Patent ID: 8469898

Claim:
A system, comprising: a user input configured to: receive a user selection of a heart failure symptom to indicate whether a heart failure symptom is or has been present, wherein the heart failure symptom includes at least one of dyspnea, edema, or weight change; receive a user selection of a heart failure (HF) comorbidity to indicate whether an HF comorbidity is or has been present; and receive a user selection of an abnormal psychological condition to indicate whether an abnormal psychological condition is or has been present; and a heart failure (HF) status processor, coupled to the user input, the HF status processor configured to determine a heart failure status using information about the user selection of the heart failure symptom, information about the user selection of the abnormal psychological condition, and information from a physiological patient status parameter detector, wherein the HF status processor configured to determine the heart failure status is further configured to controllably adjust the heart failure status determination, wherein controllably adjusting the heart failure status determination comprises: adjusting a first weight for the information about the first physiological patient status parameter relative to a second weight for the information about a different second physiological patient status parameter; and using the information obtained from the first and second physiological patient status parameters in conjunction with the first and second weights.