AU2021103894A4 - Online Selection of Medical Testing Centres Using Multiple Criteria - Google Patents
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Abstract
A computer, mobile phone, or any electronic device with the invention program for
automatically determining using a secured communications mechanism those qualifying
medical laboratories and test centres that are connected to the electronic device by a network
for performing a set of medical tests based on user specified criteria. A computer for this
purpose may be a personal computer or be built into the phone or device. The user may enter
the details of the medical tests manually or they may be read electronically by the invention
program. When the test centres provide their responses over the network, the program on the
electronic device will inspect the received data and present in order those centres that are best
suited based on the criteria specified by the user.
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AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990
Online Selection of Medical Testing Centres Using Multiple Criteria
A method of making available to an electronic device an application program written in any programming language to allow input of a user's medical tests to be performed and the criteria to select the testing locations and to search for the qualifying locations through the Internet or suitable network using a secured communications mechanism and to display or print the qualifying locations meeting the specified criteria.
The program can be implemented in any suitable programming language. Two examples are Java and C++.
Patients are faced with many decisions when choosing a medical laboratory or clinic to complete their prescribed tests and procedures. Cost, number of visits, and distance involved in traveling to the testing centres are key factors. Many are covered by private insurance plans while others are covered by Medicare alone. A very large variety of medical tests are being performed daily. Most centres do not offer all the possible medical tests although many
offer the most common set. When multiple tests are required, patients would generally want to complete all their tests at a single location during a single visit at minimum cost. This is the best or optimal solution that is achievable. However, cost, distance, and the number of test centres to be visited could be inversely related since a test centre located at a greater distance may have a lower price for the same tests than another that is located nearby.
To select the best or nearest-to optimal location for completing the tests, the user can specify his tests and insurance plan details to this invention application program installed on an electronic device such as a computer or a mobile phone connected to the internet. Details of the medical tests can be entered manually into the program. Alternatively, the program can read or scan the test details specified by common test codes such as ICD-9, ACHI, CPT etc. These codes can also be transferred seamlessly from the computer of the medical professional prescribing these tests by means of a wireless or wired network to the program on the user's device.
Consider a user who needs tests TI (blood sugar), T2 (X Ray), and T3 (Echo cardiogram). User is covered by a private medical insurance plan. Three possible scenarios are described to demonstrate how the program is used.
Scenario 1: User (Patient) runs the application program on his device connected to the intemet. Using the keyboard attached to the device, user enters details about the tests needed, user's insurance plan information, and his location. Program searches the intemet cloud and lists the qualifying test centre locations and costs for performing the tests based on the specified insurance plan.
Scenario 2: User (Patient) has a hard (paper) copy with the details of the medical tests required (ICD, ACHI codes). User runs the application program on his device connected to the intemet. User details are scanned from the paper document and read by the application program on the device. Program searches the intemet cloud and lists the qualifying test locations and costs for performing the tests based on the specified insurance plan.
Scenario 3: The tests are prescribed by a medical professional on an electronic device such as a computer that is connected to a network. The test details are transferred over the network and read by the application program available on the patient's device. Details of the tests (ICD, ACHI codes) and patient information including insurance and location are read by the application program on the patient's device. Program searches the intemet cloud and lists the qualifying test locations and associated costs for performing the tests based on the specified insurance plan.
Sample Results: A user (patient) requires three tests TI, T2, T3 and is covered by the Good Health plan. In addition to the insurance plan, user specifies a maximum travel distance of 20 kms as an additional criteria and requests the program results to be sorted and displayed by nearest distance first. Four possible results are shown to illustrate the results from the program.
Example 1: Program discovers two centres within 20 kms where the user can complete all the three required tests.
Test Address Distance Tests Insurance Estimated Estimated Earliest Centre Available Plan Cost of cost with Available Tests Insurance Appointment ABC 123 2.4 KM T1,T2,T3 Good 100 20 July 1, 2020 Labs Main Health Street XYZ 456 2.7 KM T1,T2,T3 Good 90 0 October 5, Clinic First St Health 2020
Example 2: Program discovers that there is no single test centre where the user can complete all the three required tests. In this case the program lists the different centres from which the user can select a suitable combination in order to complete all the tests though it requires visits to two different testing locations. Test Address Distance Tests Insurance Estimated Estimated Earliest Centre Available Plan Cost of cost with Available Tests Insurance Appointment Two 222 1.7 KM T1, T2 Good 50 0 July 1, 2020 Labs Main Health Street One 111 2.0 KM T2, T3 Good 20 0 October 5, Clinic First St Health 2020
Example 3: Program discovers more than one test centre where the user can complete all the three tests with a single visit. However, the costs are lower at a more distant location.
Test Address Distance Tests Insurance Estimated Estimated Earliest Centre Available Plan Cost of cost with Available Tests Insurance Appointment ABC 123 2.4 KM T1, T2, Good 50 20 July 1, 2020 Labs Main T3 Health Street Discount 10 Far 15 KM T1, T2, Good 30 0 August 1, Labs Away T3 Health 2020 Street
Example 4: Program discovers that there is no single test centre within the specified distance of 20 km where the user can complete all the three tests required. It lists the different centres from which the user can select a suitable combination in order to complete all the tests. The program also discovers a centre located beyond the specified 20 km where all the required tests can be completed but at higher cost.
Test Address Distance Tests Insurance Estimated Estimated Earliest Centre Available Plan Cost of cost with Available Tests Insurance Appointment ABC 123 2.4 KM T1, T2 Good 50 0 July 1, 2020 Labs Main Health Street XYZ 456 2.7 KM T2, T3 Good 20 0 October 5, Clinic First St Health 2020 Discount 10 Far 25 KM T1, T2, Good 30 10 August 1, Labs Away T3 Health 2020 Street
The above results illustrate the various issues faced by a patient is selecting suitable test centres for multiple medical tests and how the invention program can assist the user in his decision making.
In summary, the advantages of this system are: 1. Ability to determine whether all the required tests can be completed at a single test centre location or at multip le test centres. 2. Capability to determine whether the tests are covered by a specific health insurance plan.
3. The costs of the tests are provided for each centre. 4. Appointment times available at the qualifying test locations are found 5. Ability to compare different health insurance plans for a set of tests. 6. Ability to sort the suitable locations based on user criteria such as by cost, distance, appointment date, and insurance plan.
While the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made without departing from the essential teachings of the invention.
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1. A user who needs to undergo a medical test(s) in a medical centre or laboratory can employ any electronic device with the invention program connected to the internet or suitable network to find test centre(s) to perform those test(s) based on criteria specified by the user. The program allows the user to enter the specific test(s) to be performed, reads the user data and searches the test centres connected to the network for all suitable centres based on the specified criteria and displays the results in an order starting with the best match for that criteria.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified criteria is a health insurance plan.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified criteria is cost
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified criteria is distance to the centres.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical tests prescribed using any standard medical test coding scheme are transferred electronically from any computer or storage device to the application program on an electronic device that is connected to the internet.
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