System and method for automated dosage calculation and patient treatment life cycle

Abstract

A system and method for automatically calculating an accurate recommended dosage for hormone replacement therapy and automating the life cycle of a patient's treatment over time. The system and method can automatically acquire relevant patient parameters and apply a consistent formulaic approach to help reduce incorrect dosage determinations. A pellet insertion size may be determined and documented based on a calculated dosage, and an insertion side and lot numbers may be tracked and managed. In addition, corresponding revenues may be tracked and profitability may be reported for hormone replacement therapy practices.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to, and is a continuation-in-part of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 721,949 filed on Dec. 20, 2012, and entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING PATIENT DOSAGE,” which claims priority to, and is a continuation of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 548,714, filed Jul. 13, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 507,318, filed on Jul. 13, 2011. This application also claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 951,415 filed on Mar. 11, 2014, and entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DOSAGE CALCULATION AND PATIENT TREATMENT LIFE CYCLE.”STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]N / ABACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a treatment to a patient, for example, providing and monitoring hormone replacement therapy. More particularly, the invention relates to systems and m...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a system and method that automatically calculates the best hormone replacement therapy dosage and manages the patient's treatment over time. It can acquire relevant patient parameters and apply a consistent formulaic approach to minimize incorrect dosage determinations. It can also track and manage insertion side and lot numbers, as well as track revenues generated and report profitability for hormone replacement therapy practices. Overall, it makes the process of hormone replacement therapy quicker, more accurate, and more efficient.

Problems solved by technology

However, even if the patient's detailed health record is accessible, many hormone replacement therapy practices require the physician to re-enter data related to the patient to track and / or calculate the proper dosage.

This is time consuming and often results in erroneous data entered into input fields of a dosage monitoring system.

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