Systems and methods for developing individualized health improvement plans

1. A care management system including:

a) an information management system for receiving and storing a structured database, an unstructured database, and an internet usage database for an individual participant in the care management system;

b) an ostomy bag comprising: a) an attachment site that provides a fluid connection between an interior of the ostomy bag and a patient stoma; b) a sensor device having a mounting device that is attached to the ostomy bag via an attachment strip, wherein the mounting device comprising an array of multiple types of parameter sensors, wherein the array of multiple types of parameter sensors are configured to measure different parameters of a stoma effluent received in the ostomy bag, wherein the parameter sensors comprise level measuring sensors placed at different, defined, vertical locations on the bag, the level measuring sensors configured to measure the liquid and solid level of the bag as it fills; and c) at least one measurement communicator attached to the ostomy bag, wherein the at least one measurement communicator has an upper end cap and a lower end cap that are fitted together to enclose a data processor, wherein the data processor is configured to: (i) receive a raw measurement signal from a parameter sensor from the array of multiple types of parameter sensors, (ii) reformat the raw measurement signal, (iii) add an identifier corresponding to the time of measurement and an identity of the specific parameter sensor that took the measurement, and to (iv) communicate the reformatted measurement signal along with the identifier to the structured database;

c) a processing unit, wherein the processing unit comprises computer program instructions for extracting, analyzing and correlating information relevant to the designated health condition of the individual participant from the information management system and an external data source to form a searchable combined information system; and

d) a wireless platform in communication with the processing unit and the searchable combined information system, wherein the platform comprises one or more portals, and wherein the platform is configured to maintain an interactive user database for an authorized user of the portal.

2. The care management system according to claim 1 , further including a data repository in communication with the searchable combined information system and the platform.

3. The care management system according to claim 1 , wherein the ostomy bag is in communication with the information management system and a mobile device.

4. The care management system according to claim 1 , wherein the portal is configured to add contextual metadata to at least a subset of the searchable combined information system, wherein the contextual metadata comprises one or more tags that identifies an origin of the subset of the searchable combined information system within one or more sub-portals.

5. The care management system according to claim 4 , wherein each sub-portal has restricted access for an authorized user.

6. The care management system according to claim 5 , wherein each sub-portal is interactive with the authorized user.

7. The care management system according to claim 4 , wherein one sub-portal is accessible by the individual participant on a wireless device.

8. The care management system according to claim 6 , wherein one sub-portal is accessible by a caregiver assigned to the individual participant and wherein the caregiver sub-portal communicates with the individual participant sub-portal.

9. The care management system according to claim 1 , wherein the platform is configured to send queries to the individual participant and to analyze the received information from the individual participant to provide reminders, advice and coaching to the individual participant.

10. The care management system according to claim 1 , wherein the searchable combined information system includes information and data extracted from unstructured data provided by the individual participant and other care management system participants.

11. A care management system including:

a) an information management system for receiving and storing a structured database, an unstructured database, and an internet usage database for an individual participant of a care management system;

b) an ostomy bag comprising: a) an attachment site that provides a fluid connection between an interior of the ostomy bag and a patient stoma; b) a sensor device having a mounting device that is attached to the ostomy bag via an attachment strip, wherein the mounting device comprising an array of multiple types of parameter sensors, wherein the array of multiple types of parameter sensors are configured to measure different parameters of a stoma effluent received in the ostomy bag, wherein the parameter sensors comprise level measuring sensors placed at different, defined, vertical locations on the bag, the level measuring sensors configured to measure the liquid and solid level of the bag as it fills; and c) at least one measurement communicator attached to the ostomy bag, wherein the at least one measurement communicator has an upper end cap and a lower end cap that are fitted together to enclose a data processor, wherein the data processor is configured to: (i) receive a raw measurement signal from a parameter sensor from the array of multiple types of parameter sensors, (ii) reformat the raw measurement signal, (iii) add an identifier corresponding to the time of measurement and an identity of the specific parameter sensor that took the measurement, and to (iv) communicate the reformatted measurement signal along with the identifier to the structured database;

c) a processing unit storing a plurality of software applications including a data extraction application that identifies and links associated processed data from the structured database, the unstructured database, the internet usage database, and an external data source and a data analysis application that analyzes and correlates the linked information relevant to a designated health condition of the individual participant; and

d) a platform in communication with the processing unit and one or more portals, wherein the platform is configured to maintain an interactive participant database accessible by an authorized user of the portal, wherein the portal is configured to append contextual metadata to at least a subset of data communicated to the platform, the contextual metadata including one or more metatags that identifies an origin of the subset of data within one or more sub-portals.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the contextual metadata further comprises at least an unique identifier associated with access privileges for a particular sub-portal.

13. The care management system according to claim 11 , wherein the platform is configured to send queries to the individual participant and to analyze the received information from the individual participant to provide reminders, advice and coaching to the individual participant.

14. The care management system according to claim 11 , wherein the ostomy bag is in communication with the information management system and a mobile device.