Apparatus, System and Method for Natural History of Disease

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for presentation of a natural history and the progression pathway of a disease is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus an input/output adapter configured to receive information to generate a health profile for an individual. The apparatus may also include a processor configured to retrieve a disease progression map comprising one or more disease progression states from a data storage device, and determine a disease progression state associated with the individual in response to the health profile. In a further embodiment, the apparatus may include a display adapter coupled to the state determination module, the display module configured to display a graphical representation of the disease progression state with reference to the disease progression map.

1 . A system comprising:
 a data storage device configured to store one or more disease progression maps, the disease progression maps comprising one or more disease progression states; and   a server comprising:
 a profile module configured to generate a health profile for an individual; 
 a disease progression module coupled to the profile module, the disease progression module configured to retrieve a disease progression map comprising one or more disease progression states from the data storage device; 
 a state determination module coupled to the disease progression module, the state determination module configured to determine a disease progression state associated with the individual in response to the health profile; and 
 a display module coupled to the state determination module, the display module configured to display a graphical representation of the disease progression state with reference to the disease progression map. 
   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , where the profile module further comprises an automatic profile generator configured to automatically generate the health profile for the individual from data previously stored in association with the individual. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the profile module further comprises an interactive profile generator configured to generate the health profile in response to data entered by a user regarding the individual through an interactive display. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , where the state determination module further comprises a question predictor module configured to predict one or more questions that the individual may have regarding their health state in response to the determination of the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , where the state determination module further comprises a cost analysis module configured to analyze costs associated with one or more disease progression scenarios based on the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , where the state determination module further comprises a treatment protocol generator configured to determine an optimized treatment protocol for the individual in response to the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , where the state determination module further comprises a co-morbidity analyzer configured to identify a potential co-morbidity with an increased probability of presentation as a result of the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , where the display module further comprises a chart presenter configured to display one or more graphical charts representing information generated by the state determination module. 
   
   
       9 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code comprising computer operable software modules comprising:
 a profile module configured to generate a health profile for an individual;   a disease progression module coupled to the profile module, the disease progression module configured to retrieve a disease progression map comprising one or more disease progression states from a data storage device;   a state determination module coupled to the disease progression module, the state determination module configured to determine a disease progression state associated with the individual in response to the health profile; and   a display module coupled to the state determination module, the display module configured to display a graphical representation of the disease progression state with reference to the disease progression map.   
   
   
       10 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising:
 generating a health profile for an individual;   retrieving a disease progression map comprising one or more disease progression states from a data storage device   determining a disease progression state associated with the individual in response to the health profile; and   displaying a graphical representation of the disease progression state with reference to the disease progression map.   
   
   
       11 . A method comprising:
 generating a health profile for an individual;   retrieving a disease progression map comprising one or more disease progression states from a data storage device;   determining a disease progression state associated with the individual in response to the health profile; and   displaying a graphical representation of the disease progression state with reference to the disease progression map.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising automatically generating the health profile for the individual from data previously stored in association with the individual. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising generating the health profile in response to data entered by a user regarding the individual through an interactive display. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising predicting one or more questions that the individual may have regarding the individual's health state in response to the determination of the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising analyzing costs associated with one or more disease progression scenarios based on the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising determining an optimized treatment protocol for the individual in response to the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 11 , identifying a potential co-morbidity with an increased probability of presentation as a result of the disease progression state associated with the individual. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising displaying one or more graphical charts representing information generated by the state determination module. 
   
   
       19 . An apparatus comprising:
 an input/output adapter configured to receive information to generate a health profile for an individual;   a processor coupled to the input/output adapter, the processor configured to:
 retrieve a disease progression map comprising one or more disease progression states from a data storage device; and 
 determine a disease progression state associated with the individual in response to the health profile; and 
   a display adapter coupled to the processor, the display adapter configured to display a graphical representation of the disease progression state with reference to the disease progression map.