“System, Method, And Computer Program For Asynchronous And Synchronous Medical Interactions Based On Data Mining” in Patent Application Approval Process (USPTO 20230126374): Patent Application

2023 MAY 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A patent application by the inventors Lopez, Malaquis Alex (Fullerton, CA, US); Sine, Anthony (Laguna Beach, CA, US), filed on October 25, 2021, was made available online on April 27, 2023, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents.

This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution.

The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Currently, the medical industry lacks accurate feedback between instructions (or prescriptions given) by a medical provider, and compliance or completion of such instructions. Patients may choose not to fulfill a prescription, may have personal preferences or biases which may render such prescription not viable, and/or may commence in part the prescription but not timely complete it. Medical providers therefore often do not receive any feedback on patient action(s) after they leave the office of the medical provider.

“As such, there is thus a need for addressing these and/or other issues associated with the prior art.”

In addition to the background information obtained for this patent application, NewsRx journalists also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent application: “A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided for asynchronous and synchronous medical interactions based on data mining. In use, asynchronous medical data associated with a patient is stored, and synchronous medical data associated with the patient is stored. The asynchronous medical data and the synchronous medical data are integrated to create cohesive patient data. Additionally, relevant data is extracted from clinical databases based on the cohesive patient data. Further, one or more decisions are provided based on the cohesive patient and the relevant data.”

The claims supplied by the inventors are:

“1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to: store asynchronous medical data associated with a patient; store synchronous medical data associated with the patient; integrate the asynchronous medical data and the synchronous medical data to create cohesive patient data; extract relevant data from clinical databases based on the cohesive patient data; provide one or more decisions based on the cohesive patient data and the relevant data.

“2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the asynchronous medical data includes non real-time data.

“3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the non real-time data includes at least one of: patient medical history; patient and medical provider interaction; patient medical procedure; patient medical condition; patient medical allergy; family medical procedure; family medical condition; family medical allergy; family health history; prior medical interaction; prior medical diagnosis; prior prescription; prior illness; prior surgery; prior immunization; results of physical exams; results of genetic test; frequency of past screening, substance abuse; pregnancy complications; prior hospitalization; communication associated with the patient; lifestyle habits; personal data associated with the patient; or remote patient monitoring.

“4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the non real-time data includes a patient action which includes at least one of receipt of medical treatment, refill of a prescription, decision to not take medical action, refusal of medical treatment, election of an alternative treatment, selection of a lower-cost option, response to or sending a communication associated with a medical representative, change a health insurance plan, fulfillment of medical prescription, completion of medical prescription, tracking of dosage, request for refill, indication of drug side effect, completion of daily reminder, completion of interaction, tracking of exercise, tracking of diet, tracking of food intake, body vital measurements, body vital statistics, body vital historical data, or fulfillment of medical prescription coupon.

“5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the synchronous medical data include real-time data.

“6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the real-time data includes at least one of: real-time behavior observations; real-time communication; digital communication; video patient evaluations; health triage; in-person visit; live examination; telehealth communication; in-house provider visit; in-office provider visit; or current vitals of the patient.

“7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the synchronous medical data is received in-person.

“8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the synchronous medical data is received digitally.

“9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs comprises instructions which, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to store the asynchronous medical data on a remote server, wherein the remote server is at least one of: a cloud based server, an online electronic medical record system, or online data storage.

“10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the remote server is HIPAA-compliant.

“11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs comprises instructions which, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to anonymize the cohesive patient data prior to extracting the relevant data.

“12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs comprises instructions which, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to receive additional input from a physician based on the one or more decisions.

“13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the additional input includes at least one of pricing considerations, lifestyle considerations, availability considerations.

“14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the asynchronous medical data and the synchronous medical data each include privacy and personal security settings set by the patient.

“15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs comprises instructions which, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to solicit feedback from the patient in relation to the one or more decisions.

“16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs comprises instructions which, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to provide to the patient an incentive associated with the feedback.

“17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the feedback is used as additional asynchronous medical data.

“18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more programs comprises instructions which, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to update the one or more decisions based on the additional asynchronous medical data.

“19. A computer-implemented method, comprising: storing, using a processor, asynchronous medical data associated with a patient; storing, using the processor, synchronous medical data associated with the patient; integrating, using the processor, the asynchronous medical data and the synchronous medical data to create cohesive patient data; extracting, using the processor, relevant data from clinical databases based on the cohesive patient data; providing, using the processor, one or more decisions based on the cohesive patient and the relevant data.

“20. A device, comprising: a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to: store asynchronous medical data associated with a patient; store synchronous medical data associated with the patient; integrate the asynchronous medical data and the synchronous medical data to create cohesive patient data; extract relevant data from clinical databases based on the cohesive patient data; provide one or more decisions based on the cohesive patient and the relevant data.”

URL and more information on this patent application, see: Lopez, Malaquis Alex; Sine, Anthony. System, Method, And Computer Program For Asynchronous And Synchronous Medical Interactions Based On Data Mining. U.S. Patent Application Number 20230126374, filed October 25, 2021 and posted April 27, 2023. Patent URL (for desktop use only): https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(20230126374)&db=US-PGPUB&type=ids

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