Patents by Inventor Joni R. Beshansky

Joni R. Beshansky has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110184759
    Abstract: A computer-implemented clinical quality review method involving: for each of a plurality of medical problem types, storing a corresponding set of review criteria; receiving a plurality of electronic patient care records (ePCRs) from a medical service provider (MSP), each ePCR identifying a patient treated by the MSP and information about the medical care provided to that patient by the MSP, including: clinical problem type, clinical impressions, symptoms, and details about the evaluation of and treatment provided to that patient by the MSP; and for each ePCR: (i) determining whether the medical care meets the set of review criteria associated with the medical problem type identified in that ePCR; (ii) if the medical care passes the set of review criteria, approving the medical care provided to that patient and forwarding information about the medical care provided to that patient to a reporting system; and (iii) if the medical care does not pass the set of review criteria, generating a notification indicating
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Clinical Care Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry P. Selker, Denise Daudelin, Joni R. Beshansky, Manlik Kwong
  • Patent number: 6067466
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a medical condition of a patient including the steps of monitoring one or more clinical features of a patient; based on the monitored features, computing a primary probability of a medical outcome or diagnosis; computing a plurality of conditional probabilities for a selected diagnostic test, the computed conditional probabilities including a first probability of the medical outcome or diagnosis assuming the selected diagnostic test produces a first outcome and a second probability of the medical outcome or diagnosis assuming the selected diagnostic test produces a second outcome; and displaying the computed primary probability as well as the plurality of computed conditional probabilities to a user as an aid to determining whether to administer the selected diagnostic test to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry P. Selker, John L. Griffith, Joni R. Beshansky