Inventors:
Florence Comite - New Haven CT, US
International Classification:
G06F017/60
Abstract:
A system and method for delivering integrated health care to a patient, in which an embodiment of the system includes a site coordinator that creates a health portfolio for the patient, a nurse practitioner that answers questions raised by the patient concerning treatment, one or more allopathic specialists that review the health portfolio and propose allopathic treatments for the patient, a complementary-alternative medicine manager that provides the patient with information on complementary-alternative treatments, one or more complementary-alternative medical providers that review the health portfolio and propose complementary-alternative treatments for the patient, and a physician that reviews the health portfolio, evaluates the proposed allopathic treatments and the proposed complementary-alternative treatments, presents the proposed allopathic and complementary-alternative treatments to the patient, and consults with the patient to establish a treatment plan for the patient. The nurse practitioner manages the allopathic specialists. The complementary-alternative medicine manager manages the complementary-alternative medical providers.