Patient management system

1. A patient management system comprising:

a data server, the data server being configured to:

receive, from a respiratory pressure therapy device in communication with the data server, therapy data relating to a session of respiratory pressure therapy provided to a patient;

compute, from the therapy data, therapy summary data for the session, the therapy summary data comprising a usage time and a leak flow rate; and

apply a predictive model to the therapy summary data to compute a score indicating a predictive probability that the patient will meet a compliance standard, the compliance standard having a minimum amount of usage per session for a fraction of a number of consecutive sessions of respiratory pressure therapy; and

a therapy management server in communication with the data server and a computing device, the therapy management server being configured to:

obtain a plurality of patient workflow groups, wherein the patient workflow groups comprise a first patient workflow group of patients at risk of not being compliant with the compliance standard;

update the first patient workflow group to include the patient based on a comparison between the score and a first threshold indicating that the patient should be added to the first patient workflow group;

serve to the computing device a first graphical layout comprising an array of selectable headings, wherein each of the selectable headings represents one of the obtained patient workflow groups, and wherein the selectable headings comprise a first selectable heading for the first patient workflow group;

receive a selection of the first selectable heading via an interaction with the first graphical layout;

in response to receiving the selection of the first selectable heading, serve to the computing device a second graphical layout comprising details of one or more patients in the first patient workflow group, wherein the details of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group comprise a selectable name for each of the one or more patients;

receive a selection of any one of the selectable names via an interaction with the second graphical layout;

in response to receiving the selection of the any one of the selectable names, serve to the computing device a corresponding patient menu comprising one or more selectable options relating to the corresponding patient, wherein one selectable option is a workflow history option;

receive a selection of the workflow history option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the workflow history option: obtain a list of patient workflow groups to which the corresponding patient has previously been added; and

serve to the computing device the list of patient workflow groups to which the corresponding patient has previously been added.

2. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein each entry of the list comprises the name of a patient workflow group to which the corresponding patient has previously been added, and the date on which the corresponding patient was added to the patient workflow group.

3. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the second graphical layout comprises a selectable checkbox positioned by each of the selectable names, and wherein the therapy management server is further configured to:

receive a selection of any one of the selectable checkboxes; and

in response to receiving the selection of the any one of the selectable checkboxes, remove the corresponding patient from the first patient workflow group.

4. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the score is a numerical probability that the patient will meet the compliance standard.

5. The patient management system according to claim 4 , wherein updating the first patient workflow group comprises adding the patient to the first patient workflow group upon the score being less than or equal to the first threshold.

6. The patient management system according to claim 5 , wherein the therapy management server is further configured to carry out an action upon the score being less than or equal to the threshold.

7. The patient management system according to claim 6 , wherein the action comprises sending a notification to the computing device, and wherein the notification prompts an access to the therapy management server.

8. The patient management system according to claim 6 , wherein the action comprises removing the patient from another patient workflow group.

9. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the predictive model further takes into account profile data of the patient.

10. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the patient is associated with a payor, and wherein the first threshold is specific to the payor.

11. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the first threshold is dependent on how long the patient has been receiving respiratory pressure therapy.

12. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group are ranked within the second graphical layout according to scores obtained from the predictive model.

13. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the data server is coincident with the therapy management server.

14. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the predictive model applies weighting coefficients to the usage time and the leak flow rate, and wherein the weighting coefficients applied to the usage time and the leak flow rate are selected based on a number of sessions of respiratory pressure therapy provided to the patient.

15. The patient management system according to claim 14 , wherein the predictive model is a linear predictive model, a neural network, a decision tree ensemble, a support vector machine, a Bayesian network, or a gradient boosting machine.

16. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the obtained patient workflow groups further comprise a second patient workflow group, wherein the selectable headings further comprise a second selectable heading for the second patient workflow group, and wherein the therapy management server is further configured to:

update the second patient workflow group based on whether the usage time currently meets the compliance standard;

receive a selection of the second selectable heading; and

in response to receiving the selection of the second selectable heading, serve to the computing device a third graphical layout comprising details of one or more patients in the second patient workflow group.

17. The patient management system according to claim 16 , wherein the obtained patient workflow groups further comprise a third patient workflow group, wherein the selectable headings further comprise a third selectable heading for the third patient workflow group, and wherein the therapy management server is further configured to:

update the third patient workflow group based on a comparison between the leak flow rate and a second threshold;

receive a selection of the third selectable heading; and

in response to receiving the selection of the third selectable heading, serve to the computing device a fourth graphical layout comprising details of one or more patients in the third patient workflow group.

18. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the therapy summary data further comprises an Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI).

19. The patient management system according to claim 18 , wherein the obtained patient workflow groups further comprise a second patient workflow group, wherein the selectable headings further comprise a second selectable heading for the second patient workflow group, and wherein the therapy management server is further configured to:

update the second patient workflow group based on a comparison between the AHI and a second threshold;

receive a selection of the second selectable heading; and

in response to receiving the selection of the second selectable heading, serve to the computing device a third graphical layout comprising details of one or more patients in the second patient workflow group.

20. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the array of selectable headings comprises at least three selectable headings, and wherein the selectable headings are arranged within the first graphical layout in columns and rows.

21. The patient management system according to claim 20 , wherein each of the selectable headings is a text heading summarizing a rule associated with the corresponding patient workflow group.

22. The patient management system according to claim 20 , wherein a number is positioned by each of the selectable headings, and wherein each of the numbers indicates the number of patients in the corresponding patient workflow group.

23. The patient management system according to claim 20 , wherein the details of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group are arranged within the second graphical layout in columns and rows, and wherein one column comprises a selectable name for each of the one or more patients.

24. The patient management system according to claim 23 , wherein one column comprises an icon for each of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group, and wherein each icon indicates whether the corresponding patient meets the compliance standard.

25. The patient management system according to claim 23 , wherein one column comprises an icon for each of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group, wherein each icon indicates whether a property of a session of respiratory pressure therapy provided to the corresponding patient exceeds a second threshold, and wherein the second threshold is a usage time or a leak flow rate.

26. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the details of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group are arranged within the second graphical layout in columns and rows, wherein a first column comprises a selectable name for each of the one or more patients, wherein a second column comprises an icon for each of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group, and wherein each icon is (a) darkly filled if the corresponding patient meets the compliance standard on a corresponding date, (b) lightly filled if the corresponding patient does not meet the compliance standard on the corresponding date, and (c) unfilled if no data is available for the corresponding patient on the corresponding date.

27. The patient management system according to claim 26 , wherein each icon comprises (a) an overbar if an Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI) of the corresponding patient on the corresponding date is above a second threshold and (b) an underbar if an average leak flow rate of the corresponding patient on the corresponding date is above a third threshold.

28. The patient management system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more selectable options further comprise a charts option, a contact info option, and a notes option, and wherein the therapy management server is further configured to:

receive a selection of the charts option;

in response to receiving the selection of the charts option, serve to the computing device a third graphical layout comprising a chart illustrating one or more properties of a session of respiratory pressure therapy;

receive a selection of the contact info option;

in response to receiving the selection of the contact info option, serve to the computing device a fourth graphical layout comprising contact details for the corresponding patient;

receive a selection of the notes option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the notes option, serve to the computing device a fifth graphical layout comprising a summary of when the corresponding patient has been contacted by a durable medical equipment provider (DME).

29. A method of managing one or more patients undergoing respiratory pressure therapy, the method comprising:

receiving, with one or more servers having one or more processors, therapy data relating to a session of respiratory pressure therapy provided to a patient from a respiratory pressure therapy device;

computing, with the one or more servers, therapy summary data for the session from the therapy data, the therapy summary data comprising a usage time and a leak flow rate;

applying, with the one or more servers, a predictive model to the therapy summary data to compute a score indicating a predictive probability that the patient will meet a compliance standard, the compliance standard having a minimum amount of usage per session for a fraction of a number of consecutive sessions of respiratory pressure therapy;

obtaining, with the one or more servers, a plurality of patient workflow groups, wherein the patient workflow groups comprise a first patient workflow group of patients at risk of not being compliant with the compliance standard;

updating, with the one or more servers, the first patient workflow group to include the patient based on a comparison between the score and a first threshold indicating that the patient should be added to the first patient workflow group;

serving, with the one or more servers, a first graphical layout to a computing device, the first graphical layout comprising an array of selectable headings, wherein each of the selectable headings represents one of the obtained patient workflow groups, and wherein the selectable headings comprise a first selectable heading for the first patient workflow group;

receiving, with the one or more servers, a selection of the first selectable heading via an interaction with the first graphical layout; and

in response to receiving the selection of the first selectable heading, serving, with the one or more servers, a second graphical layout to the computing device, the second graphical layout comprising details of one or more patients in the first patient workflow group, wherein the details of the one or more patients in the first patient workflow group comprise a selectable name for each of the one or more patients;

receiving, with the one or more servers, a selection of any one of the selectable names via an interaction with the second graphical layout;

in response to receiving the selection of the any one of the selectable names, serving, with the one or more servers, a corresponding patient menu to the computing device, wherein the corresponding patient menu comprises one or more selectable options relating to the corresponding patient, and wherein one selectable option is a workflow history option;

receiving, with the one or more servers, a selection of the workflow history option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the workflow history option: obtaininq, with the one or more servers, a list of patient workflow groups to which the corresponding patient has previously been added; and

serving, with the one or more servers, the list of patient workflow groups to which the corresponding patient has previously been added to the computing device.

30. The method according to claim 29 further comprising:

contacting at least one patient in the first patient workflow group to provide assistance with a respiratory pressure therapy.