Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system including network access
First Claim
1. A medical diagnostic and treatment advice system for providing information to a patient, the system comprising:
- a server connected to a public data network and having a storage with a plurality of medical algorithms, wherein the server;
a) conducts periodic direct interactive dialogues between the server and a user to receive patient information from the user over the public data network, the periodic direct interactive dialogues including multiple choice questions and user answers, the patient information including at least a subjective user input, the subjective user input factored by a patient specific sensitivity factor, wherein the patient specific sensitivity factor is tuned by the user based on its application to the patient;
b) selectively executes at least one of the medical algorithms based on at least a portion of the received information;
c) encrypts at least a portion of the patient information and diagnosis information indicative of a diagnosed condition;
d) transmits the encrypted diagnosis information to the user over the public data network; and
e) transmits the encrypted patient information to a health maintenance organization or an insurance carrier over the public data network.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over networks, such as a telephone network or a computer network. The invention also includes a stand-alone embodiment that may utilize occasional connectivity to a central computer by use of a network, such as the Internet. New authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are used to enable expert and general practitioner knowledge to be encoded for access by the public. “Meta” functions for time-density analysis of a number of factors regarding the number of medical complaints per unit of time are an integral part of the system. A re-enter feature monitors the user'"'"'s changing condition over time. A symptom severity analysis helps to respond to the changing conditions. System sensitivity factors may be changed at a global level or other levels to adjust the system advice as necessary.
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23 Claims
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1. A medical diagnostic and treatment advice system for providing information to a patient, the system comprising:
a server connected to a public data network and having a storage with a plurality of medical algorithms, wherein the server; a) conducts periodic direct interactive dialogues between the server and a user to receive patient information from the user over the public data network, the periodic direct interactive dialogues including multiple choice questions and user answers, the patient information including at least a subjective user input, the subjective user input factored by a patient specific sensitivity factor, wherein the patient specific sensitivity factor is tuned by the user based on its application to the patient; b) selectively executes at least one of the medical algorithms based on at least a portion of the received information; c) encrypts at least a portion of the patient information and diagnosis information indicative of a diagnosed condition; d) transmits the encrypted diagnosis information to the user over the public data network; and e) transmits the encrypted patient information to a health maintenance organization or an insurance carrier over the public data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing a medical diagnosis using a medical diagnosis system having a server, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of medical algorithms; conducting periodic direct interactive dialogues between a user and the server; receiving, at the server over a public data network via the direct interactive dialogues, patient information from the user, the periodic direct interactive dialogues including multiple choice questions and user answers, the patient information including at least a subjective user input, the subjective user input factored by both a patient specific sensitivity factor, wherein the patient specific sensitivity factor is tuned by the user based on its application to the patient; generating a medical diagnosis by selectively executing at least one of the medical algorithms at the server based on at least a portion of the received patient information; encrypting at least a portion of the patient information and diagnosis information indicative of the medical diagnosis; transmitting the encrypted diagnosis information to the user over the public data network; transmitting the encrypted patient information to a health maintenance organization or an insurance carrier over the public data network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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21. A system for providing a medical diagnosis, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, via direct interactive dialogue between a server and a user over a public data network, patient information from the user, the periodic direct interactive dialogues including multiple choice questions and user answers, the patient information including at least a subjective user input, the subjective user input factored by a patient specific sensitivity factor, wherein the patient specific sensitivity factor is tuned by the user based on its application to the patient; means for generating a medical diagnosis by selectively executing at least one of a plurality of stored medical algorithms based on at least a portion of the received patient information; means for encrypting at least a portion of the patient information and diagnosis information indicative of the medical diagnosis; means for transmitting the encrypted diagnosis information to the user over the public data network; and means for transmitting the encrypted patient information to a health maintenance organization or an insurance carrier over the public data network. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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