Method and system for deriving effectiveness of medical treatment of a patient

A method for deriving effectiveness of medical treatment of a patient, the method comprising:

• collecting first patient state (PS) data from a first implantable medical device (IMD) over a collection interval, the first IMD configured to collect the first PS data in relation to a first physiologic characteristic (PC) of the patient;
• collecting second PS data from a second IMD, the second IMD configured to collect the second PS data in relation to a second PC of the patient, the first PC differing from the second PC;
• transferring the first and second PS data to a database that is remote from the patient to form a patient state data (PSD) history, wherein the patient undergoes a treatment therapy (TT) during the collection interval;
• deriving an effectiveness indicator (EI) of the TT, by an assessment module, based on the first and second PS data collected before and after the TT.

A system for deriving effectiveness of medical treatment of a patient, comprising:

• at least one of an implantable medical device (IMD) or an external medical device (EMD) for collecting patient state (PS) data from over a collection interval, the at least one IMD or EMD configured to collect the PS data in relation to a physiologic characteristic (PC) of the patient;
• a database configured to receive the PS data to form a patient state data (PSD) history, the database being remote from the patient, wherein the patient undergoes a pivotal medical event (PME) during the collection interval;
• an analysis module configured to analyze the PS data within the PSD history before and after the PME to propose a treatment therapy (TT);
• following delivery of the TT, the IMD or EMD and database repeating the collecting and receiving operations to obtain post-treatment PS data and a post-treatment PSD history;
• and
• an assessment module configured to derive an effectiveness indicator (EI) of the TT based on at least the post-treatment PSD history.

A system for deriving effectiveness of medical treatment of a patient, the system comprising:

• a first implantable medical device (IMD) configured to collect first patient state (PS) data over a collection interval, the first IMD configured to collect the first PS data in relation to a first physiologic characteristic (PC) of the patient;
• a second IMD configured to collect second PS data in relation to a second PC of the patient, the first PC differing from the second PC;
• a database located remote from the patient, the database configured to receive the first and second PS data to form a patient state data (PSD) history, wherein the patient undergoes a treatment therapy (TT) during the collection interval;
• and
• an assessment module configured to derive an effectiveness indicator (EI) of the TT based on the first and second PS data collected before and after the TT.