Apparatus and method for mobile medical services
First Claim
1. A method of providing a treatment to a patient having a mobile personal computing device with a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the patient, comprising:
- registering a patient-associated physiological monitoring device with the personal computing device during an authenticated session;
securely acquiring patient physiological data from the patient-associated physiological monitoring device with the personal computing device;
analyzing the patient physiological data with the personal computing device to generate a patient care recommendation; and
controlling the application of a treatment in accordance with the patient care recommendation.
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Abstract
A mobile personal computing and communications device provides for secure, reliable, accurate and up-to-date point-of-care medical information for rendering sound medical care to a patient. The mobile personal device may be used by either the patient and/or by caregivers to furnish, access and/or acquire and store the patient'"'"'s medical records using wireless communications, to provide a treatment, to facilitate compliance with a treatment plan, to facilitate patient care, to facilitate collaboration on treatment for the patient'"'"'s condition, and to proffer an authenticated medical directive, among other mobile medical services.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of providing a treatment to a patient having a mobile personal computing device with a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the patient, comprising:
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registering a patient-associated physiological monitoring device with the personal computing device during an authenticated session;
securely acquiring patient physiological data from the patient-associated physiological monitoring device with the personal computing device;
analyzing the patient physiological data with the personal computing device to generate a patient care recommendation; and
controlling the application of a treatment in accordance with the patient care recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile personal computing device for providing a treatment to a patient having a patient-associated physiological monitoring device, comprising:
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means for initiating a patient-authenticated session;
means for registering the patient-associated physiological monitoring device with the personal computing device during the patient-authenticated session;
means for securely acquiring patient physiological data from the patient-associated physiological monitoring device with the personal computing device;
means for analyzing the patient physiological data with the personal computing device to generate a patient care recommendation; and
means for controlling the application of a treatment in accordance with the patient care recommendation;
wherein the mobile personal computing device is of a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method of distributed caregiving to a patient having a mobile personal computing and communications device at a point-of-care, the personal computing and communications device having a wireless communications capability, and further having a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the patient, comprising:
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storing first patient medical data in the personal computing and communications device at the point-of-care;
acquiring second patient medical data regarding a current condition of the patient with the personal computing and communications device at the point-of-care;
acquiring third patient medical data from at least one remote caregiver in an authenticated session using the communications capability of the personal computing and communications device, at the point-of-care;
furnishing selected items from at least one of the first, second and third patient medical data to at least one remote caregiver in an authenticated session using the communications capability of the personal computing and communications device;
generating patient treatment instructions for the current condition with the personal computing and communications device from the third patient medical data; and
expressing the patient treatment instructions with the personal computing and communications device at the point-of care. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A mobile personal computing and communications device for distributed caregiving to a patient at a point-of-care, comprising:
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means for storing first patient medical data in the personal computing and communications device at the point-of-care;
means for acquiring second patient medical data regarding a current condition of the patient with the personal computing and communications device at the point-of-care;
wireless communications means for acquiring third patient medical data from at least one remote caregiver in an authenticated session at the point-of-care, and for furnishing selected items from at least one of the first, second and third patient medical data to at least one remote caregiver in an authenticated session;
means for generating patient treatment instructions for the current condition with the personal computing and communications device from the third patient medical data; and
means for expressing the patient treatment instructions with the personal computing and communications device at the point-of care;
wherein the mobile personal computing and communications device is of a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the patient.
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44. A mobile personal computing and communications device comprising:
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a unit having a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the user;
a processor capability contained within the unit and having sufficient processing power for executing computer programs that are designed for personal computers;
a user interface functionally integrated with the processor capability;
a cellular communications capability contained within the unit;
a broadband wireless communications capability contained within the unit;
a wireless personal area network capability contained within the unit;
a security capability contained within the unit and functionally integrated with the processor capability, the cellular communications capability, and the broadband wireless capability for providing an authenticated login at the user interface and secure wireless communications with at least the broadband wireless communications capability;
a global positioning system capability functionally integrated with the processor capability;
an optical scanner capability functionally integrated with the processor capability;
a camera capability functionally integrated with the processor capability and the cellular communications capability;
a multiple-axes accelerometer functionally integrated with the processor capability and tightly mechanically coupled to the unit; and
a storage medium readable by the processor subsystem and comprising executable code. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for proffering an authenticated medical directive of a person, comprising:
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initiating a first authenticated session on a personal computing device with a biometric of the person, the personal computing device having a size, weight and form factor suitable for mobile use by the person;
storing a medical directive on the personal computing device during the patient-authenticated session;
during the patient-authenticated session, securing the stored medical directive for access by a proxy, the proxy being identified by a biometric of the proxy;
initiating a second authenticated session on the personal computing device with the biometric of the proxy; and
expressing the secured medical directive during the second authenticated session. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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