AU2019100889A4 - System and method to find minimum diagnostics required for prescriptions and minimum medicines required to cure patient symptoms - Google Patents

System and method to find minimum diagnostics required for prescriptions and minimum medicines required to cure patient symptoms Download PDF

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AU2019100889A4
AU2019100889A4 AU2019100889A AU2019100889A AU2019100889A4 AU 2019100889 A4 AU2019100889 A4 AU 2019100889A4 AU 2019100889 A AU2019100889 A AU 2019100889A AU 2019100889 A AU2019100889 A AU 2019100889A AU 2019100889 A4 AU2019100889 A4 AU 2019100889A4
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Abstract

A system to find minimum diagnostics required for prescription(s), comprising: an input module configured to receive input corresponding to a patient's symptoms, diagnosis data and the prescription; a diagnosis comprising of one or more test results a prescription comprising of one or more medicines; and a unnecessary tests module configured to: identify minimum diagnostics required for prescription(s). System and method to find minimum diagnostics required for prescriptions and minimum medicines required to cure patient symptoms Drawings: If prescription does not vary based on a test result being normal/abnormal/above normal/below normal the test is redundant 102 If prescription varies for test being normal/abnormal/above normal/below normal in the same way for another test2 being normal/abnormal/above normal/below normal, one of the test is redundant If test result is normal/above normal/abnormal/below normal for more than configurable percentage for the prescription set, 106 the test will be flagged as possibly redundant Figure 1

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System and method to find minimum diagnostics required for prescriptions and minimum medicines required to cure patient symptoms
Field of invention [1] The present invention relates to making healthcare more affordable without compromising quality. More specifically, the present invention provides system and method to find out minimum diagnostics required for prescription(s). It also provides method to find out minimum medicine(s) o required for curing patient symptom(s).
Background of the invention [2] In the healthcare industry, significant emphasis is provided to the management of resources. Forecasting and scheduling of resources are the key factors in efficient management of resources. Clinical pathways also referred to as care pathways, critical pathways, integrated care pathways or care maps, represent the sequence of medical procedures for treatment of patients. A clinical pathway is determined based on data gathered from outcome of medical examination and medical diagnostics of a patient.
[3] Various models, based on queuing theory and simulation, are used for forecasting clinical pathways and managing resources in healthcare systems. Σ OX 03 Q2019100889 17 Aug 2019
These models focus on solving resource management problems, analyzing information flows within the healthcare systems, estimating resource requirements and so forth. Further, these models estimate the effect of demographic factors and service characteristics on capacity management in the healthcare systems. These estimates are used for reducing cost of healthcare service and improving quality of healthcare services simultaneously.
[4] Consequently, there is a need for a method and system to determine the medical test(s) required to arrive at prescription(s) and the minimum o medicine(s) required to cure patient symptom(s). This will minimize diagnostics needed for patient. This will minimize medicines needed to cure patient symptom(s). This will reduce the time and cost of treatment significantly.
Summary of the invention [5] A system and method for determining minimum diagnostics required for prescription(s). In various embodiments of the invention, the system comprises of an input module. The input module is configured to receive patient symptoms, diagnosis, patient test results and prescribed medicines as inputs. Patient's symptoms pertain to the symptoms experienced by the patient due to a diseases or an ailment.
[6] The system further comprises of a repository configured to store data.
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In various embodiments of the present invention, the data comprises at
2019100889 17 Aug 2019 least one of patient data. In an embodiment of the present invention, the patient data comprises at least one of the patient symptoms, patient test results, diagnosis and prescribed medicines data received from the input module; in addition, patient historical data comprising historical treatment data of the patient; and patient demographic data comprising demographic details of the patient may be used.
[7] The system further comprises a unnecessary tests module configured to find test(s) having maximum level of association for each medicine in the prescription. Additional criteria like cost may also be applied.
[8] In one of the embodiments of the present invention, the unnecessary tests module is further configured to identify unnecessary tests.
[9] The system further comprises a unnecessary medicines module configured to accept feedback about efficacy of a medicine to cure symptom(s). Feedback may be empty.
[10] The unnecessary medicine module is further configured to find medicine(s) having maximum level of association with a symptom.
Additional criteria like cost may also be applied.
[11] In one of the embodiments of the present invention, the unnecessary medicines module is further configured to remove spurious feedback from patient. The unnecessary medicines module is further configured to identify medicine(s) that are not required to cure patient symptom(s).
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Brief description of the accompanying drawings [12] The present invention is described by way of embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:
[13] Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart for identifying unnecessary tests using test results and prescriptions.
[14] Figure 2 illustrates a flowchart for identifying minimum diagnostics required fora prescription.
[15] Fig ure 3 illustrates overall system architecture.
o [16] Figure 4 illustrates a flowchart for identifying unnecessary medicines for symptom(s).
[17] Figure 5 illustrates a flowchart for identifying minimum medicine(s) required to cure patient symptom(s).
Detailed description of the invention [18] The present invention provides a system to enhance the efficiency of healthcare providers by reducing unnecessary tests and medicines.
[19] The system is enabled to receive patient symptoms, patient test results, patient diagnosis, patient prescription, patient's feedback for medicines as input through the input module 312. The input module 312 is further enabled to receive input related to patient's demographic data, past <υ
Q2019100889 17 Aug 2019 ailments, past treatment related data, recommendations of a medical practitioner.
[20] The system further comprises of unnecessary tests module 320 to analyze data. The module is configured to find test(s) having maximum level of association for each medicine in the prescription. The step is repeated till all medicines are covered.
[21] The unnecessary tests module 320 is further configured to identify all tests whose results are not used to derive prescribed medicine.
[22] The unnecessary tests module 320 further notifies list of unnecessary o tests for prescription(s) to the approved medical practitioner. The medical expert can either approve or reject or request for more information from doctor for the unnecessary test classification.
[23] The unnecessary tests module 320 updates it's configuration based on expert's decision to approve/reject the unnecessary test classification.
[24] The unnecessary tests module is further enabled to find out test with maximum level association for each prescribed medicine. Additional criteria like cost may also be applied.
[25] One of the tests undergone by the patient is classified as relevant if the test has been used in deriving the final diagnosis/the prescription.
[26] One of the tests undergone by the patient is classified as unnecessary if the test has not been used to derive prescription.
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2019100889 17 Aug 2019 [27] The unnecessary tests module 320 is further configured to list all the tests undergone by the patient that have not been used by the medical practitioner to derive prescription.
[28] The unnecessary tests module 320 is further configured to notify medical expert about the unnecessary tests. The approved medical practitioner will either approve or reject or request for more information for the unnecessary tests classification.
[29] The unnecessary tests module 320 is further configured to update it's configuration based on medical expert's approval/rejection.
[30] The system further comprises of unnecessary medicines module which is configured to accept feedback about efficacy of a medicine to cure symptom(s) from patients.
[31] The unnecessary medicine module 322 is further configured to find medicine(s) having maximum level of association with each symptom.
Additional criteria like cost may also be applied.
[32] The unnecessary medicines module 322 is further configured to remove spurious feedback from patient.
[33] The unnecessary medicines module 322 is further configured to identify unnecessary medicines.
[34] The unnecessary medicines module 322 is further configured to maintain data related to patient symptoms, medicines prescribed and <υ
Qefficacy of the medicines.
2019100889 17 Aug 2019 [35] The unnecessary medicines module 322 further notifies list of unnecessary medicines for patient symptom(s) to the approved medical practitioner. The approved medical practitioner can either approve or reject or request for more information from doctor for the unnecessary medicines classification.
[36] The unnecessary medicines module 322 updates it's configuration based on expert's decision to approve/reject the unnecessary medicines classification.
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System and method to find minimum diagnostics required for prescriptions and minimum medicines required to cure patient symptoms
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  1. 5 1. A system to find minimum diagnostics required for prescription(s), comprising:
    an input module configured to receive input corresponding to a patient's symptoms, diagnosis data and the prescription;
    a diagnosis comprising of one or more test results o a prescription comprising of one or more medicines; and a unnecessary tests module configured to:
    identify minimum diagnostics required for prescription(s).
  2. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the unnecessary tests module is further configured to flag one or more tests from the list of tests
    15 undergone by the patient without contributing to prescription.
  3. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the unnecessary tests module is further configured to notify expert doctors about unnecessary tests.
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  4. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the unnecessary tests module is further configured to update it's configuration based on expert's acceptance/rejection of the classification;
  5. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein test results are represented using
    5 following data model:
    testname l = <testresultl>:testname2=<testresult2>...tesnameN = < testresultN>. Any delimiter may be used for implementation
  6. 6. A computer implemented method to evaluate the efficacy of medical tests prescribed by a medical practitioner, comprising:
    o finding how prescription varies based on a test result being normal, abnormal, above normal, below normal;
    Listing unnecessary tests that are not used for prescription(s), and notifying one or more approved medical practitioners;
    updating the configuration with results of subsequent analysis
    5 performed by the one or more approved medical practitioners.
  7. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein comparing further comprises:
    gathering patient data, the patient data comprising:
    a patient's demographic details;
    symptoms experienced by the patient;
    20 retrieving the list of tests prescribed by the medical practitioner;
    and retrieving diagnosis and prescriptions corresponding to the symptoms experienced by the patient bD re Q2019100889 17 Aug 2019
  8. 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
    checking for test results from a list of tests undergone by the patient in diagnosis data, wherein diagnosis data comprises at least one of a decision made by the medical practitioner and a list of
    5 tests undergone by the patient;
    highlighting the test results that have not been used in arriving to provide diagnosis and notifying the one or more approved medical practitioners of the highlighted test results;
    Reporting unnecessary tests for prescription(s) on a periodic basis.
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  9. 9. A system to find out minimum medicine(s) required to cure patient symptom(s), comprising:
    an input module configured to receive input corresponding to a patient's symptoms, diagnosis, prescriptions and feedback for medicines;
    5 one or more repositories comprising at least one of:
    Symptoms data comprising symptoms of one or more illnesses;
    Prescriptions comprising of one or more medicines;
    Diagnosis data of patient;
    Feedback data comprising at least one feedback for a medicine ry
    20 consumed by the patient; V
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    Unnecessary medicines module configured to identify minimum medicines required to cure patient symptom(s).
  10. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the unnecessary medicines module is further configured to identify unnecessary medicines for
    5 patient symptom(s).
  11. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein the unnecessary medicines module is further configured to notify expert doctors about unnecessary medicine(s) corresponding to patient symptom(s).
  12. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein the unnecessary medicines o module is further configured to update it's configuration based on expert's acceptance/rejection of the medicine classification;
  13. 13. The system of claim 9, wherein the unnecessary medicines module is further configured to find medicine(s) which do not cure symptom(s) or induces major side effect(s).
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  14. 14. The system of claim 9, wherein feedback for medicines are represented using following data model:
    medicinenamel=symptoml,symptom2...,symptomMl;feedbac kl,feedback2...,feedbackMl | medicinename2=symptoml,symp
    20 tom2...,symptomM2;feedbackl,feedback2...,feedbackM2| medic inenameN=symptoml,symptom2...,symptomMN;feedbackl, feedback2...,feedbackMN. &
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  15. 15. The system of claim 9, a score is assigned to each medicine against symptom(s) using degree of association with symptom(s) and patient feedback.
  16. 16. A computer implemented method to evaluate the efficacy of
    5 medicine(s) for curing patient symptom(s), comprising:
    finding medicine(s) curing one or more symptoms with least side effects;
    Flagging one or more medicines as unnecessary from the list of medicines prescribed by a medical practitioner and notifying o one or more approved medical practitioners;
    Updating the configuration with results of subsequent analysis performed by the one or more approved medical practitioners.
  17. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein analyzing further comprises: gathering patient data, the patient data comprising:
    5 a patient's demographic details;
    symptoms experienced by the patient;
    diagnosis of the patient; prescription of the patient; feedback of the patient;
  18. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
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    Identifying unnecessary medicines for each symptom and notifying about those unnecessary medicines to one or more approved medical practitioners of the highlighted test results;
    reporting the unnecessary medicine(s) for patient symptom(s) on a
    5 periodic basis.
  19. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
    updating the configuration with results of subsequent analysis performed by the one or more approved medical practitioners.
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