Patent ID: 6470320
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A method for improving the delivery of health care for patients, comprising the steps of:a. receiving a first patient information signal by a central facility means, the first patient information signal being related to a selected patient and composed of multimedia data selected from the group comprising clinical data, cost data, administrative data, and combinations thereof, the selected patient being selected from a group consisting of domestic animals and non-domestic animals; b. assigning one of a plurality of predetermined disease stages to the selected patient based on information contained in the first patient information signal; c. inputting the predetermined disease stage into the central facility means; d. assigning a first predictive probability to the selected patient by the central facility means based on at least one of the first patient information signal, the disease stage and a first array of risk factors, the first array of risk factors being computed from a database containing a plurality of previously obtained individualized patient information records, each of the patient information records containing patient information relating to the patient care of an individual patient; e. inputting the first predictive probability into the central facility means; f. generating a first patient recommendation signal by the central facility means, the first patient recommendation signal indicating a recommendation selected from the group of recommendations comprising the selected patient would benefit from immediate patient care and the selected patient would not benefit from immediate patient care; g. transmitting the first patient recommendation signal to a local computer means; h. receiving the first patient recommendation signal by the local computer means; and i. transmitting, from the central facility means to a regional computer means located at a regional treatment center, a third patient information signal in response to the first patient recommendation signal indicating that the selected patient would benefit from immediate patient care.