METHODS OF ASSESSING DIABETES TREATMENT PROTOCOLS BASED ON PROTOCOL COMPLEXITY LEVELS AND PATIENT PROFICIENCY LEVELS
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1. A method of assessing a diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing a processor comprising:
- determining a protocol complexity level corresponding to a degree of difficulty of completing the diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing the processor;
determining a patient proficiency level corresponding to a skill set of the patient in conducting the diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing the processor;
comparing the protocol complexity level to the patient proficiency level, wherein the comparison is performed by the processor; and
providing an output based on the comparison.
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods of assessing a diabetes treatment protocol comprise determining a protocol complexity level corresponding to a degree of difficulty of completing the diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing the processor, determining a patient proficiency level corresponding to a skill set of the patient in conducting the diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing the processor, comparing the protocol complexity level to the patient proficiency level via the processor, and providing an output based on the comparison.
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1. A method of assessing a diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing a processor comprising:
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determining a protocol complexity level corresponding to a degree of difficulty of completing the diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing the processor; determining a patient proficiency level corresponding to a skill set of the patient in conducting the diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing the processor; comparing the protocol complexity level to the patient proficiency level, wherein the comparison is performed by the processor; and providing an output based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A collection device for assessing a diabetes treatment protocol, comprising:
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a meter configured to measure one or more selected biomarkers; a processor disposed inside the meter and coupled to memory, software having instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to; compute a protocol complexity level corresponding to a degree of difficulty of completing the diabetes treatment protocol; compute a patient proficiency level corresponding to a skill set of the patient in conducting the diabetes treatment protocol; and compare the patient proficiency level and the protocol complexity level; and a display unit configured to provide the results of the comparison.
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22. A method of calculating a protocol complexity level for a diabetes treatment protocol by utilizing a processor, the processor being programmed with calculation instructions for the protocol complexity level which corresponds to a degree of difficulty of completing the diabetes treatment protocol, the method comprising:
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selecting a calculation methodology for the protocol complexity level utilizing the processor, wherein the processor selects the calculation methodology appropriate for the diabetes treatment protocol by executing the programmed calculation instructions, wherein the selected calculation methodology utilizes predefined protocol complexity values associated with known diabetes treatment protocols, task complexity values which are assigned to one or more tasks of the diabetes treatment protocol, or combinations thereof; and computing the protocol complexity level of the diabetes treatment protocol using the selected calculation methodology. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A collection device configured to assess a protocol complexity level for a diabetes treatment protocol, comprising:
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a meter configured to measure one or more selected biomarkers; a processor disposed inside the meter and coupled to memory; software having instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to; select a calculation methodology appropriate for computing the protocol complexity level of the diabetes treatment protocol wherein the selected calculation methodology utilizes predefined protocol complexity values associated with known diabetes treatment protocols, task complexity values which are assigned to one or more tasks of the diabetes treatment protocol, or combinations thereof; and compute the protocol complexity level of the diabetes treatment protocol; and a display unit configured to output the computed protocol complexity level.
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