Methods for improving the clinical outcome of patient care and for reducing overall health care costs
First Claim
1. A method for managing a patient'"'"'s health and healthcare costs, the method comprising:
- authenticating an electronic device to a computer that stores a patient account record corresponding to a patient identification;
commanding the computer to generate and transmit a unique patient webpage for display on the electronic device using data from the patient account record;
wherein the patient webpage comprises an opportunity to earn a financial reward associated with a medical service that is unique to the patient account record, the opportunity comprising a healthcare provider name and a patient diagnosis associated with a date of service, an expiration date assigned to the opportunity by the computer, and a patient session link to instruct the computer to generate and display an information therapy prescription, a patient knowledge exam, a patient declaration link, a patient agreement link, and a patient rating link;
displaying the information therapy prescription at the electronic device;
displaying the patient knowledge exam on the electronic device, the knowledge exam comprising a plurality of questions related to the information therapy prescription and selected by the computer from a question database;
receiving input signals from the electronic device, the signals comprising answers to the plurality of questions;
creating and displaying a new webpage when an incorrect answer is received directing the patient to a question with the incorrect answer and a portion of the information therapy prescription containing a correct answer;
activating the patient declaration link to transmit a signal from the electronic device to indicate a patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription;
receiving the signal from the patient declaration link, the signal comprising an answer to the patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription;
amending the patient account record to indicate a patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription;
activating the patient agreement link to transmit a signal used to amend the patient account record to indicate a patient agreement to release the patient'"'"'s answers to the plurality of questions and the declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription and to the healthcare provider;
activating the patient rating link to transmit a signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s answers to the rating of the healthcare provider; and
thereafter, the computer authorizes disbursement of the financial reward to the patient.
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Abstract
System and method for reducing healthcare costs by improving care and encouraging healthy behaviors. A web-based or telephonic program using health plan sponsor funded financial incentives, offered to patients and providers for declaring or demonstrating adherence or providing a reason for non-adherence to performance standards. Financial incentives are contingent upon patient'"'"'s and provider'"'"'s agreement to allow the other to confirm or acknowledge the other'"'"'s declaration or demonstration of adherence or non-adherence reason. Combining financial incentives with a set of checks and balances motivates participation in the program and adherence to the performance standards. Performance standards include evidence-based treatment guidelines, information therapy, wellness and prevention solutions, care management, and other methods proven to control costs by improving behaviors and healthcare. The system and method achieves improved health and more affordable healthcare by aligning the interests of providers, patients/consumers, and health plan sponsors in a win-win-win arrangement.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a patient'"'"'s health and healthcare costs, the method comprising:
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authenticating an electronic device to a computer that stores a patient account record corresponding to a patient identification; commanding the computer to generate and transmit a unique patient webpage for display on the electronic device using data from the patient account record;
wherein the patient webpage comprises an opportunity to earn a financial reward associated with a medical service that is unique to the patient account record, the opportunity comprising a healthcare provider name and a patient diagnosis associated with a date of service, an expiration date assigned to the opportunity by the computer, and a patient session link to instruct the computer to generate and display an information therapy prescription, a patient knowledge exam, a patient declaration link, a patient agreement link, and a patient rating link;displaying the information therapy prescription at the electronic device; displaying the patient knowledge exam on the electronic device, the knowledge exam comprising a plurality of questions related to the information therapy prescription and selected by the computer from a question database; receiving input signals from the electronic device, the signals comprising answers to the plurality of questions; creating and displaying a new webpage when an incorrect answer is received directing the patient to a question with the incorrect answer and a portion of the information therapy prescription containing a correct answer; activating the patient declaration link to transmit a signal from the electronic device to indicate a patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription; receiving the signal from the patient declaration link, the signal comprising an answer to the patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription; amending the patient account record to indicate a patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription; activating the patient agreement link to transmit a signal used to amend the patient account record to indicate a patient agreement to release the patient'"'"'s answers to the plurality of questions and the declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy prescription and to the healthcare provider; activating the patient rating link to transmit a signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s answers to the rating of the healthcare provider; and thereafter, the computer authorizes disbursement of the financial reward to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer implemented method for managing health and healthcare costs, comprising executing on a processor the steps of:
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creating a financial reward opportunity record for a patient based on a patient identifier and a medical diagnosis code associated with a medical service rendered by a healthcare provider to the patient received in a first electronic message; assigning a time limit to the financial reward opportunity record; linking an information therapy selected from an information therapy database to the financial reward opportunity record; linking a randomly selected query related to the information therapy from a plurality of queries stored in a query database to the financial reward opportunity record; receiving a second electronic message comprising the patient identifier and requesting access to the financial reward opportunity; in response to the second electronic message, accessing the financial reward opportunity record to create and transmit a patient session webpage comprising the medical diagnosis code, the selected information therapy, the query, and an active link to generate a third electronic message comprising a patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence to the information therapy, a patient answer to the query, and a patient agreement to release the patient answer and the patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence transmitted to the healthcare provider; receiving and processing the third electronic message to write the patient declaration of adherence or reason for non-adherence, the patient answer, and the patient agreement to release to a patient record and to confirm receipt of the third electronic message prior to the time limit; and thereafter authorizing disbursement of the financial reward to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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