US 6,151,586 A · Computerized reward system for encouraging participation in a health management program

Abstract

A computerized reward system which encourages an individual's participation in a health management system includes a script generating means for generating a health management script, a script assignment means for assigning a health management script to the individual, a monitoring means for collecting data on the individual's compliance, a memory means for storing the compliance data, an evaluation means for comparing the compliance data to evaluation criteria to determine if the patient is compliant, and a reward to be given to the compliant individual. The individual's compliance is evaluated by his or her answers to the health management script. Each health management script program can be custom made for each individual. The different monitoring means possible which the individual can use include a remotely programmable apparatus, an interactive telephone call, and a multimedia processor. The rewards include a coupon and an electronic reward credited to the individual's data card or personal account at a store.

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Dependent claims

A computerized reward system for encouraging an individual to participate in a customized health management program, said system comprising:

a) a script generating means for generating a customized health management script from a plurality of questions, a plurality of actions and a plurality of educational programs;
b) a script assigning means for assigning said customized health management script to said individual, wherein said assigned script comprises associated evaluation criteria, said associated evaluation criteria is based on said individual's responses to said generated script;
c) a monitoring means for collecting compliance data indicative of said individual's compliance with said customized health management program, wherein at least a portion of the collected compliance data comprises said individual's response to said assigned customized health management script;
d) a memory means for storing said compliance data and said evaluation criteria;
e) an evaluation means for automatically comparing said collected compliance data to said evaluation criteria to determine a compliance status of said individual;
and
f) a reward dispensing means in communication with said evaluation means for dispensing a reward to said individual according to said compliance status.

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Computerized reward system for encouraging participation in a health management program

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