Medication and compliance management system and method
First Claim
1. A medical therapy compliance management system comprising:
- An electrical medical therapy device for providing a plurality of medical treatments to a patient, in which the treatments are originally scheduled to be provided at predetermined intervals;
a compliance monitor coupled the one medical therapy device and configured to determine when a medical treatment is provided by the medical therapy device;
a compliance controller coupled to the compliance monitor and receiving data from the compliance monitor indicative of a medical treatment, the compliance controller configured to generate a reminder to the patient of future scheduled treatments, wherein the compliance controller tracks the treatments provided by the medical therapy device and adjusts the generation of the reminders based upon the treatments provided.
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Abstract
A medical therapy compliance management system manages a patient'"'"'s use of a therapy device, such as a nebulizer, in which treatments are to be provided at predetermined intervals. A compliance monitor coupled to the medical therapy device determines when a medical treatment is provided to the patient. A compliance controller receives data indicative of a medical treatment and can generate a reminder to the patient of future scheduled treatments. The compliance controller tracks the treatments provided and adjusts the reminders accordingly. The medical therapy compliance management system tracks certain parameters indicative of clinical or transactional events within the healthcare process. If any one of the measured or calculated parameters is outside a predetermined threshold the system notifies the patient and or caregiver. The system may also utilize interactive voice response technology to gather data from the patient.
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35 Claims
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1. A medical therapy compliance management system comprising:
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An electrical medical therapy device for providing a plurality of medical treatments to a patient, in which the treatments are originally scheduled to be provided at predetermined intervals;
a compliance monitor coupled the one medical therapy device and configured to determine when a medical treatment is provided by the medical therapy device;
a compliance controller coupled to the compliance monitor and receiving data from the compliance monitor indicative of a medical treatment, the compliance controller configured to generate a reminder to the patient of future scheduled treatments, wherein the compliance controller tracks the treatments provided by the medical therapy device and adjusts the generation of the reminders based upon the treatments provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical therapy compliance management system comprising:
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a nebulizer for providing a plurality of respiratory medical treatments to a patient scheduled to be provided at predetermined intervals, wherein a caregiver sets a minimum duration of a given treatment that is to be considered a valid medical treatment;
a compliance monitor coupled to the nebulizer and configured to determine when a medical treatment is provided by the nebulizer;
a compliance controller coupled to the compliance monitor and receiving data from the compliance monitor indicative of a medical treatment, the compliance controller tracking compliant medical treatments and configured to generate a notification to a caregiver when a measured or calculated parameter maintained by the compliance controller and associated with the medical treatments is outside of a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of tracking patient compliance with a respiratory treatment device comprising the steps of:
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setting a minimum duration for a respiratory treatment on the respiratory treatment device, wherein respiratory treatments of a duration longer than the minimum are valid treatments and respiratory treatments on the respiratory device of a duration less than the minimum are non-valid treatments;
monitoring duration of activation of the respiratory device, wherein activation periods longer than the minimum duration are recorded as compliant treatments;
calculating % compliance based upon the recorded compliant treatments and a predetermined schedule of treatments; and
generating reports and or notifications for caregivers or patients. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medical therapy compliance management system comprising:
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an electrical medical therapy device for providing a plurality of medical treatments to a patient, in which the treatments are originally scheduled to be provided at predetermined intervals;
a compliance monitor coupled to the medical therapy device and configured to determine when a medical treatment is provided by the medical therapy device;
an interactive voice response system for obtaining data from the patient; and
a compliance controller coupled to the compliance monitor and the interactive voice response system, the compliance controller receiving data from the compliance monitor indicative of a medical treatment and receiving data from the interactive voice response system, the compliance controller configured to generate notifications to the patient and or caregiver based upon the data received. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A nebulizer monitoring device for a nebulizer comprising:
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a compliance monitor coupled to the nebulizer and configured to determine when a medical treatment is provided by the nebulizer;
a compliance controller coupled to the compliance monitor and receiving data from the compliance monitor indicative of a medical treatment, the compliance controller tracking compliant medical treatments and configured to generate one of a notification to a caregiver when a measured parameter maintained by the compliance controller and associated with the medical treatments is outside of a predetermined threshold, and a reminder to the patient of scheduled treatments while adjusting the generation of the reminders based upon the treatments recorded. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A medical therapy management system for managing medical therapy to a patient, the system comprising:
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an interactive voice response system for obtaining data from the patient, wherein the interactive voice response system will contact the patient based upon medication related parameters set by the caregiver; and
a compliance controller coupled to the interactive voice response system, the compliance controller receiving data from the interactive voice response system, the compliance controller configured to generate notifications and or reports to the patient and or caregiver based upon the data received. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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