MANAGING ALLOCATION OF HEALTH-RELATED EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for a health-care provider to provide medical treatment to one or more individuals, including a computer-based processing system, comprising:
- receiving health care data at a computer-based processing system, via a network, wherein the health-related data is obtained from each respective one of a plurality of individuals, all of whom have, or had or will likely have the same health-related experience;
applying an algorithm at the computer-based processing system to identify, based on a portion of the health care data obtained from a particular one of the individuals, information for use in providing medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals;
generating a notification that, when rendered on a paper form or at a computer-based user interface device, reveals the information to a provider of the medical treatment, who then determines and provides the medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification;
after medical treatment has been provided to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification, receiving feedback about the effectiveness of the medical treatment on the particular one of the individuals at the computer-based processing system, via the network,adjusting the algorithm at the computer-based processing system, in view of the feedback received, to produce an adjusted algorithm that has been altered as compared to the first algorithm;
applying the adjusted algorithm at the computer-based processing system based on health-care data obtained from the particular one of the individuals or from one or more of the other individuals from the plurality of individuals to identify additional information for use in providing additional medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals or to one or more other individuals from the plurality of individuals andgenerating a second notification that, when rendered on a paper form or at a computer-based user interface device, reveals the additional information to the provider of medical treatment or another provider of medical treatment, who then determines and provides the additional medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals or to one or more other individuals from the plurality of individuals, in response to the generated second notification;
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Abstract
A computer-based method includes receiving health-related data associated with each respective one of multiple individuals, all of whom have, had, or will likely have the same health-related experience. An algorithm identifies, based on the health-related data, information relevant to facilitate efficient allocation of medical expertise or resources to the health-related experience of one or more of the individuals. A notification is generated that, reveals the identified information. Feedback is received that corresponds to the generated notification, after medical expertise or resources have been allocated in response to the generated notification. The algorithm is then adjusted in view of the feedback received to improve the ability to accurately identify the information relevant to facilitate efficient allocation of medical expertise or resources. A system implements the method, and is capable of implementing privacy and security consistent with best practices and legal requirements for handling personal medical information and health records.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for a health-care provider to provide medical treatment to one or more individuals, including a computer-based processing system, comprising:
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receiving health care data at a computer-based processing system, via a network, wherein the health-related data is obtained from each respective one of a plurality of individuals, all of whom have, or had or will likely have the same health-related experience; applying an algorithm at the computer-based processing system to identify, based on a portion of the health care data obtained from a particular one of the individuals, information for use in providing medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals; generating a notification that, when rendered on a paper form or at a computer-based user interface device, reveals the information to a provider of the medical treatment, who then determines and provides the medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification; after medical treatment has been provided to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification, receiving feedback about the effectiveness of the medical treatment on the particular one of the individuals at the computer-based processing system, via the network, adjusting the algorithm at the computer-based processing system, in view of the feedback received, to produce an adjusted algorithm that has been altered as compared to the first algorithm; applying the adjusted algorithm at the computer-based processing system based on health-care data obtained from the particular one of the individuals or from one or more of the other individuals from the plurality of individuals to identify additional information for use in providing additional medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals or to one or more other individuals from the plurality of individuals and generating a second notification that, when rendered on a paper form or at a computer-based user interface device, reveals the additional information to the provider of medical treatment or another provider of medical treatment, who then determines and provides the additional medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals or to one or more other individuals from the plurality of individuals, in response to the generated second notification; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-based processing system for use by a health-care provider in providing medical treatment to one or more individuals, comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive health care data from a computer-based network, wherein the health care data is associated with each respective one of a plurality of individuals, all of whom have, had, or will likely have the same health-related experience; a computer-based processor coupled to the network interface; a computer-based memory coupled to the computer-based processor, wherein the computer-based memory has stored therein a set of instructions that when executed by the computer-based processor causes the computer-based processor to; apply an algorithm to identify, based on a portion of the health-care data obtained from a particular one of the individuals, information for use in providing medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals; and generate a notification that, when rendered on a paper form or at a computer-based user interface device, reveals the information to a provider of the medical treatment for determining and providing the medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification; wherein the network interface is adapted to receive feedback, via the network, that corresponds to the generated notification, after the medical treatment has been provided to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification, wherein the feedback relates to the effectiveness of the medical treatment on the particular one of the individuals, and wherein the computer-based processor is adapted to adjust the algorithm in view of the feedback received to produce an adjusted algorithm that has been altered as compared to the first algorithm, wherein the adjusted algorithm is adapted to be applied based on additional feedback received via the network at the network interface to subsequently identify additional information for use in providing additional medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals or to other individuals from the plurality of individuals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium that stores instructions that when executed by a computer-based processor causes the computer-based processor, in response to receiving health-related data from a computer-based network, wherein the health care data is associated with each respective one of a plurality of individuals, all of whom have, had, or will likely have the same health-related experience, to perform the steps comprising:
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applying an algorithm to identify, based on health care data obtained from a particular one of the plurality of individuals, information for use in providing medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals; generating a notification that, when rendered on a paper form or at a computer-based user interface device, reveals the information to a provider of the medical treatment for determining and providing the medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals in response to the generated notification; and in response to receiving feedback from the computer-based network about the effectiveness of the medical treatment on the particular one of the individuals, after the medical treatment has been provided, adjusting the algorithm in view of the feedback received to produce an adjusted algorithm that has been altered as compared to the first algorithm; and applying the adjusted algorithm based on additional feedback received to subsequently identify additional information for use in providing additional medical treatment to the particular one of the individuals or to other individuals from the plurality of individuals. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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