Automatic alerts based on user response-down trend levels

Abstract

A response down-trend level applicable to a user may be determined based on the user's responses to one or more medication reminders. Different levels of the response down-trend may be associated one or more different parties to alert. The particular parties to alert may be determined based upon the current response down-trend level associated with the user. The response-down trend level associated with a user may be determined by calculating a response-down trend value based on the user's responses to one or more medication reminders and comparing the response-down trend value to one or more threshold value of one or more response-down trend levels. In response to determining that a user has reached a particular response-down-trend level, a party associated with the particular response-down-trend level is contacted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 causing a medication reminder to be sent to a user;   determining that a satisfactory response to the medication reminder was not received;   based at least in part on the determination that a satisfactory response to the medication reminder was not received, associating the user with a particular response down-trend value;   comparing the particular response down-trend value with a threshold value of a particular response down-trend level;   based on the comparison of the particular response down-trend value with the threshold value of the particular response down-trend level, determining that the particular response down-trend level is reached by the user;   in response to the determination that the particular response down-trend level is reached by the user, automatically sending an alert to a party associated with the particular response down-trend level.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the medication reminder is a first medication reminder, the user is a first user, the particular response-down trend value is a first response-down trend value, the particular response-down trend level is a first response-down trend level, the party is a first party, the alert is a first alert, the computer-implemented method further comprising:
 causing a second medication reminder to be sent to the user;   determining that a satisfactory response to the second medication reminder was not received;   based at least in part on the determination that a satisfactory response to the second medication reminder was not received, associating the user with a second response down-trend value;   comparing the second response down-trend value with a threshold value of a second response down-trend level, wherein the threshold value of the second response down-trend level is different than the threshold value of the first response-down trend value;   based on the comparison of the second response down-trend value with the threshold value of a second response down-trend level, determining that the second response down-trend level is reached by the user;   in response to the determination that the second response down-trend level is reached by the user, automatically sending a second alert to a second party associated with the particular response down-trend level, wherein the second response down-trend level is associated with at least one party not associated with the particular response down-trend level.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the second response-down trend level is associated with one or more of a physician or a pharmacist and the first response-down trend level is not with the physician or the pharmacist. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the first response-down trend level is associated with a different alert than the second response-down trend level. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the alert indicates the user's risk of complications. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the second alert indicates a greater risk of complications than a risk of complications indicated by the first alert. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the alert is sent to the party via one or more of email or a cell phone. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein user is associated with the particular response down-trend value based in part on responses to multiple medication reminders sent over multiple days. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the alert instructs the party on how to interact with the user. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the party is the user. 
     
     
         11 . One or more non-transitory storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause:
 causing a medication reminder to be sent to a user;   determining that a satisfactory response to the medication reminder was not received;   based at least in part on the determination that a satisfactory response to the medication reminder was not received, associating the user with a particular response down-trend value;   comparing the particular response down-trend value with a threshold value of a particular response down-trend level;   based on the comparison of the particular response down-trend value with the threshold value of the particular response down-trend level, determining that the particular response down-trend level is reached by the user;   in response to the determination that the particular response down-trend level is reached by the user, automatically sending an alert to a party associated with the particular response down-trend level.   
     
     
         12 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 11 , wherein the medication reminder is a first medication reminder, the user is a first user, the particular response-down trend value is a first response-down trend value, the particular response-down trend level is a first response-down trend level, the party is a first party, the alert is a first alert, the storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, further cause:
 causing a second medication reminder to be sent to the user;   determining that a satisfactory response to the second medication reminder was not received;   based at least in part on the determination that a satisfactory response to the second medication reminder was not received, associating the user with a second response down-trend value;   comparing the second response down-trend value with a threshold value of a second response down-trend level, wherein the threshold value of the second response down-trend level is different than the threshold value of the first response-down trend value;   based on the comparison of the second response down-trend value with the threshold value of a second response down-trend level, determining that the second response down-trend level is reached by the user;   in response to the determination that the second response down-trend level is reached by the user, automatically sending a second alert to a second party associated with the particular response down-trend level, wherein the second response down-trend level is associated with at least one party not associated with the particular response down-trend level.   
     
     
         13 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 12 , wherein the second response-down trend level is associated with one or more of a physician or a pharmacist and the first response-down trend level is not with the physician or the pharmacist. 
     
     
         14 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 12 , wherein the first response-down trend level is associated with a different alert than the second response-down trend level. 
     
     
         15 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 11 , wherein the alert indicates the user's risk of complications. 
     
     
         16 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 12 , wherein the second alert indicates a greater risk of complications than a risk of complications indicated by the first alert. 
     
     
         17 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 11 , wherein the alert is sent to the party via one or more of email or a cell phone. 
     
     
         18 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 11 , wherein user is associated with the particular response down-trend value based in part on responses to multiple medication reminders sent over multiple days. 
     
     
         19 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 11 , wherein the alert instructs the party on how to interact with the user. 
     
     
         20 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of  claim 11 , wherein the party is the user.