Patents by Inventor Melanie A. Dean

Melanie A. Dean 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: 7204805
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing and tracking patient symptoms includes providing an interview instrument implemented as a computer program accessible by clinician and patient to record symptoms and having diagnostic and assessment information for a selected disorder, the clinician interviewing a patient to identify, assess, and record symptoms on the instrument or the patient recording symptoms on the instrument before the first interview. The clinician develops a diagnosis and treatment plan and records them on the instrument and follows up with interviews for identifying and recording any changes on the instrument for documenting effects of the treatment plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Melanie A. Dean
  • Publication number: 20060178569
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing and tracking patient symptoms includes providing an interview instrument implemented as a computer program accessible by clinician and patient to record symptoms and having diagnostic and assessment information for a selected disorder, the clinician interviewing a patient to identify, assess, and record symptoms on the instrument or the patient recording symptoms on the instrument before the first interview. The clinician develops a diagnosis and treatment plan and records them on the instrument and follows up with interviews for identifying and recording any changes on the instrument for documenting effects of the treatment plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Melanie Dean
  • Patent number: 7008378
    Abstract: A system and method for conditionally diagnosing, assessing and tracking the symptoms of patients having mental or physical disorders involves providing an interview instrument having diagnostic and assessment information for a selected disorder. A clinician conducts a first interview of a patient to identify and assess the patient's symptoms. The clinician records the symptoms and assessment on the interview instrument. Alternatively, the patient records symptoms on the interview instrument and the clinician then conducts a first interview. The clinician develops a diagnosis and treatment plan and records them on the instrument. The clinician conducts one or more subsequent interviews of the patient for identifying and assessing the patient's symptoms and records any changes in the symptoms on the interview instrument for documenting the effects of the treatment plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventor: Melanie A. Dean
  • Publication number: 20030171659
    Abstract: A system and method for conditionally diagnosing, assessing and tracking the symptoms of patients having mental or physical disorders involves providing an interview instrument having diagnostic and assessment information for a selected disorder. A clinician conducts a first interview of a patient to identify and assess the patient's symptoms. The clinician records the symptoms and assessment on the interview instrument. Alternatively, the patient records symptoms on the interview instrument and the clinician then conducts a first interview. The clinician develops a diagnosis and treatment plan and records them on the instrument. The clinician conducts one or more subsequent interviews of the patient for identifying and assessing the patient's symptoms and records any changes in the symptoms on the interview instrument for documenting the effects of the treatment plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Melanie A. Dean