Patent ID: 7711582
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for scheduling clinical visits to a remotely located patient, the system comprising: a plurality of patient risk factors stored on a risk factor database, the plurality of patient risk factors each comprising a default value wherein the default value is a weight that enables the emphasis of some patient risk factors over others in determining the visit interval; patient data stored on a patient database; a visit interval algorithm operating on a computer processor connected to the risk factor database and the patient database, the visit interval algorithm upon execution by the computer processor derives a visit interval from the plurality of patient risk factors and the patient data; and a calendar operating on the computer processor, the calendar comprising a previous patient visit and the calendar schedules a patient visit for a date that is the visit interval from the previous patient visit; wherein the default values are modified over time using fuzzy logic or a neural network, in response to collected patient data.