Remote health-monitoring system and method
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1. A remote health-monitoring system comprising:
- a management site having;
a remote health-monitoring application server; and
a database accessible by the application server;
at least one medical professional site-having;
a client computer; and
a first videoconference camera in communication with the client computer;
a patient site having;
a gateway computer;
a second videoconference camera in communication with the gateway computer for relaying images of a patient;
a medical kit having physiological data measuring devices in communication with the gateway computer for relaying a patient'"'"'s physiological measurements; and
a television for viewing informational displays; and
a computer program operative to facilitate communications between the management site, the medical professional site, and the patient site to provide remote health monitoring.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a remote health-monitoring system and method for the remote monitoring and supervision of outpatient vital signs using videoconferencing techniques. The system includes a management site, at least one medical professional site, a patient site, and a computer program operative to facilitate communications between the management site, the medical professional site, and the patient site to provide remote health monitoring. Video images and physiological data of a patient are digitally transmitted from a patient to a remote health care provider over a communications network, typically the Internet.
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1. A remote health-monitoring system comprising:
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a management site having;
a remote health-monitoring application server; and
a database accessible by the application server;
at least one medical professional site-having;
a client computer; and
a first videoconference camera in communication with the client computer;
a patient site having;
a gateway computer;
a second videoconference camera in communication with the gateway computer for relaying images of a patient;
a medical kit having physiological data measuring devices in communication with the gateway computer for relaying a patient'"'"'s physiological measurements; and
a television for viewing informational displays; and
a computer program operative to facilitate communications between the management site, the medical professional site, and the patient site to provide remote health monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A remote health-monitoring method comprising the steps of:
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(i) managing remote health-monitoring using a remote health-monitoring application server; and
a database accessible by the application server;
(ii) visiting a patient remotely using a client computer and a first videoconference camera in communication with the client computer;
(iii) receiving a remote visit using a gateway computer, a second videoconference camera in communication with the gateway computer for relaying images of a patient, a medical kit having physiological data measuring devices in communication with the gateway computer for relaying a patient'"'"'s physiological measurements, and a television for viewing informational displays; and
(iv) facilitating communications between all elements to provide remote health monitoring using a computer program.
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8. A remote health-monitoring system comprising:
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means for managing remote health-monitoring using a remote health-monitoring application server; and
a database accessible by the application server;
means for visiting a patient remotely using a client computer and a first videoconference camera in communication with the client computer;
means for receiving a remote visit using a gateway computer, a second videoconference camera in communication with the gateway computer for relaying images of a patient, a medical kit having physiological data measuring devices in communication with the gateway computer for relaying a patient'"'"'s physiological measurements, and a television for viewing informational displays; and
means for facilitating communications between all elements to provide remote health monitoring using a computer program.
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