Patent ID: 8009033

Claim:
A system for alert condition management in an automated patient management system, comprising: a device for retrieving patient data from an origination source and evaluating the patient data for occurrence of an alert condition; a classifier classifying the alert condition based on the origination source and assigning the alert condition along a continuum comprising adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential; a manager managing the alert condition by assigning a disposition, wherein the disposition is based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum, severity of the alert condition, and a condition management state, wherein the condition management state is selected from the group consisting of whether the alert condition is pre-existing but has not been addressed, prioritization of the alert condition from among a plurality of alert conditions, and combinations thereof, wherein the alert condition of a pre-existing alert condition is escalated if the alert condition has not been addressed; and a communicator determining whether the assigned disposition is actionable and, when actionable, communicating an alert notification over a selectable mode of communication.