Interactive behavioral treatment delivery system and method of use

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for presenting medical treatment information relating to a patient's conditions or symptoms. Some embodiments of the system include interactive display views presenting patient behavioral instructional information in multiple formats, including, for example, textual and / or multimedia. Some embodiments of the system can present information such as, for example, guidance on how to administer and / or receive one or more medical treatments. Information presented can, in part, be determined by logical processing of information obtained interactively from a patient, patient's assistance, biometric data collection device, and / or medical practitioner. The system can log session navigation and data collection information to a local data store and / or transmit that information to a remote device for additional processing and / or storage. In one embodiment, the system provides behavior based birthing assistance.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application entitled “Interactive Behavioral Treatment Delivery System And Method Of Use,” Ser. No. 13 / 815,216, filed Feb. 11, 2013, which claims priority through prior U.S. provisional patent application by two of the present applicants, entitled “Behavior Based Birthing,” Ser. No. 61 / 597,685, filed Feb. 10, 2012, which U.S. provisional patent application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. It is to be understood, however, that in the event of any inconsistency between this specification and any information incorporated by reference in this specification, this specification shall govern.COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX[0002]A Computer Program Listing Appendix was submitted electronically and is included with this application. The entire contents of the Computer Program Listing Appendix is incorporated herein by reference. The Computer Program Listing Appendix includes th...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]In some embodiments, the interactive behavioral treatment delivery system incorporates a rule-based system that can account for one or more among attributes specific to a given patient, the circumstances relating to a given medical condition or symptom, the conditions and variables external to the patient's state, and the desires and preferences of the patient. Medical practitioners when making decisions regarding the appropriate treatment for a given patient often consider factors such as these. By incorporating parameters such as one or more of these into an interactive rule-based system, some embodiments can provide behavioral guidance to or for a patient (which can be behavioral information provided to a patient assistant for use for the benefit of the patient) without requiring direct interaction with a medical practitioner and / or participation in a patient education program. This can, in certain instances, reduce delays in treatment, reduce the overall treatment costs, and / or increase the sense of control a patient has regarding their treatment. Further, in some applications, this can provide the patient with increased confidence, positive sentiment, and feelings of control when selecting and undergoing treatment.

[0022]In some applications, system the can recognize the needs of the woman and provide teaching strategies to quickly demonstrate effective behavioral coping techniques for a variety of challenges experienced during labor. Further real time visual graphics can show the patient what is occurring in their body and / or also motivate them to continue on with their labor by showing them how far they have progressed. In some applications, these graphics can be provided to instill confidence in, and / or render more efficient or effective, natural childbirth in contrast to more invasive procedures such as, for example, cesarean delivery.

Problems solved by technology

One problem with this approach is that it requires direct access to the medical practitioner at the time that treatment is required, which can be impractical and / or impossible at certain times. In addition, such access to practitioners, if available, can be quite costly, even for routine guidance.

However, this approach has lacked a number of elements conducive to reliable and accurate treatment.

First, when a patient is under the stress and challenges associated with the symptoms of a particular condition, it can be difficult for the patient or those with them at the time to remember the teachings delivered during the educational program, or to think clearly enough to apply the teachings correctly.

Further, the number of variables used to deduce the proper treatment can be large, and the relational complexity among the variables can be significant.

It is both inconvenient and impractical to expect people to carry with them a set of documents providing guidance for whatever condition they might face at any given time.

Further, interacting with a complex set of rules by reading and navigating a book or pamphlet may not be possible in many of the traumatic situations that often exist at the time treatment is desired.

This static approach to diagnosis and treatment based on a pre-defined rule set has had the further drawback of making it difficult to update treatment programs based on unexpected conditions, newly-discovered relevancy of unaccounted-for variables, and / or changes in the medical field relating to the particular condition or treatment.

The applicants believe they have discovered that the redistribution of materials and / or continuing education of patients is inconvenient and costly, as well as unreliable given that it requires action on the part of the patients to proactively obtain updates from the educator and / or practitioner, and also relics on action by the educator and / or medical practitioner to continually track patients and notify patients of updates.

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