Systems and methods for electronic health management
First Claim
1. A method for managing patient healthcare, the system comprising:
- receiving from a user, symptom information and matching the symptom information to primary medical or health information stored in a first database;
based on the user information and the medical or health information, generating a query to the user regarding the user'"'"'s medical state;
receiving from the user personal information in response to the query;
comparing the personal information to secondary medical or health information stored in a second database;
based on the symptom information, the primary medical or health information, the personal information and the secondary medical or health information, formulating personal guidance customized for the user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for managing patient healthcare from a variety of goal-oriented perspectives. Patients are enabled not only to store and maintain their complete medical, dental or other health records, but also to utilize the data to maximize the benefit and efficiency of a patient'"'"'s overall healthcare. The present invention comprises a set of software tools that can be used by a consumer (patient or individual) to take charge of his or her own medical or health care. Systems and methods of the present invention enable a patient(s) to store, maintain and track his/her own medical data. Software tools encompassed within the scope of the present invention allow patients to access, analyze, and utilize their stored medical data to manage their medical or health care in an efficient manner that affords the greatest possible benefit to an individual or a patient.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for managing patient healthcare, the system comprising:
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receiving from a user, symptom information and matching the symptom information to primary medical or health information stored in a first database;
based on the user information and the medical or health information, generating a query to the user regarding the user'"'"'s medical state;
receiving from the user personal information in response to the query;
comparing the personal information to secondary medical or health information stored in a second database;
based on the symptom information, the primary medical or health information, the personal information and the secondary medical or health information, formulating personal guidance customized for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of recommending a health care professional to a patient, the method comprising:
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collecting from each one of a plurality of patients, information regarding a health care professional;
storing the information in a health care professional satisfaction database;
querying an inquiring patient regarding criteria for selecting a health care professional;
receiving from the inquiring patient personal selection criteria information regarding the criteria for selecting a health care professional;
comparing the patient personal selection criteria information to the stored information in the health care professional satisfaction database;
selecting a health care professional for the inquiring patient according to the inquiring patient'"'"'s criteria and the stored information; and
proposing the selected health care professional to the inquiring patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for aiding a user'"'"'s healthcare insurance selection, the method comprising:
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storing coverage data regarding a plurality of healthcare insurance plans;
collecting and storing expenditure data regarding the user'"'"'s medical expenditures;
calculating a payment that each healthcare insurance plan would have provided based on the expenditure data;
rating each of the plurality of healthcare insurance plans according to the calculated payments; and
proposing to the user one or more healthcare insurance plans according to the rating. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for managing a patient'"'"'s healthcare, the system comprising:
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a storage device containing medical or health data;
an input device, operatively connected to the storage device, for receiving symptomatic data from a patient;
a computer processor, operatively connected to the storage device and to the input device, for comparing the symptomatic data to the medical or health data, generating a query to the patient regarding personal information related to the patient'"'"'s current medical state or medical history, comparing the personal information to the medical data, and generating guidance to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. Computer-readable storage media containing computer software that performs the following functions when executed on a computer:
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receives from the user, symptom information regarding a medical or health symptom;
matches the symptom information to primary medical or health information stored in a first database;
based on the user information and the medical or health information, generates a query to the user regarding the user'"'"'s medical state;
receives from the user personal information in response to the query;
compares the personal information to secondary medical or health information stored in a second database;
based on the symptom information, the primary medical or health information, the personal information and the secondary medical or health information, formulates personal guidance customized for the user.
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