Catherine M Edmundson

US Patent:

20030135391, Jul 17, 2003

Filed:

Oct 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/285656

Inventors:

Catherine Edmundson - Dunlap IL, US
Richard Luetkemeyer - Peoria IL, US
Beverlee Gilmore - Peoria IL, US
Donald Crane - Brimfield IL, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60
H04N005/91
H04N007/04
H04N007/08
G06F007/00
G06F017/00

US Classification:

705/002000, 705/014000, 386/096000, 707/104100

Abstract:

The present invention includes a method and system configured to establish a repository of health related information. The health related information may be used to manage a health care program. The method includes the steps of establishing a population, the population having a plurality of members, and establishing said repository of health related information associated with at least one of said members, the health related information including a health characteristic, a family health characteristic, and a lifestyle characteristic associated with the member.

US Patent:

20040225200, Nov 11, 2004

Filed:

May 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435689

Inventors:

Catherine Edmundson - Dunlap IL, US
Linda Lavaux - Washington IL, US
Richard Luetkemeyer - Peoria IL, US
John Ruthman - Dunlap IL, US
Syamala Srinivasan - Peoria IL, US
Michael Taylor - Morton IL, US

International Classification:

A61B005/00
G06F017/60

US Classification:

600/300000, 128/923000, 705/002000

Abstract:

The present invention is associated with a system and method of analyzing the health of a population. The population includes a plurality of members. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of establishing a plurality of health related characteristics associated with the population, the characteristics including a plurality of primordial characteristics, establishing a relationship between the health related characteristics and at least one health condition, and analyzing at least a portion of the population in response to the relationship. The analysis may include establishing at least one primordial characteristic associated with a health condition, applying an intervention in response to the characteristic, monitoring a success characteristic of the intervention, and determining a cause of the success characteristic

US Patent:

20030004788, Jan 2, 2003

Filed:

Jun 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/164016

Inventors:

Catherine Edmundson - Dunlap IL, US
Richard Luetkemeyer - Peoria IL, US
Djuana Montgomery - Peoria IL, US
Michael Taylor - Morton IL, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/010000

Abstract:

A method for using targeted questionnaires to improve the health of a covered population is disclosed. In operation, the system and method builds a set of targeted questions associated with a health risk assessment strategy, devises potential tailored feedback based at least in part upon the potential answers to the targeted questions, administers the targeted questions to a target population, and provides actual tailored feedback to the target population.