Healthcare system and method for creating a personalized care plan for a user

Abstract

A healthcare system for creating a personalized care plan for a user comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor. The instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of receiving life goal information defined by a user, said life goal information indicating the user's life goals, mapping the received life goal information into care plan goals categories including two or more categories, and defining a care plan including a care plan schedule for the care plan goals categories onto which the received life goal information has been mapped, said schedule includes, per care plan goals category, one or more care plan content elements representing elements of the care plan.

1 . A healthcare system for creating a personalized care plan for a user, said healthcare system comprising a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of:
 receiving life goal information defined by a user, said life goal information indicating the user's life goals,   mapping the received life goal information into care plan goals categories including two or more categories, and   defining a care plan including a care plan schedule for the care plan goals categories onto which the received life goal information has been mapped, said schedule includes, per care plan goals category, one or more care plan content elements representing elements of the care plan.   
     
     
         2 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said life goal information includes the user's preferences with respect to said life goals, which user's preferences are taken into account in the mapping of the received life goal information into care plan goals categories.   
     
     
         3 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said care plan goals categories include two or more categories of the group of categories comprising physiological, emotional, nutritional, social, spiritual, occupational.   
     
     
         4 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 3 ,
 wherein the care plan goals category physiological includes one or more of vital signs measurements for detection of symptoms worsening, medication compliance, physical exercises,   wherein the care plan goals category emotional includes anxiety, depression, happiness, mood,   wherein the care plan goals category nutritional includes diet, weight, and habits,   wherein the care plan goals category social includes relationships, friendships, support network,   wherein the care plan goals category spiritual includes religious, philosophical, belief system, and   wherein the care plan goals category occupational includes work, intellect, academia, financial.   
     
     
         5 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of linking the care plan content elements included in the care plan schedule to content identifiers identifying one of one or more instances of content elements provided in a content library for executing the respective care plan content element on a user's execution device.   
     
     
         6 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 mapping the user's compliance to the care plan and determining the user's compliance score per care plan goals category. 
   
     
     
         7 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 receiving measurement data from the execution of care plan content element, wherein the measurement data are used for determining the user's compliance score per care plan goals category. 
   
     
     
         8 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 determining a user's life goal progress score from the user's compliance score per care plan goals category and from a reverse mapping of care plan goals categories into life goal information, said life goal progress score indicating the user's progress with respect to his defined life goals. 
   
     
     
         9 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claims 7 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 visualizing the user's compliance score per care plan goals category and/or the user's life goal progress score. 
   
     
     
         10 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 9 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 visualizing the user's compliance score per care plan goals category by use of a dashboard in which the score is indicated through color, brightness, a bar and/or a number. 
   
     
     
         11 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 10 ,
 wherein the dashboard is split into segments, the size of a segment representing the mapping the assigned mapping coefficient and/or the color and/or brightness representing the corresponding user's compliance score.   
     
     
         12 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 determining a mapping coefficient per care plan goals category indicating the amount, importance and/or user's preference of the received life goal information mapped into the respective care plan goals categories. 
   
     
     
         13 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 12 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 determining the mapping coefficients by use of machine learning or cluster analysis. 
   
     
     
         14 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the step of
 receiving a mapping coefficient per care plan goals category, a mapping coefficient indicating the amount, importance and/or user's preference of the received life goal information mapped into the respective care plan goals categories. 
   
     
     
         15 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the care plan content elements comprise one or more of a time information representing the duration and/or time of executing of a care plan content element, a vital chart, a medication care, an educational video, a survey, a quiz, a multimedia message.   
     
     
         16 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of
 receiving care plan personalization information indicating the maximum number of care plan content elements per care plan goals category and/or care plan design rules for use in defining the care plan, and 
 defining the care plan by use of said care plan personalization information. 
   
     
     
         17 . A healthcare method for creating a personalized care plan for a user, said method comprising the steps of:
 receiving life goal information defined by a user, said life goal information indicating the user's life goals,   mapping the received life goal information into care plan goals categories including two or more categories, and   defining a care plan including a care plan schedule for the care plan goals categories onto which the received life goal information has been mapped, said schedule includes, per care plan goals category, one or more care plan content elements representing elements of the care plan.   
     
     
         18 . A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium containing instructions for execution by a processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of the healthcare method as claimed in  claim 17 . 
     
     
         19 . A healthcare system for creating a personalized care plan for a user, said system comprising
 a life goals authorizer that is configured to receive life goal information defined by a user, said life goal information indicating the user's life goals,   a life goals mapper that is configured to map the received life goal information into care plan goals categories including two or more categories, and   a care plan compiler that is configured to define a care plan including a care plan schedule for the care plan goals categories onto which the received life goal information has been mapped, said schedule includes, per care plan goals category, one or more care plan content elements representing elements of the care plan.   
     
     
         20 . The healthcare system as claimed in  claim 19 , further comprising
 a care plan linker that is configured to link the care plan content elements included in the care plan schedule to content identifiers identifying one of one or more instances of content elements provided in a content library for executing the respective care plan content element on a user's execution device,   a care plan mapper that is configured to determine a user's life goal progress score from the user's compliance score per care plan goals category and from a reverse mapping of care plan goals categories into life goal information, said life goal progress score indicating the user's progress with respect to his defined life goals,   a visualizer that is configured to visualize a user's compliance score per care plan goals category and/or a user's life goal progress score,   a user's execution device that is configured to execute care plan content elements, and/or   one or more measurement devices that are configured to acquire measurement data from the execution of care plan content element, wherein the measurement data are used for determining a user's compliance score per care plan goals category.