Method and system for monitoring and treating a patient

• US 6,612,985 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2001
• Issued: 09/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: My Health, Inc.
• Original Assignee: University of Rochester
• Inventors: Schwartz, Lisa C., Eiffert, Michael E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Winakur, Eric F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): McCrosky, David J.
• Application Number:
  US09/793,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20020120187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 128/920-923, 705/2, 705/3
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A method for monitoring and treating a patient with one or more diagnosed conditions includes a few steps. A current assessment of each of the diagnosed conditions is determined in a treatment processing system. The current assessment is based on objective data and subjective data about each of the diagnosed conditions from the patient who is at a remote location and on one or more assessment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions. Next, an existing treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions is updated using the treatment processing system. The updated treatment plan is based on the existing treatment plan, the current assessment and on one or more treatment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions. The updated treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions is then transmitted to the patient for application by the patient at the remote location.

Claims

1. A method for tracking compliance with treatment guidelines, the method comprising:

determining a current assessment of one or more diagnosed conditions in a patient based on data about each of the diagnosed conditions from the patient who is at a remote location and on one or more assessment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions;

updating an existing treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions based on the existing treatment plan, the current assessment, and on one or more treatment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions to generate an updated treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

reviewing the updated treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

determining if one or more changes are needed to the reviewed treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

changing the reviewed treatment plan if the one or more changes are determined to be needed;

providing the patient with the reviewed treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions; and

generating and providing compliance data based on the updated treatment plan and the reviewed treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the compliance data comprises provider information on the number of the reviewed treatment plans which are different from a corresponding one of the updated treatment plans for each provider.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the compliance data further comprises data on patient compliance with at least one of the existing treatment plan for each diagnosed condition.

4. A system for tracking compliance in treating patients, each of the patients having one or more diagnosed conditions, the system comprising:

an assessment processing system that determines a current assessment of each of the diagnosed conditions based on data about each of the diagnosed conditions from the patient who is at a remote location and on one or more assessment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions;

a treatment processing system that updates an existing treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions based on the existing treatment plan, the current assessment, and on one or more treatment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions to generate an updated treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

a review system that modifies the updated treatment plan if one or more changes are determined to be needed and provides a reviewed treatment plan;

a presentation system that provides the reviewed treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions; and

a compliance system that generates and provides compliance data based on the reviewed treatment plan and the updated treatment plans.

5. The system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the compliance data comprises provider information on the number of the reviewed treatment plans which are different from a corresponding one of the updated treatment plans for each provider.

6. The system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the compliance data further comprises data on patient compliance with at least one of the existing treatment plan for each diagnosed condition.

7. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for tracking compliance with treatment guidelines which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

determining a current assessment of one or more diagnosed conditions in a patient based on data about each of the diagnosed conditions from the patient who is at a remote location and on one or more assessment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions;

updating an existing treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions based on the existing treatment plan, the current assessment, and on one or more treatment guidelines for each of the diagnosed conditions to generate an updated treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

reviewing the updated treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

determining if one or more changes are needed to the reviewed treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions;

changing the reviewed treatment plan if the one or more changes are determined to be needed;

providing the patient with the reviewed treatment for each of the diagnosed conditions; and

generating and providing compliance data based on the updated treatment plan and the reviewed treatment plan for each of the diagnosed conditions.

8. The medium as set forth in claim 7 wherein the compliance data comprises provider information on the number of the reviewed treatment plans which are different from a corresponding one of the updated treatment plans for each provider.

9. The medium as set forth in claim 7 wherein the compliance data further comprises data on patient compliance with at least one of the existing treatment plan for each diagnosed condition.