225 results about "Specialty" patented technology

The current invention is directed to a system for adaptive medical decision support. The invented system provides a system that allows users to efficiently enter, access, and analyze medical information, without disrupting patient-doctor interactions or medical facility course of business; which assists in all stages of medical assessment and treatment; and which is tailored to the particular medical practice or specialty and taking into account the developing habits, preferences, performance, and individual patient histories, of an individual user. The invention provides a learning capacity configured to learn previously presented data and decisions and predict data or decisions based on data that it receives from the user, thereby adapting its operations to the developing habits, preferences, performance, and individual patient histories of an individual user. The system may also provide a “virtual specialist” feature, whereby the system can be instructed to produce the probable actions or recommendations of particular medical specialists.

A system and method for disease management that effectively eliminates unnecessary layers and / or intermediaries within the healthcare management system by enabling a disease management entity to operate as an extension of a physician's office, and thus, work closely with the patients and the patient's physicians to effectively empower patients towards self-care and a higher level of awareness and understanding of their disease process and treatment. The present system and method utilizes a team of highly trained healthcare professionals and technicians working together with patients and physicians, wherein remote vital sign monitoring equipment, software systems, and standing orders and treatment protocols, are utilized to effectively manage patients with chronic conditions. Additionally, as the disease management entity operates as an extension of a physician's office, the disease management entity is able to coordinate with a payor through the physician's office, and thus provide the payor with positive financial outcomes.

A process includes creating a medical record to document a meeting between a patient and a medical professional. A database is created containing a number of key terms related to one or more of the following: ICD-10 billing codes; medical conditions; treatment; or diagnoses. The medical professional asks the patient a question. The question is converted into text. A number of key text terms are identified from the text by determining which words from the text match key terms from the database. The medical record is updated based on the key text terms. The medical professional then reviews the medical record and repeats the prior steps as necessary to complete the medical record.

Transactional costs associated with providing professional services are reduced by allowing prospective patients / clients (bidders) and professional service providers to negotiate competitively for desired fees for proffered services through an interactive on-line communications network such as the Internet. A transaction system server handles online communications and procedures for conducting auctions for delivery of proffered services and maintains a registration database of service providers and bidders. An authentication / qualifier engine automatically researches and verifies service provider credentials and background information upon registration of a service provider with the system. A service feedback interface and database are provided for handling online feedback information and comments from patients / clients and providers regarding the complexity and quality of services received or provided.

The invention discloses an intelligent old age nursing industry service management method and system. By means of technologies, such as Internet, Internet of Things and cloud computing, a cloud call center, a GPS, an LBS, a GIS, information communication interface management, a speech synthesis system TTS, security protection energy consumption management, an intelligent terminal and civil old age nursing management are integrated through middleware interfaces. Intelligent old age nursing industry services include a home old age nursing service platform, a comprehensive learning service platform, an old age nursing specialty college platform, an old age nursing base management platform, an old age nursing tourism service platform, an old age entrepreneurial type half-working half-support service platform, a silver hair angel service platform, a unified resource management platform, a civil old age nursing management platform, an e-commerce platform and a financial service platform. Based on the informationized and intelligent service platforms, social resources, government resources and information resources can be effectively integrated, and an old age nursing industry service system can be built, and the old and family members can obtain easily available service assurance.

An improved method of evaluating and comparing the cost-effectiveness of healthcare providers across a wide spectrum of specialties and health conditions of their patients. The method includes the steps of determining criteria for determining a provider's relative cost-effectiveness at providing healthcare at a reasonable cost, and then applying those criteria to assign or exclude a provider from a preferred network of healthcare providers that have an established history of providing the same care at a lower cost than other providers.

The described invention provides a method, a system and non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions that when executed on a processor cause communicatively linked clinical outcome tracking and analysis modules to perform operations that use CNA-guided care to improve clinical outcomes at a specific patient level and to decrease total cost of care at the population level.Computer program instructions when executed on a processor comprising a first clinical outcome tracking and analysis module causes the first clinical outcome and tracking module to account for biological variance up front by grouping patients in the patient population, thereby effectively removing biological variance as a factor in value of care, and leaving treatment variance as a predominant factor in treatment outcome by receiving, sorting, and classifying personal health information, the latter by generating and assigning a plurality of Clinical outcome tracking and analysis Nodal Addresses (CNAs), each CNA representing a discrete punctuated string of digits comprising a prefix, a middle and a suffix that each represent a set of preselected variables that partition the sorted and classified information into a clinically relevant set of information.The first clinical outcome tracking and analysis (COTA) module tracks consequences of treatment choices and reports on outcomes associated with the use of these CNAs.CNA-guided care, which has two faces, operates through the application of CNAs, and is formed by the triad of a health care provider, a payer, and the patient who is suffering from a disease.The first face, the enabling tool, comprises interactions between a medical care provider, a computer containing a processor comprising a first clinical outcome tracking and analysis (COTA) module, a first client device comprising a second COTA module that is communicatively linked to the first COTA module via a network, and a payer. The payer transmits to the processor comprising the first COTA module via the second COTA module information identifying a health care service under consideration for the patient whose health plan benefits cover the service and other variables selected by the payer. In response, the first COTA module transmits to the second COTA module, (1) the clinical outcome data for the appropriate CNA, (2) the behavioral variance data for each medical provider at the appropriate CNA; (3) a cost report comprising cost data in real time for treating each patient in the patient population assigned to the appropriate CNA; and (4) one or more graphic analyses correlating cost of care to clinical outcome. If this information is sufficient to establish that the medical service is an appropriate delivery or level of service, considering potential benefits and harms to the patient; that the medical service is effective in improving health outcome by improving clinical outcomes and reducing total cost of care; that the service is cost-effective for the medical condition being treated and the clinical outcome, compared to alternative health interventions or no intervention; and that the service follows generally accepted medical practice, the payer then can approve payment to the medical care provider for the service.The second face, which comprises interactions between the computer containing a processor comprising the first COTA module, a second client device comprising a third COTA module that is communicatively linked to the first COTA module via a network and the patient provide for communications between the processor comprising the first COTA module and the communicatively linked third client device comprising the third COTA module that provide information sufficient for a complete medical evaluation of the patient and for assigning a CNA to the patient. The CNA then is used to enable a patient with a condition to select an optimal care plan with a reduced risk of adverse variance and a medical professional based on geography, clinical outcome, cost and other patient-set criteria within the CNA. The assigned CNA can be associated with one or more bundles of predetermined patient care services for treatment of the condition, which can provide a predetermined course of treatment, cost certainty, or both. Once the patient selects a medical professional that meets one or more of geographical, cost and clinical outcome needs of the patient, the first COTA module can be communicatively linked to a computing device at the selected medical professional's office to facilitate scheduling of an appointment.

A system for electronic medication administration records comprising a cart station located at a skilled nursing facility, administration web pages, and a healthcare server not located at the skilled nursing facility. The cart station utilizes a plan builder algorithm to build a plan for each patient based on data contained in the cart station database. The plan comprises a list of the patient's procedures for a given day and information indicating whether such procedures have been completed. The cart station utilizes a plan runner algorithm to maintain and update the plan for each patient. The administration web pages allow an administrator to manage utilization of the system. The healthcare server and the cart station utilize a synchronization algorithm to maintain accurate and timely data for all of the skilled nursing facilities that use the system. A method of maintaining electronic medication administration records using the system described above.

The computer-implemented system of providing online medical consultation services by a team of medical professionals begins when a user accesses the system website. The user selects the level of consultation services desired and a case submission form is provided to the user requesting information relating to desired medical consultation. The user provides the requested information on case submission form. If additional information is required, it is obtained. When the case is ready for submission, members of the medical professional team are selected for consultation on the case and forwarded the particulars of the submitted case via the Internet. The selected team members review the submitted case particulars and each member provides their medical opinion via Internet. The submitted opinions are recorded and displayed in real time on the system website, to which the user has access. In addition, the submitted opinions to structured questions are compiled to determine if there is a consensus. A graphical representation of the compiled opinions is generated and displayed in real time on the website, as well. This system can provide nearly instant information as to the sum of the opinions of medical experts for a variety of case scenarios and establishes whether, and to what extent, a consensus exists among the consulting medical professionals.