A hospitalized patient care system comprising: a telecommunication network; monitoring stations comprising monitoring equipment adapted to monitor data elements from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients and to send the monitored data elements to a remote command center via the telecommunications network, wherein the remote command center is adapted to: receive the monitored data elements from the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; access patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; establish patient-specific rules associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; and apply the patient-specific rules continuously and simultaneously using a rules engine adapted to: select data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with a hospitalized patient; apply a patient-specific rule associated with the hospitalized patient to the selected data elements; determine in an automated fashion at the remote command center whether the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened; and in the event the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened, issue an alert from the remote command center. view more

A method for continuous assessment of geographically dispersed hospitalized patients: receiving at a remote command center monitored data elements from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients via a telecommunications network; accessing patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; establishing patient-specific rules associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; selecting data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with a hospitalized patient; applying a patient-specific rule associated with the hospitalized patient to the selected data elements; making a determination in an automated fashion at the remote command center whether the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened; and in the event the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened, issuing an alert from the remote command center. view more

The method for continuous assessment of geographically dispersed hospitalized patients as in claim 22, wherein receiving at a remote command center monitored data elements from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients comprises receiving video image data elements and audio data elements. view more

The system of claim 1, wherein the wherein the hospitalized patient is located in an intensive care unit.

The method for continuous assessment of geographically dispersed hospitalized patients as in claim 22, wherein the wherein the hospitalized patient is located in an intensive care unit.

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A method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed intensive care units (ICUs) from a remote location comprising:</claim-text> monitoring patient data elements of patients in a plurality of aphically dispersed ICUs; communicating over a network the monitored patient data elements to a remote command center, the remote command center comprising a database and a workstation; storing the monitored patient data elements in the database, wherein the database comprises stored patient data elements; applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the database to monitor the medical condition in the patients; and utilizing the output from the rules engine to determine if intervention is warranted; and wherein the monitoring and determining if intervention is warranted for individual patients occurs 24 hours per day 7 days per week. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim <HIL><BOLD>17</BOLD></HIL> further comprising transmitting video from the critical care site via the network enter. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim <HIL><BOLD>17</BOLD></HIL>, wherein applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the medical condition in the patients comprises applying a rules engine to a physiological measure and a clinical data element of the patient. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim 17, wherein applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the database to monitor the medical condition in the patients comprises applying a rules engine to a physiological data element of the patient and to a medication data element of the patient. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim 17, wherein applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the database to monitor the medical condition in the patients comprises applying a rules engine to a physiological data element of the patient and a laboratory data element of the patient. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim 17 wherein applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the database to monitor the medical condition in the patients comprises applying a rules engine to a clinical data element of the patient and a laboratory data element of the patient. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim 17, wherein applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the database to monitor the medical condition in the patients comprises applying a rules engine to two physiological data elements of the patient. view more

The method for providing expert critical care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed ICUs from a remote location of claim 17 further comprising transmitting audio from the ICU via the network to the remote command center.

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