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US Patent 6081786 - Systems, methods and computer program products for guiding the selection of therapeutic treatment regimens
US Patent Issued on June 27, 2000
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 1, 2019Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 1, 2019Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractSystems, methods and computer program products for guiding selection of a therapeutic treatment regimen for a known disease such as HIV infection are disclosed. The method comprises (a) providing patient information to a computing device (the computer device comprising: a first knowledge base comprising a plurality of different therapeutic treatment regimens for the disease; a second knowledge base comprising a plurality of expert rules for selecting a therapeutic treatment regimen for the disease; and a third knowledge base comprising advisory information useful for the treatment of a patient with different constituents of the different therapeutic treatment regimens; and (b) generating in the computing device a listing (preferably a ranked listing) of therapeutic treatment regimens for the patient; and (c) generating in the computing device advisory information for one or more treatment regimens in the listing based on the patient information and the expert rules.Other References
| InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 283702 filed on 04/01/1999US Classes:705/3, Patient record management705/2, Health care management (e.g., record management, ICDA billing)706/45, KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING SYSTEM706/46, Knowledge representation and reasoning technique706/47, Ruled-based reasoning system706/924MedicalField of Search705/3, Patient record management705/2, Health care management (e.g., record management, ICDA billing)705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT706/45, KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING SYSTEM706/10, PLURAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS706/46, Knowledge representation and reasoning technique706/47, Ruled-based reasoning system706/61, Knowledge acquisition by a knowledge processing system706/924MedicalExaminersPrimary: Voeltz, Emanuel T.Assistant: Hayes, John W. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4839822, Computer system and method for suggesting treatments for physical traumaIssued on: 06/13/1989 Inventor: Dormond , et al.4868763, Knowledge-based system having plural processors Issued on: 09/19/1989 Inventor: Masui , et al.5299121, Non-prescription drug medication screening system Issued on: 03/29/1994 Inventor: Brill, et al.5342922, Inhibitors of retroviral protease Issued on: 08/30/1994 Inventor: Marshall, et al.5355444, Expert system wtih a plurality of independent knowledge bases Issued on: 10/11/1994 Inventor: Chirico5517405, Expert system for providing interactive assistance in solving problems such as health care management Issued on: 05/14/1996 Inventor: McAndrew, et al.5594638, Computerized medical diagnostic system including re-enter function and sensitivity factors Issued on: 01/14/1997 Inventor: Iliff 5660176, 5672154, Method and apparatus for controlled individualized medication Issued on: 09/30/1997 Inventor: Sillen, et al.5694950, Method and system for use in treating a patient with immunosuppresants using whole blood level criteria to prevent an adverse immune response Issued on: 12/09/1997 Inventor: McMichael5737539, Prescription creation system Issued on: 04/07/1998 Inventor: Edelson, et al.5845255, Prescription management system Issued on: 12/01/1998 Inventor: Mayaud5908383, Knowledge-based expert interactive system for pain Issued on: 06/01/1999 Inventor: Brynjestad5911132, Method using central epidemiological database Issued on: 06/08/1999 Inventor: Sloane5924074, Electronic medical records system Issued on: 07/13/1999 Inventor: Evans5950630System and method for improving compliance of a medical regimen Issued on: 09/14/1999 Inventor: Portwood, et al. International ClassG06F 017/60 |
