Patents by Inventor Curtis J. Thorne

Curtis J. Thorne 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).

  • Patent number: 8224675
    Abstract: A system and method for insurance companies contracting with and paying medical image reading professionals in a medical image reading professionals network. The network may be independent of a medical facility and be arranged to have each of the medical image reading professionals may be an expert in reading medical images of particular anatomical regions. The insurance companies may have lower overall costs by contracting with the medical image reading professionals who are experts in reading medical images of anatomical regions, modalities, and medical conditions as misdiagnoses are reduced due to proficiency of the medical image reading professionals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Premerus, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Patent number: 8214229
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for creating a network of medical image reading professionals who are highly skilled and proficient at reading and interpreting medical images. By creating such a network of medical image reading professionals, misdiagnoses can be dramatically reduced, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing patient suffering and anxiety, reducing costs, and reducing the overall burden on the healthcare system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Premerus, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Patent number: 8073713
    Abstract: A system and method for improving medical care through tracking reported findings or diagnoses of patient medical conditions and feeding back actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes to determine accuracy of the reported findings. By feeding back the actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes, a quantitative measure of each reported finding of each medical professional can be determined. One medical professional expertise in which the feedback system can be particularly useful is with medical image reading professionals, as this medical professional expertise provides a basis for other medical professionals to determine treatment and/or additional testing options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Premerus, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Publication number: 20110251857
    Abstract: A system and method for improving medical care through tracking reported findings or diagnoses of patient medical conditions and feeding back actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes to determine accuracy of the reported findings. By feeding back the actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes, a quantitative measure of each reported finding of each medical professional can be determined. One medical professional expertise in which the feedback system can be particularly useful is with medical image reading professionals, as this medical professional expertise provides a basis for other medical professionals to determine treatment and/or additional testing options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Publication number: 20090204437
    Abstract: A system and method for improving diagnoses of patients may include accessing diagnostic information, prepared by a treating physician, of a medical condition of a patient from a third-party collector of the diagnostic information. Medical images associated with the medical condition of the patient may be accessed. At least a portion of the diagnostic information and the medical images may be communicated to a medical image reading professional to read and further diagnose the medical condition of the patient. In one embodiment, the diagnostic information includes a diagnostic question. By providing the diagnostic information to the medical image reading professional, the medical image reading professional may have additional knowledge of the medical condition of the patient and, therefore, diagnosis by the medical image reading professional may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Publication number: 20090204426
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for creating a network of medical image reading professionals who are highly skilled and proficient at reading and interpreting medical images. By creating such a network of medical image reading professionals, misdiagnoses can be dramatically reduced, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing patient suffering and anxiety, reducing costs, and reducing the overall burden on the healthcare system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Publication number: 20090204436
    Abstract: A system and method for improving medical care through tracking reported findings or diagnoses of patient medical conditions and feeding back actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes to determine accuracy of the reported findings. By feeding back the actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes, a quantitative measure of each reported finding of each medical professional can be determined. One medical professional expertise in which the feedback system can be particularly useful is with medical image reading professionals, as this medical professional expertise provides a basis for other medical professionals to determine treatment and/or additional testing options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen
  • Publication number: 20090204445
    Abstract: A system and method for insurance companies contracting with and paying medical image reading professionals in a medical image reading professionals network. The network may be independent of a medical facility and be arranged to have each of the medical image reading professionals may be an expert in reading medical images of particular anatomical regions. The insurance companies may have lower overall costs by contracting with the medical image reading professionals who are experts in reading medical images of anatomical regions, modalities, and medical conditions as misdiagnoses are reduced due to proficiency of the medical image reading professionals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Curtis J. Thorne, Gregg Phillip Allen