# US 2021/0241918 A1 · Computer-implemented system and methods for predicting the health and therapeutic behavior of individuals using artificial intelligence, smart contracts and blockchain > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241918 A1 - Document ID: US20210241918A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/237,737 - Filed: 2021-04-22 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-18 - Inventors: John D. Kutzko; Wayne C. A. Wright - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241918A1 ## CPC - G16H 50/30: for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment - H04L 9/3239: {involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD} - G06N 5/025: Extracting rules from data - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06Q 20/382: {insuring higher security of transaction} - G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records - G16H 20/00: ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance - G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms - H04L 9/0637: {Modes of operation, e.g. cipher block chaining [CBC], electronic codebook [ECB] or Galois/counter mode [GCM]} - H04L 63/123: {received data contents, e.g. message integrity} - G06Q 2220/00: Business processing using cryptography - H04L 9/50: {using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees} - H04L 2209/88: Medical equipments - Y02A 90/10: Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A computer implemented method of predicting the health and therapeutic behavior of patients and making treatment plan recommendations includes the steps of: receiving patient healthcare data having one or more conditions and limiting factors; determining a therapeutic behavior pattern of patient; determining unsuccessful therapies and successful therapies for each condition based on therapeutic behavior pattern; and calculating cost quote for successful therapies based on limiting factors for time period. A computer implemented method of providing cost effective therapy for a patient is also provided and includes the steps of: receiving patient healthcare data; determining unsuccessful therapies and successful therapies; calculating probability of disease progression; calculating possible therapies ranked by probability of successful treatment; calculate cost quote for possible therapies; and paying a smart contract for a selected therapy. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for making artificial intelligence based medical treatment plan recommendations, comprising the steps of: providing an electronic device including a processor and an artificial intelligence system; storing healthcare data of a patient in a blockchain database, wherein the healthcare data of the patient includes one or more existing conditions, one or more limiting factors, and a compliance record the for the one or more existing conditions; wherein the one or more limiting factors includes existing drugs and therapies of the patient, lifestyle behaviors of the patient, and/or any other information which limits the ability of the patient to access or complete a therapy; retrieving the healthcare data of the patient from the blockchain database; the artificial intelligence system determining a therapeutic behavior pattern of the patient utilizing a combination of the compliance record for the existing condition and the one or more limiting factors; the artificial intelligence system determining one or more therapies for the one or more existing conditions and/or one or more conditions not previously present in a therapy regime of the patient based on the healthcare data of the patient; the artificial intelligence system determining one or more cost quotes for the one or more therapies; receiving selection of a therapy and a cost quote for the selected therapy by a user; the blockchain database creating a smart contract for the execution of the selected therapy; allocating one or more parts of the healthcare data of the patient for viewing by one or more healthcare providers at the onset of a medical care visit; updating the healthcare data of the patient on the blockchain database with health records and service notes from the medical care visit; and automatically transferring payment according to the terms of the smart contract to a healthcare provider in the form of a cryptocurrency immediately at the completion of the medical visit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more existing conditions and/or the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient are identified with an ICD-10 code, and the one or more therapies includes a prescription drug which is identified with a National Drug Code. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein access to the healthcare data of a patient is controlled by the patient, and further comprising retrieving the healthcare data of the patient from the blockchain database in exchange for a quantity of cryptocurrency. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating, by the artificial intelligence system, a probability of disease progression for the one or more existing conditions and/or the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient with the selected therapy and a probability of disease progression for the one or more existing conditions and/or the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient without the selected therapy. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically retraining the artificial intelligence system upon addition of new healthcare data to the blockchain database. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more therapies for the one or more existing conditions and/or the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient further comprises analyzing an influence of one or more comorbidities, analyzing interactions between two or more medications and side effects of the combination of two or more medications, and/or analyzing possible side effects of the one or more therapies. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the healthcare data of a patient includes data gathered by at least one surveillance device, including at least one smart-home device, at least one smart phone, and/or at least one wearable device, and wherein the data gathered by the at least one surveillance device includes detected side effects of disease-related issues and/or symptoms of specific diseases. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more therapies include a laboratory test, a medical device, a digital health technology, a prescriptive drug, medical cannabis, a surgical procedure, a phytocannabinoid, and a terpenoid molecule. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selected therapy comprises a prescriptive drug, and further comprising: receiving submissions from one or more pharmacies to dispense the prescriptive drug; storing the submissions on the blockchain database; receiving a selection of a pharmacy of the one or pharmacies to dispense the prescriptive drug; the selected pharmacy dispensing the prescriptive drug to the patient; and recording the dispensing of the prescriptive drug on the blockchain database. ### Claim 10 A method for making artificial intelligence based medical treatment plan recommendations comprising the steps of: providing an electronic device including a processor and an artificial intelligence system; storing healthcare data of a patient in a blockchain database, wherein the healthcare data of the patient includes one or more existing conditions and one or more conditions not previously present in a therapy regime of the patient; retrieving the healthcare data of the patient from the blockchain database; the artificial intelligence system determining one or more therapies based on the healthcare data of the patient, wherein the artificial intelligence system takes into account a therapeutic behavior pattern of the patient based on a compliance record of the patient, at least one limiting factor, and at least one other medical condition of the patient; wherein the at least one limiting factor includes existing drugs and therapies of the patient, lifestyle behaviors of the patient, and any other information which limits the ability of the patient to access or complete a therapy; the artificial intelligence system calculating a probability of disease progression for the one or more existing conditions and the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient; where more than one therapy option exists, the artificial intelligence system ranking the more than one therapies by an ability of the more than one therapies to cure, remedy, alleviate, or otherwise cause the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient to go into remission so that the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient would be clinically assessed to be under control or resolved based on the compliance record of the patient, the at least one limiting factor, and the at least one other medical condition of the patient; the artificial intelligence system determining one or more cost quotes for the one or more therapies; receiving a selection of a not yet implemented therapy and a cost quote for the selected not yet implemented therapy by a user; and the blockchain database creating a smart contract for the execution of the selected not yet implemented therapy. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the selected not yet implemented therapy comprises a prescriptive drug, further comprising receiving submissions from one or more pharmacies to dispense the prescriptive drug, receiving a selection of a pharmacy of the one or pharmacies to dispense the prescriptive drug, and storing the selection of the pharmacy with the smart contract in the blockchain database. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein access to the healthcare data of a patient is controlled by the patient, and further comprising retrieving the healthcare data of the patient from the blockchain database in exchange for a quantity of cryptocurrency. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more existing conditions and/or one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient are identified with an ICD-10 code and the one or more therapies includes a prescription drug which is identified with a National Drug Code. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the healthcare data of a patient includes data gathered by at least one surveillance device, including at least one smart-home device, at least one smart phone, and/or at least one wearable device, and wherein the data gathered by the at least one surveillance device includes detected side effects of disease-related issues and/or symptoms of specific diseases. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the healthcare data of the patient is communicated to the blockchain database via WIFI, BLUETOOTH, RFID, and/or NFC-based signals. ### Claim 16 A system for making artificial intelligence based medical treatment plan recommendations comprising: an electronic device including a processor and an artificial intelligence system; and a blockchain database including healthcare data of a patient, wherein the healthcare data of a patient includes one or more existing conditions, one or more limiting factors, and a compliance record the for the existing condition; wherein the one or more limiting factors includes existing drugs and therapies of the patient, lifestyle behaviors of the patient, and any other information which limits the ability of the patient to access or complete a therapy; wherein the artificial intelligence system receives the healthcare data of the patient and determines at least one not yet implemented therapy based on the healthcare data of the patient for the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient; wherein the artificial intelligence system ranks the at least one not yet implemented therapy based on the likelihood of each therapy treating the one or more existing conditions and the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient based on the compliance record and the one or more limiting factors; wherein the artificial intelligence system calculates a probability of disease progression for the one or more existing conditions and the one or more conditions not previously present in the therapy regime of the patient; wherein the artificial intelligence system determines at least one cost quote for the at least one not yet implemented therapy; and wherein the blockchain database creates at least one smart contract for the at least one not yet implemented therapy. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the healthcare data of a patient includes data gathered by at least one surveillance device, including at least one smart-home device, at least one smart phone, and/or at least one wearable device, and wherein the data gathered by the at least one surveillance device includes detected side effects of disease-related issues and/or symptoms of specific diseases. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one not yet implemented therapy comprises a first possible therapy option and a second possible therapy option, and wherein the first possible therapy option and the second possible therapy option are ranked based on probability of being a successful treatment based on factors including the patient's treatment compliance history, cost of the first possible therapy option and the second possible therapy option, and historical success rate of the first possible therapy option and the second possible therapy option as determined from information stored on the blockchain database. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one smart contract is stored in the blockchain database, and wherein the smart contract is executed upon a transfer of a native or a third-party cryptocurrency. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one not yet implemented therapy comprises a prescriptive drug, wherein the system receives submissions from one or more pharmacies to dispense the prescriptive drug, wherein the system receives a selection of a pharmacy of the one or pharmacies to dispense the prescriptive drug, and wherein the selection of the pharmacy is stored with the at least one smart contract in the blockchain database.