Patents by Inventor Sharon M. Hensley Alford

Sharon M. Hensley Alford 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).

  • Medication decision support
    Patent number: 11183285
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for medication decision support. A computer generates one or more patient profiles detailing one or more patient health conditions and one or more medication profiles detailing one or more medication side effects. The computer then determines an association between the one or more patient health conditions and one or more medication side effects and quantifies the association as a conflict score. In addition, the computer determines whether the conflict score exceeds a threshold and, if so, the computer identifies and recommends an alternative medication having a lower conflict score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fang Lu, Italo Buleje, Jingwei Yang, Piyush Madan, Rachita Chandra, Sharon M. Hensley Alford, Shilpa N. Mahatma, Sundar Saranathan
  • MEDICATION DECISION SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20190198142
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for medication decision support. A computer generates one or more patient profiles detailing one or more patient health conditions and one or more medication profiles detailing one or more medication side effects. The computer then determines an association between the one or more patient health conditions and one or more medication side effects and quantifies the association as a conflict score. In addition, the computer determines whether the conflict score exceeds a threshold and, if so, the computer identifies and recommends an alternative medication having a lower conflict score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Fang Lu, ITALO BULEJE, JINGWEI YANG, PIYUSH MADAN, RACHITA CHANDRA, Sharon M. Hensley Alford, Shilpa N. Mahatma, Sundar Saranathan