Patents by Inventor John Guoqiang Hou

John Guoqiang Hou 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: 12087419
    Abstract: Methods and systems for improving patient medication adherence by determining when and/or how to intervene with a patient regarding medication adherence are disclosed. An example computer-implemented method for estimating an adherence risk score for a medication taken by a patient includes: receiving, via a network interface from a server configured for determining follow up with patients regarding medication adherence, a request for an adherence risk score for a patient and medication combination, the adherence risk score representing a risk that the patient will not be adherent with taking the medication as prescribed during a time period; obtaining, with one or more processors, pharmacy records for the patient and medication combination; processing the pharmacy records with a machine learning model to determine the adherence risk score; and providing, via the network interface, the adherence risk score to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Michael S. Taitel, Ying Mu, Margaret A. Wonders, John Guoqiang Hou, Mouna Zamran