Patents by Inventor Craig M. Froehle

Craig M. Froehle 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).

  • Automated system and method for prioritization of waiting patients
    Patent number: 8484048
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automated triage system performs a computerized method that includes the steps of: (1) for plurality of patients, gathering medical factor(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, where the medical condition may be (a) a type of injury, (b) a symptom, (c) a condition of a patient, and/or (d) a demographic statistic of the patient; (2) for the same plurality of patients, gathering subjective perception(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, which may be (a) the anxiety of the patient, (b) the anxiety/concern of the referring physician, and/or (c) the anxiety of the reviewing attendee; and (3) ordering, by a computerized algorithm, the plurality of patients for medical treatment and/or medical assessment, based upon the medical factors and subjective perceptions gathered for each of the plurality of patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: Mark J. Halsted, Neil D. Johnson, Craig M. Froehle
  • Automated system and method for prioritization of waiting patients
    Publication number: 20070226008
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automated triage system performs a computerized method that includes the steps of: (1) for plurality of patients, gathering medical factor(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, where the medical condition may be (a) a type of injury, (b) a symptom, (c) a condition of a patient, and/or (d) a demographic statistic of the patient; (2) for the same plurality of patients, gathering subjective perception(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, which may be (a) the anxiety of the patient, (b) the anxiety/concern of the referring physician, and/or (c) the anxiety of the reviewing attendee; and (3) ordering, by a computerized algorithm, the plurality of patients for medical treatment and/or medical assessment, based upon the medical factors and subjective perceptions gathered for each of the plurality of patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Mark J. Halsted, Neil D. Johnson, Craig M. Froehle