System and method of generating prognosis and therapy reports for coronary health management

• US 5,724,580 A
• Filed: 03/20/1997
• Issued: 03/03/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: QMed Inc.
• Original Assignee: QMed Inc.
• Inventors: Cox, Michael W., Levin, Richard I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alam, Hosain T.
• Application Number:
  US08/822,177
• Time in Patent Office: 348 Days
• Field of Search: 395/202, 395/203, 395/615, 395/670, 395/702
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A system and method of automatically formulating an alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report at a centralized data management center for a patient at a remote location is defined comprising: means for converting information regarding the condition of the patient into data; a first telecommunications means for transferring data to the centralized data management center; and processing means at the centralized data management center for receiving the data and for generating the comprehensive management and prognosis report based on analysis of the data. A storage means is also provided at the centralized data management center for maintaining a record of the data received by and transmitted from the centralized data management center in a relational data base format.

Claims

1. A system at a centralized data management center for a patient at a remote location, comprising:

means for converting information regarding a condition of said patient into data;

a first telecommunications means for transferring said data to said centralized data management center from said remote location; and

processing means at said centralized data management center for receiving said data and for automatically generating an alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report including a specific therapy for said patient based on analysis of said data wherein said comprehensive management and prognosis report is indicative of one of a first class wherein said report is non-reflective of a serious medical condition and a second class wherein said report is reflective of a serious medical condition whereby, when report falls within said second class, said data is reviewed and confirmed by a specialist.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a second telecommunications means for transferring said comprehensive management and prognosis report to said remote location from said centralized data management center.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

storage means at said centralized data management center for maintaining a record of said comprehensive management and prognosis report.

4. The system of claim 3 further comprising:

means for providing access to said storage means.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said data includes information reflective of an ECG signal of said patient.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said serious medical condition is ischemia.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing means considers at least one risk factor which has been established based on empirical data in generating said comprehensive management and prognosis report.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing means considers known health-related information about said patient in generating said comprehensive management and prognosis report.

9. A method performed at a centralized data management center for a patient at a remote location, comprising the steps of:

converting information regarding a condition of said patient into data;

transferring said data to said centralized data management center from said location;

generating an alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report including a specific therapy for said patient at said centralized data management center based on analysis

characterizing said comprehensive management and prognosis report as indicative of one of a first class wherein said report is non-reflective of a serious medical condition and a second class wherein said report is indicative of a serious medical condition; and

forwarding said data to a specialist for review and confirmation when said report falls within said second class.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:

transferring said comprehensive management and prognosis report to said remote location from said centralized data management center.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:

storing said comprehensive management and prognosis report at said centralized data management center.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:

storing said data at said centralized data management center.

13. The method of claim 9 whereby said step of generating said comprehensive management and prognosis report includes the step of considering at least one risk factor established based on empirical data.

14. The method of claim 9 whereby said step of generating said comprehensive management and prognosis report includes the step of considering known health-related information about said patient.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein said data includes information reflective of an ECG signal of said patient.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said serious medical condition is ischemia.

17. A system at a centralized data management center for a patient at a remote location based on a plurality of health risk factors, said system comprising:

means for establishing data reflective of said health risk factors; and

processing means at said centralized data management center for receiving and interpreting said data and for automatically generating an alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report including a specific therapy for said patient based on said plurality of health risk factors wherein said comprehensive management and prognosis report is indicative of one of a first class wherein said report is non-reflective of a serious medical condition and a second class wherein said report is reflective of a serious medical condition whereby, when report falls within said second class, said data is reviewed and confirmed by a specialist.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein one of said plurality of health risk factors is myocardial ischemia.

19. A method performed at a centralized data management center for a patient at a remote location based on a plurality of health risk factors, said method comprising the steps of:

establishing data reflective of said health risk factors;

processing said data at said centralized data management center;

generating an alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report including a specific therapy for said patient by selecting stored written messages based on said processing step;

characterizing said comprehensive management and prognosis report as indicative of one of a first class wherein said report is non-reflective of a serious medical condition and a second class wherein said report is indicative of a serious medical condition; and

forwarding said data to a specialist for review and confirmation when said report falls within said second class.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of:

transmitting said alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report from said centralized data management center to said remote location.

21. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of:

storing said comprehensive management and prognosis report in a memory means at said centralized data management center.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising the step of:

providing access to said memory means.

23. A system of disease risk stratification performed at a centralized data management center for a patient located at a first remote location into a first class whose medical condition requires consultation with a specialist located at a second remote location and a second class whose medical condition can be treated without consultation of said specialist, said system comprising:

first telecommunication means at said centralized data management center for receiving data representative of a condition of said patient from said first remote location;

processing means at said centralized data management center for interpreting said data and for automatically generating a comprehensive management and prognosis report for determining whether said data reflects whether said patient falls within said first class or said second class of individuals;

storage means at said centralized data management center providing diagnostic and treatment alpha-numeric messages to said first remote location when said patient falls within said second class; and

forwarding said data to said second remote location for interpretation by said specialist when said patient falls within said first class.

24. A method of disease risk stratification performed at a centralized data management center for a patient located at a first remote location into a first class whose medical condition requires consultation with a specialist located at a second remote location and a second class whose medical condition can be treated without consultation of said specialist, said system comprising:

receiving data representative of a condition of said patient from said first remote location;

automatically generating a comprehensive management and prognosis report for determining whether said data reflects whether said patient falls within said first class or said second class of individuals;

providing diagnostic and treatment alpha-numeric messages to said first remote location when said patient falls within said second class; and

forwarding said data to said second remote location for interpretation by said specialist when said patient falls within said first class.