Abstract: A method is provided for lowering blood pressure in a subject in need thereof by administering a dihydropyridine-type calcium channel blocker pharmaceutical composition to a subject qualified for over-the-counter access to the dihydropyridine-type calcium channel blocker pharmaceutical composition. In some embodiments, the dihydropyridine-type calcium channel blocker pharmaceutical composition includes isradipine, nifedipine, or nisoldipine. In some embodiments, the dihydropyridine-type calcium channel blocker pharmaceutical composition includes 3-O-ethyl 5-O-methyl 2-(2-aminoethoxymethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically detecting misuse of a benefit system. Information relating to benefit provision (e.g., receiver information, service performed, equipment used, materials provided, provider information, etc.) may be parsed from claims data to determine patterns for benefit receivers and/or benefit providers. The patterns may be analyzed to determine specific patterns indicative of fraud/benefit abuse and the particular benefit receivers/providers/events may be tagged as a lead for investigation.

Abstract: The technology relates to determining service item management opportunities. One or more processors may receive a set of client data via communication network. The one or more processors may identify one or more service item management opportunities by determining service items in the set of client data which satisfy at least one or more rules and assign a confidence value to the one or more service item management opportunities. For each of the one or more service item management opportunities, a recommended intervention type based on the respective assigned confidence value may be determined and for each of the one or more service item management opportunities, a transmission may be caused by the one or more processors, via the communication network to an external device, of rendering information indicating the service item management opportunity and the recommended intervention type.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for recording and monitoring pain are disclosed. A device may record a date and time corresponding to a pain entry, a pain type corresponding to the pain entry, and a pain intensity corresponding to the pain entry. The device may further record a pain location on a body corresponding to the pain entry. The device may also display the pain entry. In various embodiments, the device may display a graphical pain representation superimposed over the pain location on the body. The device may also read an input encircling the pain location on the body. The device may further display a plurality of pain entries in a plot relative to time.

Abstract: Management of medical information including collection of medical information from a data source, redaction of at least a portion of the medical records, and/or formatting the medical information for access by users. Accordingly, exchange of medical information may be facilitated, for example, to facilitate data analytics by internal users and/or one or more external entities. The medical information may have patient identifying information and/or protected health information (PHI) removed therefrom prior to being stored in a shareable data portion for access by users. Further still, the medical information in the shareable data portion may be formatted according to an identity of a user accessing the data, a context in which the data is to be used, and/or a requested format of the data. In turn, the exchange of medical information may facilitate data analytics that may serve a variety of beneficial purposes.

Abstract: Individual computer diagnostic support (CDS) systems are coupled to a ‘global’ CDS system, each of the CDS systems using the same learning system or the same learning system technique. Training and testing cases from each of the individual CDS systems are provided to the global CDS system, and the global CDS system uses these training cases to produce learning system parameters based on the training cases. Having more training cases than any of the individual CDS systems, the parameters provided by the global CDS system offer a higher quality diagnostic output than any of the individual CDS systems. The learning system parameters at the global CDS system may be provided to each of the individual CDS systems, to update the parameters of the individual CDS systems' learning system. The global CDS may also refine and/or adjust the structure of the embodied learning systems.

Abstract: A test server includes: a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of communication terminals via a network, the plurality of communication terminals each being connectable to a test device capable of executing a test on the presence or absence of a disease, the diagnosis being related to the test and made by a doctor; and a control unit that acquires at least one of a result of the test and the diagnosis as a test information item from each of the plurality of communication terminals via the communication unit, causes a storage unit to store the plurality of acquired test information items, performs statistical processing on the plurality of stored test information items, and causes the communication unit to return a result of the statistical processing according to a demand given from each of the communication terminals before the doctor makes a diagnosis.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing brain structural characteristics for predicting a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder are disclosed. One method for utilizing brain structural characteristics for predicting a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder includes receiving brain imaging data for a human subject of at least one first age. The method also includes determining, from the brain imaging data, measurements of brain structural characteristics of the human subject and inputting the brain structural characteristics into a model that predicts, using the measurements of the brain structural characteristics, a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder at a second age greater than the at least one first age.

Abstract: A patient uses a token with multiple actuators to request assistance from a healthcare provider. When the patient activates one of the token's actuators, a nearby mobile device receives a signal from the relevant actuator, selects a code depending on which actuator was activated, and sends the code along with location data and a patient identifier to a server. The server uses the identifier to access a patient record for the patient and retrieve insurance data. The server will use the code, the location data and the insurance data to select an appropriate healthcare provider for the patient. The system will transmit a communication to the selected healthcare provider with a phone number for the patient's mobile device so that the healthcare provider can contact the patient.

Abstract: Techniques for providing information regarding healthcare performance in real-time using augmented reality are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving input data generated in real-time during performance of a healthcare procedure by a user, including video captured of the user during the performance of the healthcare related procedure. The method further includes determining descriptive information characterizing the performance based on the input data, wherein the descriptive information characterizes at least actions performed by the user during the procedure, and determining whether an aspect of one of the actions currently being performed by the user deviates from a defined protocol for the healthcare related procedure based on comparison of the descriptive information with reference descriptive parameters for the healthcare related procedure.

Abstract: Implementations for providing patient physiological data to a third-party system in near-real-time include determining that a value of a data element within a data source has changed, and determining that the data element is included in a watchlist, the watchlist including one or more topics, each topic being associated with at least one data element, and in response: providing a data element tuple associated with the data element, and transmitting the data element tuple to the third-party system over a network. Other implementations of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer programs, configured to perform the actions of the methods, encoded on computer storage devices.

Abstract: Automatic discrepancy detection in medical data is provided. In various embodiments, a disease label for a present study is determined, indicative of a disease condition. Retrospective review of a plurality of electronic medical records is performed. The retrospective review comprises searching for electronic medical records relevant to the disease condition. The earliest electronic medical record reflecting the disease condition is identified. Based on the earliest electronic medical record reflecting the disease condition, one or more of the electronic medical records having an omission or inconsistency is identified. The one or more of the electronic medical records having an omission or inconsistency are flagged for supplemental review in a worklist.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product are provided. Electronic health records of patients, indicating encounters with healthcare providers for medical conditions, are analyzed to determine networks of healthcare providers. Based on the analyzing, healthcare provider network data corresponding to a graphical representation of the determined networks of healthcare providers are generated. The healthcare provider network data includes multiple paths, each of which indicates a series of healthcare providers. Based on the generated healthcare provider network data, a path indicating a series of healthcare providers within the healthcare provider network data and corresponding to at least one medical condition indicated by an electronic health record of a patient is identified. An action for the patient and a corresponding healthcare provider to perform the action is determined based on the identified path.

Abstract: The example embodiments may relate to retrieving a plurality of cost of care records identifying costs to treat a plurality of patients diagnosed with a particular ailment, wherein each of the cost of care records indicates a cost to treat one of the patients using a selected one of a plurality of treatment modalities, wherein each of the treatment modalities identifies at least one of a drug and a supply item. The example embodiments may further relate to processing the cost of care records for determining at least one factor for each of the treatment modalities, determining a performance index for each of the treatment modalities that is a weighted function of the at least one factor, selecting one of the treatment modalities based on the performance indices, and automatically ordering at least one of a drug and a supply item identified in the selected treatment modality for delivery to a health care provider.

Abstract: An indication that a patient event occurred may be used to evaluate the efficacy of at least one therapy program and/or adjust therapy delivery to the patient. In some examples, the patient event indication includes patient input that may be received via an event indication button of a programming device. In some examples, therapy delivery may be adjusted by adjusting at least one therapy parameter value, switching therapy programs or therapy program groups or restarting a therapy cycle of a medical device.

Abstract: A system for decision support comprises a path unit (10) for determining a determined path through a decision tree (2) that leads to a determined recommendation node (4) comprising a determined recommendation. The decision tree (2) comprises condition nodes (3) and recommendation nodes (4), wherein a condition node (3) comprises a condition associated with a particular branch of the decision tree (2). A recommendation node (4) comprises a recommendation associated with the one or more conditions of the one or more condition nodes (3) on a path towards the recommendation node (4). The path unit (10) is arranged for taking into account the conditions of the condition nodes (3) along the path by applying the conditions to a set of parameters (1). The system comprises an explanation unit (11) for generating an explanation of a reason for the determined recommendation based on at least one of the condition nodes (3) on the path that leads to the recommendation node (4).

Abstract: A system (10) for personalization of patient pathways and treatment options includes a patient information database (32) which stores patient data relating to a patient's medical records. A patient personalization system (12) receives the patient's lifestyle values and preferences and evaluates choices of pathways and treatments and a clinical decision support system (18) generates choices of pathways and treatments from the patient data and the patient's lifestyle values and preferences.

Abstract: By arranging the input screen of a computerized medical order entry system to display pre-defined order-set possibilities for several categories (for example, labs, diagnostic, staff, medications) where the displayed order-set is directly related to a selected one of a plurality of medical emergency conditions, the physician can easily select orders from a single screen while conducting a patient interview or examination. The system allows the physician to concurrently select orders from order-sets associated with medical conditions different from the initially selected medical condition. In one embodiment, an elapsed time for an order is displayed for overall monitoring of patients.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to supplement an electronic record with additional information related to the electronic record. The additional information is provided to the user of the electronic record as a banner, ribbon or pop-up window that overlays or “floats” over the electronic record. The user can interact with the ribbon to obtain the additional information or ignore the ribbon and the ribbon can be hidden automatically. The ribbon can be launched in response to the user accessing a specific screen or page of the electronic record. The ribbon can provide the user with the additional information that is related to the current screen or page of the electronic record. The additional information can include information obtained from other sources that is not part of the electronic record and calculations and metrics that are not part of the electronic record.

Abstract: A patient management system of an embodiment includes a server, a plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses assigned to a plurality of patients, and a plurality of computers installed in a plurality of medical institutions. The ophthalmic examination apparatuses and computers are communicable with the server via a communication line. The server manages the account of each patient, and the account of each medical institution. Test data obtained by each of the ophthalmic examination apparatuses is stored in the account of a corresponding patient. The server sends information stored in the account of a patient to a computer installed in one of the medical institutions assigned in advance to the patient.