Patents by Inventor W. Vaughn Frick

W. Vaughn Frick 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).

  • Publication number: 20180039740
    Abstract: A method and system manages alerts a patient treatment management system to provide continuous process improvement. The method selects one-by-one each step in the treatment regimen for which alerts are being created and/or modified. The method defines a “step not completed” alert for the current regimen step and identifies any other needed alerts. The method determines whether the event represented by the alert endangers the patient or causes an adverse outcome. If “Yes”, the method indicates that there is no automatic suspension of the alert and indicates the “minimal” recipients for the alert. The method processes triggered alerts by determining whether the alert frequency for this alert type has been exceeded or the maximum number of outstanding alerts for this healthcare worker has been exceeded whereby the method notifies the system administrator of the alert overload. If an alert is suspended, information associated with the alert is recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: W. Vaughn Frick
  • Patent number: 7765114
    Abstract: A system and a method for managing patient treatment stores in the database a patient history for each patient including data related to observations, test results, diagnoses, treatment regimen(s) and a treatment plan associated with the patient. The treatment plan is administered to the patient and medical device operating data related to the tasks of the associated treatment regimen is stored in the database. A reminder is issued if a task associated with the treatment regimen is not completed on time and the effectiveness of the treatment regimen is evaluated based upon the data stored in the database so that only effective treatment regimens are retained in the system. The system performs treatment planning, treatment monitoring, hospital monitoring, healthcare insurance billing, patient billing, research and analysis support, supply chain management and personnel scheduling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Ashbec, LLC
    Inventor: W. Vaughn Frick
  • Publication number: 20080275739
    Abstract: A system and a method for managing patient treatment stores in the database a patient history for each patient including data related to observations, test results, diagnoses, treatment regimen(s) and a treatment plan associated with the patient. The treatment plan is administered to the patient and medical device operating data related to the tasks of the associated treatment regimen is stored in the database. A reminder is issued if a task associated with the treatment regimen is not completed on time and the effectiveness of the treatment regimen is evaluated based upon the data stored in the database so that only effective treatment regimens are retained in the system. The system performs treatment planning, treatment monitoring, hospital monitoring healthcare insurance billing, patient billing, research and analysis support, supply chain management and personnel scheduling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: W. Vaughn Frick