Patent ID: 6450956
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
A method of generating and providing treatment options and outcome analyses over a communication network comprising the steps of:filtering data from a plurality of remote databases and a local database; compiling said data in a server; providing the server with a plurality of physical conditions; constructing a plurality of decision support models using the data, wherein each decision support model generates output comprising a plurality of real-time treatment options including statistical success information of each option for treating each of the plurality of physical conditions; providing patient features to the decision support model; matching said patient features to a corresponding physical condition of said plurality of physical conditions; presenting a subscriber with said plurality of real-time treatment options including statistical success information of each option for treating the patient features, wherein upon selection by the subscriber of one of said plurality of real-time treatment options, the server further includes the steps of: performing an outcome analysis for assessing a result of said selected treatment option; and automatically updating the statistical success information of the treatment option using the result.