Patent ID: 8185412
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for improving a chronic care treatment outcome, comprising the steps of: (a) recording identification information for a plurality of users; (b) recording for each of said users, a treatment outcome and, a plurality of arbitrary factors, where said arbitrary factors are relevant for each of said users and are correlated with said treatment outcome; (c) recording for each of said users, a plurality of arbitrary types of said factors relevant for said user and recording for each said arbitrary type, an arbitrary name, a unit, and a correlation with said treatment outcome, where said correlation is as estimated by user; (d) recording for each of said users, a plurality of arbitrary events impacting said treatment outcome and recording for each said arbitrary event, a plurality of said arbitrary types identified by said arbitrary type name and for each said arbitrary type, a relative strength as compared to said arbitrary type unit, where said relative strength is as estimated by user; (e) computing for each of said users, a change estimate in said treatment outcome at any arbitrary time and computing an error in said outcome change estimate, where said outcome change estimate is due to said correlation of said arbitrary types relevant at said arbitrary time, and where said error in outcome change estimate is result of an error in change estimate by said arbitrary type when said outcome change estimate is compared to an observed change at said arbitrary time; (f) computing for each of said arbitrary types for each of said users, an error in said correlation, where said correlation is as estimated by said user, and where said error attributable to said arbitrary type is isolated by correlating a plurality of said treatment estimation errors where said arbitrary type is relevant; wherein the chronic care treatment may be a blood glucose control treatment for a Diabetic patient and the treatment outcome is a resulting acceptable value of blood glucose level for said patient; wherein said user for the step of recording said identification information may be a patient, or a healthcare advisor, or an assistant, where said healthcare advisor, and said assistant may be permitted by said patient to access information about said patient, and may assist said patient in configuring, analyzing and recording said patient's information; wherein the step of recording a plurality of said factors includes recording for each factor a plurality of factor parameters, and for each said factor parameter a name, a unit, and a correlation with said treatment outcome, where said plurality of factor parameter may be correlated with said treatment outcome, and where said correlation may be as estimated by user, and wherein the step of computing said error in said correlation for said arbitrary type includes computing for each of said factor parameters of said arbitrary type, an error in said correlation of said factor parameter, where said error in said correlation of said factor parameter may be isolated by correlating a plurality of said treatment estimation errors where said arbitrary type may be relevant.