Care engine

Abstract

The present invention offers a comprehensive solution to care management which aggregates, integrates and stores clinical information from disparate sources. The system finds at-risk individuals before they experience preventable, high-cost medical events and stratifies high risk populations according to clinical criteria, which can include severity of disease states and co-morbidities. The system also compares the actual care an individual is receiving to established standards of clinical excellence and, if necessary, suggests pertinent medical care considerations to improve the care of medically mismanaged individuals. Another feature of the present invention may include a secure, patient-specific Web page which is automatically populated with a patient's own clinical information and can be personalized with customized, relevant healthcare information. The system allows users to design, facilitate and monitor clinical care plans and increase communications among physicians, nurses and patients. The system also predicts and analyzes the outcome of disease or case management for populations and individual patients.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONSField of the Invention[0001]The present invention relates to a system and methods for medical analysis and more particularly, it relates to an early warning trigger analysis system used as an automated mechanism for the early warning detection of patient health risk.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The concerns about medical errors and clinical quality are increasing. In fact, a 1999 study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that 1.5% to 2.0% of all hospital admissions in the United States result in a significant and preventable adverse event that was caused by the medical establishment. The study estimates that medical mistakes are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. The delivery of clinical care often involves complex analysis and the evaluation of multiple treatment options. However, many physicians report that, due to the rapid pace of medical innovation and the volume and complexity of m...

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