Patent Document ID: 5473537
Application ID: 08420854
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-assisted method for evaluating and reviewing the condition of an individual and a proposed level of care for said individual, said method comprising the steps of: collecting clinical data relevant to a determination of the necessity of said proposed level of care; said collecting step comprises gathering information about a plurality of elements including said individual's behavior, a provider's opinion as to imminent danger, and social resources available to the individual; recording said gathered information by inputting said information into a computer; generating a behavioral severity series for said individual from said recorded information; said generating step comprising respective rating of each of said elements on a scale having a defined range; deriving a treatment intensity based upon said behavioral severity series; and said deriving step comprising deriving a recommended treatment intensity from a matrix which takes into account said rating for each said element and a weighing of said respective ratings.