Abstract: Various health management systems may benefit from tools for appropriate identification of target patients. For example, various population health management approaches may benefit from systems and methods for optimal health assessment and optimal preventative program development. A method can include obtaining a simple risk measure score for a patient. The method can also include obtaining an evidence-based score for the patient. The method can further include comparing the simple risk measure score to the evidence-based score. The method can additionally include identifying the patient as a target for preventative medicine based on a discrepancy revealed by the comparison.

Abstract: A method of obtaining a virtual provider cluster is provided. The method includes obtaining a medical effectiveness per member, obtaining a preliminary virtual provider cluster, for each preliminary virtual provider cluster, calculating a MedicalEffectiveness as: MedicalEffectiveness=mean of the MedicalEffectiveness per member for all members associated with the preliminary virtual cluster; for each preliminary virtual provider cluster, calculating a RiskAdjustedCostEfficiency as RiskAdjustedCostEfficiency=sum of all MemberExpectedClaimAmount/sum of all MemberAllowedClaimAmount; and obtaining a virtual provider cluster by updating each preliminary virtual provider cluster with its corresponding MedicalEffectiveness and corresponding RiskAdjustedCostEfficiency.

Abstract: An enhanced risk management method is provided in which a diverse set of inputs, such as demographic variables, risk adjustment factors (RAF) of previous years, and claims of previous years, are used in the training of a prediction model configured to predict both a standard RAF based on the assumption that a healthcare system in question continues its current, possibly suboptimal, operations, and an improved RAF based on an idealized workflow in which all of a member's Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) codes are captured appropriately at the earliest time possible.

Abstract: Various areas of medicine and healthcare may benefit from improvements in the identification of and mitigation of health risks. For example, medicine and healthcare may benefit from systems and methods that can mine literature to select and analyze the risk factor(s) contributing to the development, progression and management of common health conditions. A method can include receiving an input health condition. The method can also include scoring the health condition based on a plurality of risk factor sources to generate a health score. The method can further include providing the health score and at least one remediation goal based on the risk factor sources.

Abstract: Various health management systems may benefit from tools for appropriate identification of target patients. For example, various population health management approaches may benefit from systems and methods for optimal health assessment and optimal preventative program development. A method can include obtaining a simple risk measure score for a patient. The method can also include obtaining an evidence-based score for the patient. The method can further include comparing the simple risk measure score to the evidence-based score. The method can additionally include identifying the patient as a target for preventative medicine based on a discrepancy revealed by the comparison.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention relate generally to using machine learning or other automated techniques to among other things, identify, estimate, and/or predict patient health conditions. Furthermore, certain embodiments of the present invention are related to health interventions performed to reduce the risk of developing diseases and health conditions. This risk reduction improves the overall health of the individual and/or the population and helps reduce healthcare costs.

Abstract: Various areas of medicine and healthcare may benefit from improvements in the identification of and mitigation of health risks. For example, medicine and healthcare may benefit from systems and methods that can mine literature to select and analyze the risk factor(s) contributing to the development, progression and management of common health conditions. A method can include receiving an input health condition. The method can also include scoring the health condition based on a plurality of risk factor sources to generate a health score. The method can further include providing the health score and at least one remediation goal based on the risk factor sources.

Abstract: Risk engines and related methods may benefit patients and their physicians. For example, patients may benefit from being able to determine their personal genetic, environmental, and behavioral risks. Moreover, physicians may be able to provide statistically-driven individual recommendations based on a risk engine's determination of such risks. A method can include selecting one or more candidate genetic variants associated with a phenotype from the scientific literature. The method can also include scoring a genetic association between the one or more candidate genetic variants and the phenotype. The method can further include selecting one or more high-scoring genetic variants. Selecting a best genetic variant within each of at least one linkage disequilibrium (LD) block can also be included in the method. The method can additionally include calculating risk associated with the best genetic variant from the at least one LD block.

Abstract: Techniques for generating reports from cached data are provided. When a report is requested, a date and time when data in the report data cache was generated is compared with a date and time when data was collected by each of one or more data collectors that gather data used to generate the report data. If one of the data collectors has collected data since the data for the report in the report data cache has been updated, the data for the requested report will be regenerated from the data collected from each of the data collectors associated with the report and the regenerated data inserted into the report data cache. Subsequent requests for the report can be satisfied by generating the report using the data stored in the report data cache rather than regenerating the report data each time a request for a report is received.

Abstract: Techniques for efficiently loading data into a partition of a partitioned table of a database are provided. Data is stored in a swap table and the high water mark of the swap table has been reset prior to storing the data. The swap table is swapped with the partition. After the swap, the swap table becomes the partition of the partitioned table and the partition of the partitioned table becomes the swap table, and the swap table is truncated to reset the high water mark of the swap table.

Abstract: A method of dynamically generating a presentation sequence from a plurality of authored presentation documents includes the steps of receiving the plurality of authored presentation documents from a plurality of data sources; applying the plurality of authored presentation documents to a set of presentation rules; and generating the presentation sequence in response to the applying step.

Abstract: Techniques for generating reports from cached data are provided. When a report is requested, a date and time when data in the report data cache was generated is compared with a date and time when data was collected by each of one or more data collectors that gather data used to generate the report data. If one of the data collectors has collected data since the data for the report in the report data cache has been updated, the data for the requested report will be regenerated from the data collected from each of the data collectors associated with the report and the regenerated data inserted into the report data cache. Subsequent requests for the report can be satisfied by generating the report using the data stored in the report data cache rather than regenerating the report data each time a request for a report is received.

Abstract: Techniques for efficiently loading data into a partition of a partitioned table of a database are provided. Data is stored in a swap table and the high water mark of the swap table has been reset prior to storing the data. The swap table is swapped with the partition. After the swap, the swap table becomes the partition of the partitioned table and the partition of the partitioned table becomes the swap table, and the swap table is truncated to reset the high water mark of the swap table.

Abstract: A method and system for sending rich media. In a preferred embodiment, a document containing rich media is parsed using preset filtering options to determine a subset of the document containing rich media that is intended to be sent to a recipient. The document containing rich media and filtering instructions are then sent to a document server. The filtering instructions instruct the document server as to the identity of the subset of the document containing rich media. The entire document containing rich media is stored on the document server, but only the subset of the rich media is copied and sent to an intended recipient.

Abstract: In this invention streaming video data is embedded within a panoramic image for display. The invention teaches a method and system for displaying an image of a scene of interest from a stored environment map of the scene and from video data of the scene. The method includes the steps of: (A) receiving and storing the video data of the scene; (B) selecting an orientation of the scene; (C) retrieving video data according to the selected orientation of the scene; (D) rendering the environment map according to the selected orientation of the scene to generate a first image for the selected orientation; (E) synchronously combining the retrieved video data and the first image to form a composite image for the selected orientation of the scene of interest; and (F) displaying the composite image. In one embodiment the method for displaying the image of the scene of interest further includes a step of continuously receiving video data packets that include image data and sound data.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus are disclosed for selectively inserting interactive content into a live TV or recorded broadcasting presentation and tracking the usage of the inserted content by end user viewers of the presentation. The method and apparatus enable operators to watch the live audiovisual programming feed, view and navigate product lists from e-commerce servers, control the insertion of interactive content into the audiovisual programming, monitor the content insertion status, and track the usage by client viewers of the inserted content in real time. It is especially useful for interactive e-commerce applications.

Abstract: In a graphics processing and display system wherein the view point is controlled according to position and orientation of a view point reference with respect to a representation of the displayed graphics data determined by a view point reference coordinate sensing system comprising a source and a sensor, wherein the sensor has a fixed position and orientation with respect to said view point reference and the source has a fixed position and orientation with respect to the schematic representation, calibration of the system requires two ordered steps: view point reference-sensor calibration and source-representation calibration. View point reference-sensor calibration is performed by registering and processing four configurations of the sensor housing. Source-representation calibration is performed by storing and processing three positions of the sensor housing.

Abstract: A graphics processing and display system includes a coordinate sensing system for determining position and orientation of a view point reference with respect to a schematic representation of at least one three-dimensional object; a view point controller for controlling a display view point according to the determined position and orientation of the view point reference with respect to the schematic representation; and a display processor for generating pixel data representing a two-dimensional rendering of the at least one three-dimensional object according to the graphics data and display view point, wherein the two-dimensional rendering is different from the schematic representation, and wherein the pixel data generated by the display processor is output for display on a display device.

Abstract: A computer graphics system includes a graphics processing engine for processing and displaying graphics data representing three-dimensional objects in a first portion of a display. A text processing engine displays text in a second portion of the display. Embedded in the text is a command or hotlink for controlling operation of the graphics processing engine. In response to user selection of first data displayed in the second portion of the display, a supervisory controller analyzes the first data to determine if the first data includes at least one hotlink command. Upon determining that the first data includes at least one hotlink command, the supervisory controller identifies the hotlink command included in the first data and controls operation of the graphics processing engine to perform at least one graphics function according to the hotlink command included in the first data.