Methods and systems for managing patient treatment compliance
Inventors
SYSKO, Ryan • Bergstrom, Chris
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-9881136-B2
Publication Date
2018-01-30
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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 and monitors patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan using a computer-implemented approach and an application for a smart device. Application features are received from a healthcare provider over a network to generate a patient application, including patient instructions for using a medical therapy and an input for patient data used to evaluate compliance with the patient healthcare treatment plan.
The application is programmatically generated for the patient, including electronically acquiring a national drug code number from the Food and Drug Administration as part of the application generation. The application is downloaded by the smart device, and the patient is authorized to use and activate the application in response to determining that a prescription comprising an activation code is received from the healthcare provider.
After activation, the patient activates the application and uses the application by inputting data via the input. The system receives the data inputted by the patient from the application over the network and uses the patient-provided data to evaluate patient compliance with the patient healthcare treatment plan.
Further aspects described include generating a medical profile by parsing an electronic medical record, using compliance data to drive downstream communications and notifications, and enabling automated or electronic-feedback-based updating of the application and patient records. The described inter-entity deployment connects healthcare provider, manufacturer, pharmacy or other dispenser, health insurance company, and patient through network communications for compliance-related processing.
Claims Coverage
The patent includes three independent claims (method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium). Across these independent claims, the inventive coverage centers on a network-delivered workflow that generates a smart-device patient application from healthcare-provider-supplied features, authorizes patient activation using a prescription activation code, collects patient-entered data over the network, and uses that data to evaluate patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan, including electronically acquiring a national drug code number from the Food and Drug Administration during application generation.
Network-provided application features for compliance monitoring
receiving, from a healthcare provider over a network, application features for generating a patient application including patient instructions for using a medical therapy;
Programmatic smart-device patient application with compliance input using FDA national drug code
programmatically generating the application for a patient for use on a smart device, the application including at least the patient instructions for using the medical therapy and an input for the patient to input data for use in evaluating patient compliance with the patient healthcare treatment plan, wherein the step of generating the application for the patient includes electronically acquiring a national drug code number from the Food and Drug Administration, wherein the application is downloaded by the smart device;
Activation authorization via prescription including activation code
determining whether a prescription comprising an activation code is received from the healthcare provider authorizing the patient to use the application; and in response to determining that the prescription comprising the activation code is received from the healthcare provider: authorizing the patient to use and activate the application;
Patient-entered data collection over the network to evaluate compliance
the patient activating the application; the patient using the application by inputting the data via the input; and receiving the data inputted by the patient from the application over the network based on the input, and using the data inputted by the patient to evaluate patient compliance with the patient healthcare treatment plan.
Computer system executes compliance-monitoring application generation and evaluation
a processing device configured to execute instructions to perform a method of: receiving, from a healthcare provider over a network, application features for generating a patient application including patient instructions for using a medical therapy; programmatically generating the application for a patient for use on a smart device... including electronically acquiring a national drug code number from the Food and Drug Administration... determining whether a prescription comprising an activation code is received... authorizing the patient to use and activate the application... the patient activating the application... the patient using the application by inputting the data via the input; and receiving the data inputted by the patient from the application over the network... and using the data inputted by the patient to evaluate patient compliance with the patient healthcare treatment plan.
Non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing and monitoring compliance
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide and monitor patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan, the instructions comprising: receiving, from a healthcare provider over a network, application features... programmatically generating the application... including electronically acquiring a national drug code number from the Food and Drug Administration... determining whether a prescription comprising an activation code is received... authorizing the patient to use and activate the application... the patient activating the application... the patient using the application by inputting the data via the input; and receiving the data inputted by the patient from the application over the network... and using the data inputted by the patient to evaluate patient compliance with the patient healthcare treatment plan.
Across the independent claims, the core inventive workflow is the combination of: network receipt of healthcare-provider application features; programmatic generation of a smart-device patient application including patient instructions and a patient input for compliance evaluation, with electronically acquiring a national drug code number from the Food and Drug Administration; authorization and activation based on a prescription that includes an activation code; and receiving patient-entered data over the network to evaluate patient compliance.
Stated Advantages
Fraud and waste reduction.
Documented Applications
Providing and monitoring patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan using a mHealth/mobile application on a smart device.
Evaluating patient compliance using patient-entered data received over a network.
Communicating reports to healthcare providers based on patient compliance data [procedural detail omitted for safety].
Triggering pharmacy refill authorization/notifications to a dispenser based on patient compliance data [procedural detail omitted for safety].
Generating a personal medical profile by parsing an electronic medical record [procedural detail omitted for safety].
Receiving insurance-company instructions over a network during activation [procedural detail omitted for safety].
Using electronic feedback to automatically update the application [procedural detail omitted for safety].
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