At-home health data management method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A medical data collection and management system, comprising:
- a) one or more physiological measurement units, each outputting medical data;
b) an electronic interface device, including;
one or more inputs, each operative to receive medical data from a respective one of the physiological measurement units, and an interface for transferring the medical data over a telephone or digital network; and
c) a data management system, including;
an input for receiving the medical data from the electronic interface device, a database for storing the medical data, and an interface enabling the medical data to be viewed over a wide-area network.
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Abstract
A system and methodology for the acquisition of medical data from multiple, at-home patient measurement devices transfers the data via telephone communications to a remotely accessed data management and display system such as a Web-based data management system. The measurement device, which supports two-way communications between the patient and the database system, is extensible to support multiple plug-in medical devices and devices for patient input or identification. Collection of data is mediated through an interface device that is connected via a digital link (serial, network, or digital RF link) to single or multiple patient measurement devices. This interface device is connected to a network via wide area network means including standard phone lines. In the preferred embodiment, data transfer is mediated through pervasive DTMF phone networks. Although DTMF is the preferred format, alternative analog or digital audio tone formats may be used. The device may therefore be equipped with auto-dialer, without necessarily requiring a full chipset modem, since the vast majority of home medical appliances are low data rate devices. In alternative embodiments, however, the connection may incorporate a modem for faster data transfer, modems for DSL, cable or RF network connections, and RF or various digital connections between the medical measurement devices and the communications device itself.
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1. A medical data collection and management system, comprising:
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a) one or more physiological measurement units, each outputting medical data;
b) an electronic interface device, including;
one or more inputs, each operative to receive medical data from a respective one of the physiological measurement units, and an interface for transferring the medical data over a telephone or digital network; and
c) a data management system, including;
an input for receiving the medical data from the electronic interface device, a database for storing the medical data, and an interface enabling the medical data to be viewed over a wide-area network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of gathering and managing medical data, comprising the steps of:
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receiving medical data at an electronic interface device from one or more physiological measurement units;
transferring the medical data to a data management system over a telephone or digital network; and
formatting the data at the data management system for viewing over a wide-area network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical data collection and management system, comprising:
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a) a plurality of physiological measurement units, each outputting a different form of medical data;
b) a plurality of portable, electronic interface devices, each adapted for in-home use, each device including;
a plurality of inputs, each operative to receive medical data from a respective one of the physiological measurement units, and an interface for communicating the medical data in audio tone form over a standard telephone network; and
c) a data management system, including;
an input for receiving the audio tones from the various electronic interface devices, a database for storing the medical data received from the electronic interface devices, and an interface enabling the medical data to be viewed over a wide-area network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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