Patent ID: 8374797

Claim:
An information processing system for establishing at least one preferred antibiotic regimen for a patient, wherein said system comprises: (a) a computing device comprising a display, a central processing unit (CPU), operating system software, memory for storing data, a user interface, and input/output capability for reading and writing data; (b) a database comprising patient data; and (c) a Sepsis Tree Decision Support Program for: 1) recording information regarding physician preferred communication modality; 2) obtaining patient data; 3) analyzing the patient data to identify a patient for whom at least one preferred antibiotic regimen is to be established and providing a recommended antibiotic regimen for the patient; 4) generating a report based on the analysis of the patient data, wherein said report includes at least one recommended antibiotic regimen to be administered to the patient; 5) repeating 2) through 4), including reviewing the recommended antibiotic regimen for establishing the at least one preferred antibiotic regimen and reviewing the report for consideration in providing the antibiotic administration regimen; and 6) disseminating the result of 5) via the preferred communication modality; wherein said computing device executes said Sepsis Tree Decision Support Program to allow interactive user communication.