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Methods for improving the clinical outcome of patient care and for reducing overall health care costs

  • US 9,977,867 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2015
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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