EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS
Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results.
1 . A healthcare information management system comprising:
one or more articles of manufacture including
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for obtaining a first indication whether or not a first patient has violated a first health regimen;
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for obtaining a second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen;
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for signaling a decision whether or not to initiate an electronic communication between the first patient and a provider as an automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen; and
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for signaling a decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as a conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
2 - 6 . (canceled)
7 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including a regimen noncompliance determination manifested on a data-handling medium.
8 - 18 . (canceled)
19 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the first health regimen having an omission component manifested on a data-handling medium, the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including a voltage level of an electrical node negatively indicative of compliance with the omission component of the first health regimen.
20 - 28 . (canceled)
29 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an electrical node having a voltage manifesting the decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as the conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
30 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a device configured to display a location on a map manifesting an affirmative decision, the affirmative decision being the decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as the conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
31 . (canceled)
32 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a device configured to dispense a component of an artificial incentive to the first patient, the component of the artificial incentive including money.
33 - 35 . (canceled)
36 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a handheld device, including the transistor-based circuitry having the event-sequencing structure configured for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
37 - 42 . (canceled)
43 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the transistor-based circuitry having the event-sequencing structure configured for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for obtaining an indication that a specific pathology in the first patient has been treated at a first hospital and an indication that the specific pathology in the first patient has been treated at a second hospital.
44 - 50 . (canceled)
51 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the transistor-based circuitry having the event-sequencing structure configured for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for determining whether a medical device is in a vicinity of another device, the other device being associated with the first patient.
52 - 57 . (canceled)
58 . The healthcare information management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the transistor-based circuitry having the event-sequencing structure configured for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for implementing a failsafe preventing medical equipment from operating until an order that associates the medical equipment with the first patient is received and until an indication is received that the first patient is in a vicinity of the medical equipment.
59 . A healthcare information management system comprising:
one or more articles of manufacture including
means for obtaining a first indication whether or not a first patient has violated a first health regimen;
means for obtaining a second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen;
means for signaling a decision whether or not to initiate an electronic communication between the first patient and a provider as an automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen; and
means for signaling a decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as a conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
60 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for looking up a communication delay as a function of a therapeutic protocol of the first health regimen; and
means for transmitting a query as an automatic response to an expiration of the communication delay.
61 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for looking up a communication delay as a function of a medical condition; and
means for transmitting a query as an automatic response to an expiration of the communication delay.
62 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for causing an individual to be contacted by a fallback mode of communication as a conditional response to receiving no reply from the individual by a prior mode of communication, the prior mode of communication being telephonic, the provider comprising the individual.
63 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for contacting an individual by a fallback mode of communication as an automatic and conditional response to receiving no reply from the individual by a prior mode of communication, the fallback mode of communication being telephonic, the provider comprising the individual.
64 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for updating a locally-resident subscriber registry in response to the first patient entering a service zone.
65 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for obtaining an indication that a specific pathology in the first patient has been treated at a first hospital and an indication that the specific pathology in the first patient has been treated at a second hospital.
66 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for retrieving a medical treatment record of the first patient selectively in response to an explicit indication of a payment reduction that identifies the first patient.
67 - 68 . (canceled)
69 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for obtaining an explicit indication whether or not a record of treating a medical condition in the first patient with a particular protocol contains any extrinsic evidence that treating the medical condition with the particular protocol has precedent.
70 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for initiating a telephone call between the first patient and the provider as an automatic response to the first patient not being compliant with a component of the first health regimen and to an indication that the provider is available.
71 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for signaling a decision whether to transfer a resource to the first patient partly based on an indication that the first patient is not compliant with a component of the first health regimen and partly based on an indication that the first patient has accepted a telephone call.
72 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for causing a locally-resident subscriber registry to be updated by removing or adding an indication of the first patient.
73 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for determining whether a medical device is in a vicinity of another device, the other device being associated with the first patient.
74 - 75 . (canceled)
76 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for detecting a passive wireless transponder within a vicinity of a vehicle, the passive wireless transponder being wearable by and associated with the first patient.
77 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for obtaining an indication whether the first patient is compliant with a component of the first health regimen.
78 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for triggering a search of a particular records archive by providing a selective search criterion, one that results in an exclusion of a first element in the particular records archive and an inclusion of a second element in the particular records archive.
79 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for transmitting a real-time notification to the provider as an automatic response to an interface on or near the first patient detecting a particular event relating to the first patient.
80 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for implementing a failsafe preventing medical equipment from operating until an order that associates the medical equipment with the first patient is received and until an indication is received that the first patient is in a vicinity of the medical equipment.
81 . A healthcare information management method comprising:
obtaining a first indication whether or not a first patient has violated a first health regimen;
obtaining a second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen;
signaling a decision whether or not to initiate an electronic communication between the first patient and a provider as an automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen; and
invoking transistor-based circuitry having an event-sequencing structure configured for signaling a decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as a conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
82 - 89 . (canceled)
90 . The healthcare information management method of claim 81 , further comprising:
the signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
detecting a wireless device associated with the first patient within an effective range of a stationary device.
91 - 102 . (canceled)
103 . An article of manufacture for healthcare information management comprising:
one or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least
obtaining a first indication whether or not a first patient has violated a first health regimen;
obtaining a second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen;
signaling a decision whether or not to initiate an electronic communication between the first patient and a provider as an automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen; and
signaling a decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as a conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
104 . An article of manufacture for healthcare information management comprising:
one or more physical media bearing a device-detectable output manifesting an occurrence of
obtaining a first indication whether or not a first patient has violated a first health regimen;
obtaining a second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen;
signaling a decision whether or not to initiate an electronic communication between the first patient and a provider as an automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen; and
signaling a decision whether or not to route the provider to the first patient as a conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen and to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen.
105 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for determining whether a medical device is in a vicinity of another device, the other device being associated with the first patient;
means for signaling a decision whether to transfer a resource to the first patient partly based on an indication that the first patient is not compliant with a component of the first health regimen and partly based on an indication that the first patient has accepted a telephone call;
means for obtaining an indication that a specific pathology in the first patient has been treated at a first hospital and an indication that the specific pathology in the first patient has been treated at a second hospital; and
means for triggering a search of a particular records archive by providing a selective search criterion, one that results in an exclusion of a first element in the particular records archive and an inclusion of a second element in the particular records archive.
106 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for retrieving a medical treatment record of the first patient selectively in response to an explicit indication of a payment reduction that identifies the first patient;
means for obtaining an explicit indication whether or not a record of treating a medical condition in the first patient with a particular protocol contains any extrinsic evidence that treating the medical condition with the particular protocol has precedent; and
means for causing an individual to be contacted by a fallback mode of communication as a conditional response to receiving no reply from the individual by a prior mode of communication, the prior mode of communication being telephonic, the provider comprising the individual.
107 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for updating a locally-resident subscriber registry in response to the first patient entering a service zone;
means for looking up a communication delay as a function of a medical condition and as a function of a therapeutic protocol of the first health regimen; and
means for transmitting a query as an automatic response to an expiration of the communication delay; and
means for contacting an individual by a fallback mode of communication as an automatic and conditional response to receiving no reply to the query from the individual by a prior mode of communication, the fallback mode of communication being telephonic, the provider comprising the individual.
108 . The healthcare information management system of claim 59 , further comprising:
the means for signaling the decision whether or not to initiate the electronic communication between the first patient and the provider as the automatic and conditional response to the first indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen but not to the second indication whether or not the first patient has violated the first health regimen including at least
means for detecting a passive wireless transponder within a vicinity of a vehicle, the passive wireless transponder being wearable by and associated with the first patient;
means for initiating a telephone call between the first patient and the provider as an automatic response to the first patient not being compliant with a component of the first health regimen and to an indication that the provider is available;
means for implementing a failsafe preventing medical equipment from operating until an order that associates the medical equipment with the first patient is received and until an indication is received that the first patient is in a vicinity of the medical equipment; and
means for transmitting a real-time notification to the provider as an automatic response to an interface on or near the first patient detecting a particular event relating to the first patient, the interface comprising the passive wireless transponder.