based on at least the preference value and the study score, thus permitting generation of a report listing the treatment options and a) the treatment scores or b) the information derived from the treatment scores.
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41 Claims
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1. A method, for use with at least one processor on at least one computer, of generating a report to help decide among a plurality of treatment options for a patient with a given treatable medical condition, the method comprising:
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receiving patient information related to the patient and the medical condition; querying a treatment option database to generate a plurality of potential treatment options for the medical condition; receiving preference information indicative of the patient'"'"'s preference for potential treatment outcomes of the treatment options to produce a preference value; analyzing indexed study data relating to the plurality of treatment options by at least grading evidence within the indexed study data, wherein the indexed study data is derived from scientific studies, each of which evaluates an effect of a different treatment option on different trial subjects who have a similar medical condition as the patient; producing a study score for each of the treatment options based on the analysis of the indexed data; determining, for each distinct treatment option, a distinct treatment score as a function of at least the preference value and the study score corresponding to the distinct treatment option; generating a report listing the treatment options and a) the treatment scores or b) information derived from the treatment scores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer code thereon for generating a report to help decide among a plurality of treatment options for a patient for a given treatable medical condition, the computer code comprising:
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computer code for receiving patient information related to the patient and the medical condition; computer code for querying a treatment option database to generate a list of potential treatment options for the medical condition; and computer code for receiving preference information indicative of the patient'"'"'s preference for potential treatment outcomes of the treatment options to produce a preference value; computer code for analyzing indexed study data relating to the plurality of treatment options by at least grading evidence within the indexed study data, wherein the indexed study data is derived from scientific studies, each of which evaluates an effect of a different treatment option on different trial subjects who have a similar medical condition as the patient; computer code for producing a study score for each of the treatment options based on the analysis of the indexed data; computer code for determining, for each distinct treatment option, a distinct treatment score as a function of at least the preference value and the study score corresponding to the distinct treatment option; and computer code for generating a report listing the treatment options and a) the treatment scores or b) information derived from the treatment scores. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A medical treatment recommendation system for generating a report to help decide among a plurality of treatment options for a patient for a given treatable medical condition comprising:
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a patient information receiving module executing on a computer that receives patient information related to the patient and the medical condition; a querying module executing on a computer that queries a treatment option database to generate a list of potential treatment options for the medical condition; a preference information receiving module executing on a computer that receives patient information indicative of the patient'"'"'s preference for potential treatment outcomes of the treatment options to produce a preference value; an analysis module executing on a computer that analyzes indexed study data relating to the plurality of treatment options by at least grading evidence within the indexed study data, wherein the indexed study data is derived from scientific studies, each of which evaluates an effect of a different treatment option on different trial subjects who have a similar medical condition as the patient; a study score producing module executing on a computer that produces a study score for each of the treatment options based on the analysis of the indexed data; a treatment scoring module executing on a computer that determines for each distinct treatment option a distinct treatment score as a function of at least the preference value and study score corresponding to the distinct treatment option; and a reporting module executing on a computer that generates a report listing the treatment options and a) the treatment scores or b) information derived from the treatment scores. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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