Patent ReferencesComputer system and method for suggesting treatments for physical trauma 5660176 Interactive medication ordering system Medical network management system and process Pharmaceutical marketing device and system Method and apparatus for a personal health network Patent #: 5827180 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 053349 filed on 04/02/1998US Classes:705/3, Patient record management128/920, COMPUTER ASSISTED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS705/2, Health care management (e.g., record management, ICDA billing)706/924MedicalExaminersPrimary: MacDonald, Allen R.Assistant: Robinson-Boyce, Akiba Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/60AbstractAn interactive computer assisted method reviews, and analyzes, a patient who needs one or more medications using a computer and a user associated therewith. The method includes the steps of pre-selecting patients to obtain a preliminary set of patients eligible for the interactive computer assisted method responsive to first predetermined criteria, and filtering the preliminary set of patients to identify and form a secondary set of patients from the preliminary set of patients having a greater likelihood of benefiting from the interactive computer assisted method responsive to second predetermined criteria. The method also includes the steps of enrolling a patient from the secondary set of patients, and communicating with the patient to obtain information to assist the user in determining whether therapy and/or medication issues are relevant. The method also includes the steps of preliminarily evaluating whether the therapy and medication issues are relevant responsive to the information, and communicating to a physician same. The method also includes the steps of determining whether the therapy and/or medication issues are relevant, and suggesting therapy changes, medication changes, or no changes for the patient.Field of SearchPatient record management | |