Abstract: A method for separating ionic species from an analyte solution to form a fractionated sample, the method comprising contacting the analyte solution with an ion-exchanger that is selectively permeable to ionic species of either a positive or negative charge, contacting an opposing side of the ion-exchanger with a draw solution, wherein the draw solution comprises adsorber particles dispersed in a liquid carrier, establishing a concentration gradient across the ion-exchanger to allow at least some ionic species from the analyte solution to permeate through the ion-exchanger to the draw solution, adsorbing ionic species that permeate from the analyte solution onto the adsorber particles, separating adsorber particles having the ionic species adsorbed thereto from at least part of the draw solution, and eluting the ionic species from the separated adsorber particles to form a fractionated analyte sample comprising eluted ionic species.

Abstract: A method for separating ionic species from an analyte solution to form a fractionated sample, the method comprising contacting the analyte solution with an ion-exchanger that is selectively permeable to ionic species of either a positive or negative charge, contacting an opposing side of the ion-exchanger with a draw solution, wherein the draw solution comprises adsorber particles dispersed in a liquid carrier, establishing a concentration gradient across the ion-exchanger to allow at least some ionic species from the analyte solution to permeate through the ion-exchanger to the draw solution, adsorbing ionic species that permeate from the analyte solution onto the adsorber particles, separating adsorber particles having the ionic species adsorbed thereto from at least part of the draw solution, and eluting the ionic species from the separated adsorber particles to form a fractionated analyte sample comprising eluted ionic species.

Abstract: In one embodiment, disclosed herein is a method for selecting a treatment care path. The method includes receiving identification of a health condition and at least one medical outcome after treatment of the health condition. Further, the method includes identifying at least one medical treatment to achieve the medical outcome, the treatment care path including the at least one or medical treatment. Additionally, the method includes identifying one or more treatment options for each of the at least one medical treatment; and providing a cost estimate for each of the one or more treatment options. Finally, the method includes optimizing the treatment care path by, for each of the at least one medical treatments, selecting one or more treatment options based on the cost estimate thereof.

Abstract: In one embodiment, disclosed herein is a method for selecting a treatment care path. The method includes receiving identification of a health condition and at least one medical outcome after treatment of the health condition. Further, the method includes identifying at least one medical treatment to achieve the medical outcome, the treatment care path including the at least one or medical treatment. Additionally, the method includes identifying one or more treatment options for each of the at least one medical treatment; and providing a cost estimate for each of the one or more treatment options. Finally, the method includes optimizing the treatment care path by, for each of the at least one medical treatments, selecting one or more treatment options based on the cost estimate thereof.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a method for filtering financial advertising may include receiving advertising groupings from a financial institution, where the groupings include a group identifier and one or more advertisements; receiving identity information from a credit consumer and providing the identity to a credit bureau; the credit bureau retrieves consumer credit history including consumer credit attributes; receiving a list of group identifiers from the credit bureau, where the list is generated by the credit bureau for each of the advertising groupings by adding the group identifier to the list if the credit consumer credit attributes satisfy a group financial criteria provided to the credit bureau by the financial institution; identifying the financial advertisements from the advertising grouping, where the group identifier for the advertising grouping corresponds to the group identifier from the list of from the credit bureau; and providing the financial advertisement to the consumer.