System and a method for providing integrated access management for peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis
First Claim
1. A system to track and manage information regarding a patient undergoing a plurality of therapies therapy for a disease, the system comprising:
- an input means for receiving the information regarding the patient and the plurality of therapies wherein the patient receives at least one of the plurality of therapies to treat the disease wherein the information is tracked and managed for the patient for each of the plurality of therapies;
means for displaying the information related to each of the plurality of therapies relating to the disease of the patient.
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Abstract
A system and a method for tracking patients having renal disease, particularly Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), are provided. The system and method track patients through a common system with multiple healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses and the like, having access to the system and updating the system based on information regarding the care, treatment, diagnosis, therapy, or the like provided to the patients. The system and method interface with remote machines and supply chains by a modem, via the internet or by wireless devices. The system and method provide a continuum of care for renal patients, i.e., CKD, peritoneal dialysis (PD), home hemodialyis (HHD), in-center hemodialysis and transplant within a single database associated with the system. The system and method track the access information of PD patients and/or HD patients. Specifically, the system and method track access placement, infections, non-infection related problems, medications and hospitalizations. The system and method may track PD and HD information in one comprehensive module.
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54 Claims
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1. A system to track and manage information regarding a patient undergoing a plurality of therapies therapy for a disease, the system comprising:
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an input means for receiving the information regarding the patient and the plurality of therapies wherein the patient receives at least one of the plurality of therapies to treat the disease wherein the information is tracked and managed for the patient for each of the plurality of therapies;
means for displaying the information related to each of the plurality of therapies relating to the disease of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for a user to track and manage a history of a patient undergoing one of a plurality of therapies for a disease, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting information into a system regarding the patient and each of the plurality of therapies;
tracking the information input to the system regarding the patient and each of the plurality of therapies; and
collecting data relating to the patient wherein the data relates to the plurality of therapies of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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