Location-Based Patient Notification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current patient reminder and disease management systems lack location-based and time-relevant notifications, failing to provide personalized and timely health information to patients.
Innovation Solution
A system that identifies patients based on health-related data and location information, using mobile devices to deliver location-based and time-relevant notifications by determining if the patient's location satisfies predefined business rules, thereby providing personalized reminders and incentives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current patient reminder systems are used, then patients receive generic health notifications, but the notifications lack location-based relevance and timeliness
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes business rules that define specific locations and time conditions for notification delivery. These rules are configured in advance to automatically trigger notifications when patients meet the predefined location and time criteria, eliminating the need for real-time manual assessment and ensuring timely, location-relevant health information delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces location data and business rules as intermediary elements between the notification system and the patient. The business rules act as a mediator that evaluates both health data and location information to determine whether and when to deliver notifications, adding the missing layer of location-based relevance and time sensitivity to the notification process.
2Reliability
If location data processing is added to patient notification systems, then notification relevance is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the notification decision-making process into distinct components: health data evaluation, location data evaluation, and business rule matching. Each component operates independently and contributes to the final notification decision, making the overall system more manageable and easier to implement despite the added complexity of location-based filtering.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for providing at least one notification to a patient. In one embodiment, health-related data/information may be used to identify a patient that satisfies one or more business rules. Notifications to the patient's mobile device can then be provided based on location data.