PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS

• US 20090144089A1
• Filed: 10/14/2008
• Published: 06/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc. (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc. (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wicks, Paul, Heywood, James, Heywood, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US12/250,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20090144089A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4824 Touch or pain perception evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

The invention provides a system and a method for tracking, assessing, and managing personalized data related to medical conditions, diseases, disease symptoms, treatments, body function metrics, health and well-being, education, and training. In one embodiment, a method for personalized management of a medical condition is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention, receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval, receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval, and displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval.

Claims

1. A method for personalized management of a medical condition, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention;

receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval;

receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval; and

displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one medical condition metric is observed by the patient.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving an additional medical condition metric measured by a medical device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the intervention includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

administration of a medication, administration of a remedy, administration of a nutritional supplement, administration of a vitamin, exercise, physical therapy, massage, stretching, consumption of food, rest, and sleep.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the chart includes pharmacokinetic data for the medication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical element is a chart.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the chart is a line chart.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein time is depicted on the x-axis of the chart.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the time interval is one selected from the group consisting of:

24 hours, 1 week, and 1 month.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the chart displays data from multiple time periods.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein providing a graphical element includes displaying a plurality of charts, each of the plurality of charts displaying information for a different time interval.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical element includes a slider bar for inputting a medical condition metric.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a correlation between the at least one intervention and the at least one medical condition metric.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical condition is one selected from the group consisting of:

movement disorders including parkinsonism, pain disorders including back pain, migraines, fibromyalgia, fatigue disorders, mood disorders including depression and anxiety, eating disorders, and seizure disorders including epilepsy.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one medical condition metric is received from a mobile device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the time interval is an actual time interval.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the time interval is a representative time interval.

18. A method of determining the interaction between an intervention and a medical condition metric in a patient comprising the steps of:

obtaining a record of at least one medical condition metric over a predetermined time interval;

obtaining a record of interventions over the same predetermined time interval;

illustrating the record of said medical condition metric and the record of said intervention over a selected time interval that encompasses at least part of said predetermined time interval in a graphic display; and

permitting said patient to manipulate said graphic display and the data contained therein to modify the data and determine correlations between such data;

whereby the interaction between said intervention and said medical condition metric can be determined.

19. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for personalized management of a medical condition, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention;

receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval;

receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval; and

displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval.

20. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method of determining the interaction between an intervention and a medical condition metric in a patient comprising the steps of:

obtaining a record of at least one medical condition metric over a predetermined time interval;

obtaining a record of interventions over the same predetermined time interval;

illustrating the record of said medical condition metric and the record of said intervention over a selected time interval that encompasses at least part of said predetermined time interval in a graphic display; and

permitting said patient to manipulate said graphic display and the data contained therein to modify the data and determine correlations between such data;

whereby the interaction between said intervention and said medical condition metric can be determined.

21. A method of treating a depressed patient, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric;

receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval;

displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval, wherein the time interval includes at least one period in which the patient was not experiencing a depressive episode.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the medical condition metric is the patient'"'"'s mood.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the medical condition metric is a rating scale.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

collecting at least one medical condition before the patient is diagnosed with depression.