Patent ID: 8396720

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of providing a decision flowchart of a triage protocol for a medical condition of a patient, the flowchart including a plurality of decision blocks, each decision block relating to one or more patient symptoms, considerations, or symptoms and considerations, the flowchart being part of a software application, the method comprising: (a) programming the flowchart by: (i) providing a plurality of exit points in the flowchart, each exit point being associated with a respective decision block, each exit point being reached upon the presence or absence of a set of symptoms, set of considerations, or set of symptoms and considerations, each exit point recommending an action to be taken by the patient; (ii) providing on a computer user interface that interacts with the software application a plurality of recommended actions to be taken by the patient for the same presence or absence of a set of symptoms, set of considerations, or set of symptoms and considerations, the plurality of recommended actions including recommended actions that were previously programmed into the flowchart; and (iii) individually selecting a recommended action via the computer user interface at selected exit points from the plurality of recommended actions, the decision flowchart thereby providing different recommended courses of action for a patient having the same presence or absence of a set of symptoms, set of considerations, or set of symptoms and considerations, the recommended action being an exit message for the respective exit point; and (b) providing the programmed flowchart for use by a patient who has a medical condition.