Methods and systems for managing patient treatment compliance

Inventors

SYSKO, Ryan • Bergstrom, Chris

Assignees

Welldoc Inc • WellDoc Inc

Abstract

Provided are computer implemented method and systems for providing and monitoring patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan. The method includes receiving, from a healthcare provider over a network, application features for generating a patient application including patient instructions for using a medical therapy, and generating an application for a patient. The application includes at least an input for the user to input data for use in evaluating patient compliance with a treatment plan. In addition, the method includes receiving, from the healthcare provider over the network, a prescription for the application for the patient, and activating the application after the patient receives training on use of the application. The method also may include receiving patient compliance data from the application over the network based on the input.

Core Innovation

The invention provides a computer-implemented framework for providing and monitoring patient treatment compliance using a tailored mHealth application. A healthcare provider sends application features and a prescription over a network, and the application is generated and activated for the patient after patient training, including receiving patient inputs via the application to evaluate treatment compliance and health-related outcomes.

Programmatic generation of the application is driven by the received application features, which include instructions for using a treatment plan. The application authorization is performed using a code authorizing the user to use the application, where the code is received from a third party, and the code is processed to determine whether the user is authorized to use and activate the application.

After authorization, user input data is received via the electronic device and is used to evaluate user health. The framework sends electronic feedback to the user based on the input data via the application and communicates patient compliance data for electronic reporting.

The disclosure also supports notifications to an insurer and/or a pharmacy/dispenser to facilitate refills, and can automatically update patient records and profiles, including profiles derived from electronic medical records and potentially machine-learning-based tailoring. It also connects compliance monitoring to fraud and waste reduction and supply/demand reporting.

Claims Coverage

The document contains three independent claims directed to a computer-implemented method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Each independent claim includes five inventive features.

Across the independent claims, the inventive coverage centers on receiving network application features for treatment-plan instructions, programmatically generating a user application, authorizing and activating the application using a third-party code, using received user input data to evaluate user health, and sending electronic feedback to the user via the application.

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