System and methods for prescribing therapeutic and preventive regimens

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for aiding physicians and other healthcare workers in setting prescriptions of therapeutic and/or preventive regimens. In certain embodiments the invention compares patient genotype, phenotype, proteomic, molecular, and/or other profile information with a database of information that associates third party profiles with third party responses to therapeutic and preventive regimens. The comparison information may be used by a physician or other healthcare provider to identify potential safety and/or efficacy effects of a prescribed regimen if undertaken by the patient. The systems and methods provide for the secure storage and directed access of the patient profiles.

1 . A system for aiding a healthcare provider in prescribing a method of treatment, comprising,
 a database having stored therein information representative of a profile associated with a physical sample;   an access control system for defining conditions under which third parties can access the stored information, said conditions including conditions representative of the third parties allowed access and uses for which access is allowed;   an interface for receiving a request from a third party to access the stored information to perform an analysis on the stored information to determine the safety and efficacy of a treatment or preventive regimen for a patient having the associated profile; and   a testing system for comparing the third party's request with the access rights to confirm that the third party is authorized to access the stored information as requested, performing the requested test on the stored information, and providing the analysis results to the healthcare provider.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a database of third party health information coupled to the testing system to perform the requested test. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the database is accessible through a network. 
   
   
       4 . A method comprising
 obtaining a physical sample from a provider and processing said physical sample to generate information representative of a profile associated with the physical sample;   obtaining a first database of information associated with one or more third party profiles and information associated with responses by one or more third parties to one or more regimens;   comparing the patient profile to the first database to identify potential safety effects, efficacy effects or both of one or more regimens were the one or more regimens to be prescribed a the patient from which the physical sample is obtained; and   storing information pertaining to the potential safety and efficacy effects in a second database that is accessible only by users authorized by the provider.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the first database is updated periodically to include additional information generated in medical literature or a clinical setting. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the second database is updated periodically in response to changes in the first database. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the profile associated with the physical sample includes information selected from one or more of a genotypic profile, phenotypic profile, proteomic profile, transcriptomic profile and molecular profile. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 4 , including receiving a proposed regimen from an authorized healthcare provider and providing a report that identifies one or more of potential safety and potential efficacy of the proposed regimen for the patient. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the report provides one or more alternative courses of action to the proposed regimen. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the profile associated with the physical sample comprises information selected from one or more of a genotypic profile, phenotypic profile, proteomic profile and molecular profile. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more regimens includes at least one therapeutic regimen and at least one preventive regimen.