Managing a risk of a liability that is incurred if a subject treated for a condition is retreated within a specified time period
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1. A method, comprising:
- using a risk-determining circuit to determine automatically a risk that a subject medically treated for a medical condition will be medically retreated for the medical condition within a retreatment time period;
using a fee-calculating circuit to calculate automatically, in response to a determined risk, a fee for taking an action if the subject is medically retreated for the medical condition within the retreatment time period;
using a requesting circuit to request a first electronic to measure a biological condition of the subject at a first time, and to receive, from the first electronic device, a signal corresponding to the measured biological condition;
using a determining circuit to determine, in response to the signal, whether the subject is adhering to a post-treatment regimen;
if the first electronic device is unresponsive to the request, using requesting circuit to request a second electronic device associated with the first electronic device to request the first electronic device to measure a delayed biological condition of the subject while the second electronic device is within a communication range of the first electronic device, and to receive, from the second electronic device, a delayed signal corresponding to the measured delayed biological condition and a time difference between the first time and a second time at which the delayed biological condition is measured;
using the determining circuit to generate, in response to the delayed signal and the time difference, an indication as to whether the subject is adhering to the post-treatment regimen;
using the risk-determining circuit to update to update the risk in response to the indication; and
using the fee-calculating circuit to update the fee in response to the updated risk.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a risk-management method includes determining a risk that a subject treated for a condition will be retreated within a time period, and calculating, in response to a determined risk, a fee for taking an action if the subject is retreated within the time period. For example, such an embodiment may aid in managing a risk of a liability that may be incurred if a subject treated for a condition is retreated for the condition, for a complication arising from the condition or from the treatment of the condition, or for another reason, within a specified retreatment time period.
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1. A method, comprising:
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using a risk-determining circuit to determine automatically a risk that a subject medically treated for a medical condition will be medically retreated for the medical condition within a retreatment time period; using a fee-calculating circuit to calculate automatically, in response to a determined risk, a fee for taking an action if the subject is medically retreated for the medical condition within the retreatment time period; using a requesting circuit to request a first electronic to measure a biological condition of the subject at a first time, and to receive, from the first electronic device, a signal corresponding to the measured biological condition; using a determining circuit to determine, in response to the signal, whether the subject is adhering to a post-treatment regimen; if the first electronic device is unresponsive to the request, using requesting circuit to request a second electronic device associated with the first electronic device to request the first electronic device to measure a delayed biological condition of the subject while the second electronic device is within a communication range of the first electronic device, and to receive, from the second electronic device, a delayed signal corresponding to the measured delayed biological condition and a time difference between the first time and a second time at which the delayed biological condition is measured; using the determining circuit to generate, in response to the delayed signal and the time difference, an indication as to whether the subject is adhering to the post-treatment regimen; using the risk-determining circuit to update to update the risk in response to the indication; and using the fee-calculating circuit to update the fee in response to the updated risk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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a determiner circuit configured to determine automatically a risk that a subject medically treated for a medical condition will be medically retreated for the medical condition within a retreatment time period; a calculator circuit configured to calculate automatically, in response to a determined risk, a fee for taking an action if the subject is medically retreated for the medical condition within the retreatment time period; a requester circuit configured to request a first electronic device to measure a biological condition of the subject at a first time, to receive, from the first electronic device, a signal corresponding to the measured biological condition, and configured, if the first electronic device is unresponsive to the request, to request a second electronic device associated with the first electronic device to request the first electronic device to measure a delayed biological condition of the subject while the second electronic device is within a communication range of the first electronic device, and to receive, from the second electronic device, a delayed signal corresponding to the measured delayed biological condition and a time difference between the first time and a second time at which the delayed biological condition is measured; an analyzer circuit configured to determine, in response to the signal, or in response to the delayed signal and the time difference, whether the subject is adhering to a post-treatment regimen; wherein the determiner circuit is further configured to update the risk in response to a determination as to whether the subject is adhering to the post-treatment regimen; and wherein the calculator circuit is configured to update the fee in response to the updated risk. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for automatically determining a risk that a subject medically treated for a medical condition will be medically retreated for the medical condition within a retreatment time period; and means for automatically calculating, in response to a determined risk, a fee for taking an action if the subject is medically retreated for the medical condition within the retreatment time period; means for requesting a first electronic device to measure a biological condition of the subject at a first time; means for receiving, from the first electronic device, a signal corresponding to the measured biological condition; means for requesting, if the first electronic device is unresponsive to the request, a second electronic device associated with the first electronic device to request the first electronic device to measure a delayed biological condition of the subject while the second electronic device is within a communication range of the first electronic device; means for receiving, from the second electronic device, a delayed signal corresponding to the measured delayed biological condition and a time difference between the first time and a second time at which the delayed biological condition is measured; means for determining, in response to the signal, or in response to the delayed signal and the time difference, whether the subject is adhering to a post-treatment regimen; means for updating the risk in response to a determination as to whether the subject is adhering to the post-treatment regimen; and means for updating the fee in response to the updated risk. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
stored instructions that, when executed by at least one computing apparatus, cause the at least one computing apparatus to determine automatically a risk that a subject medically treated for a medical condition will be medically retreated for the medical condition within a retreatment time period; to calculate automatically, in response to the risk, a fee for taking an action if the subject is medically retreated for the medical condition within the retreatment time period; to request a first electronic device to measure a biological condition of the subject at a first time; to receive from the first electronic device a signal corresponding to the measured biological condition; if the first electronic device is unresponsive to the request, to request a second electronic device associated with the first electronic device to request the first electronic device to measure a delayed biological condition of the subject while the second electronic device is within a communication range of the first electronic device; to receive, from the second electronic device, a delayed signal corresponding to the measured delayed biological condition and a time difference between the first time and a second time at which the delayed biological condition is measured; to determine, in response to the signal, or in response to the delayed signal and the time difference, whether the subject is adhering to a post-treatment regimen; to update the risk in response to a determination as to whether the subject is adhering to the post-treatment regimen; and to update the fee in response to the updated risk. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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