Patent ID: 6188988
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for guiding the selection of a therapeutic treatment regimen for a patient with a chronic known disease or medical condition, said method comprising:(a) providing patient information to a computing device, said patient information including prior therapeutic treatment regimen information for said chronic known disease or medical condition, said computer device comprising:a first knowledge base comprising a plurality of different therapeutic treatment regimens for said disease or medical condition;a second knowledge base comprising a plurality of expert rules for evaluating and selecting a therapeutic treatment regimen for said disease or medical condition;a third knowledge base comprising advisory information useful for the treatment of a patient with different constituents of said different therapeutic treatment regimens; and(b) generating in said computing device from said patient information and said first knowledge base a listing of available therapeutic treatment regimens for said patient; and(c) generating in said computing device advisory information for one or more therapeutic treatment regimens for said patient in said listing based on said patient information and said expert rules.