Patent ID: 7953611

Claim:
A method of incentivising members of a disease management programme to comply with the programme, using a computer, the method comprising the steps of: inputting into the computer data definitions of a plurality of general programme areas and a plurality of specific programme areas, wherein the plurality of general programme areas are programme areas that if complied with are of benefit to a member stricken with any disease managed by the disease management programme and wherein the plurality of specific programme areas are programme areas that are determined to be of particular benefit to a member afflicted with some but not all of the diseases managed by the disease management programme; calculating, using the computer, an award of points to a member for each of the general programme areas in which the member participates, the points being allocated to members based on a multi-level system, including: a first level, wherein the member is awarded points for merely taking part in a programme area, a second level, wherein the member is awarded a bonus set of points in addition to the points awarded in the first level in response to participating in all programme areas associated with a disease with which the member is afflicted, and a third level, wherein the member is awarded points for attaining a minimum level for a measurable of a programme area associated with a disease with which the member is afflicted; inputting into the computer a definition of a measurable within each of the general and specific programme areas so that a member's performance within said programme area can be ascertained; inputting into the computer a minimum level for each measurable, which minimum level indicates a minimum required level of member performance within each of the programme areas; calculating, using the computer, an award of points to a member for each of the specific programme areas in which the member participates, only if the member is afflicted with a disease to which the specific programme area in which the member participates has been determined to be of particular benefit and if the member obtains the minimum level of a measurable for a particular programme area; calculating, using the computer, a total number of points awarded to the member; and calculating, using the computer, an allocation of a reward to the member if the total number of points awarded to the member accumulates to a predetermined amount of points.