Remote health monitoring and maintenance system
First Claim
1. A method for the remote monitoring and management of a patient'"'"'s health condition by a health care provider, the method comprising:
- a) providing a health care provider apparatus to the health care provider, the health care provider apparatus, comprising;
i). a health care provider interaction unit having;
A). a health care provider interaction unit display that is controlled by a health care provider interaction unit interface, the health care provider interaction unit interface accepting a health care provider display information and rendering the health care provider display information for display on the health care provider interaction unit display;
B). a health care provider interaction unit input device that receives a health care provider input form the health care provider, the health care provider interaction unit input device sending the health care provider input to the health care provider interaction interface;
ii). a health care provider data management unit, comprising;
A). a health care provider central processing unit having a health care provider script program;
B). a health care provider communication circuit coupled to the health care provider central processing unit;
C). a health care provider memory coupled to the health care provider central processing unit;
b). generating the script program with the health care provider script generator, the script program having script commands representing a computer-executable patient protocol for the management and monitoring of the patient'"'"'s health condition;
c). providing a remotely-programmable patient apparatus to the patient, the remotely-programmable patient apparatus, comprising;
i). a patient interaction unit having;
A). a patient interaction unit display that is controlled by a patient interaction unit interface, the patient interaction unit interface accepting a patient display information and rendering the patient display information for display on the patient interaction unit display;
B). a patient interaction unit input device that receives a patient data from the patient, the patient interaction unit input device sending the patient data to the patient interaction unit interface;
ii). a patient data management unit, comprising;
A). a patient central processing unit having a patient script processor for processing the script program;
B). a patient communication circuit coupled to the patient central processing unit;
C). a patient memory coupled to the patient central processing unit;
d). connecting the health care provider apparatus to the communication network by way of the health care provider communication means;
e). connecting the remotely programmable patient apparatus to the communication network by way of the patent communication means;
f). downloading the script program from the health care provider apparatus to the remotely programmable patient apparatus over the communication network;
g). processing the script program with the patient central processing means of the remotely programmable patient apparatus, the processing of the script program producing the patient display information;
h). displaying the patient display information to the patient on the patient interaction unit display of the patient interaction unit.
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Abstract
A system and method is described that enables a health care provider to monitor and manage a health condition of a patient. The system includes a health care provider apparatus operated by a health care provider and a remotely programmable patient apparatus that is operated by a patient. The health care provider develops a script program using the health care provider apparatus and then sends the script program to a remotely programmable patient apparatus through a communication network such as the World Wide Web. The script program is a computer-executable patient protocol that provides information to the patient about the patient'"'"'s health condition and that interactively monitors the patient health condition by asking the patient questions and by receiving answers to those questions. The answers to these health related questions are then forwarded as patient data from the remotely programmable patient apparatus to the health care provider apparatus through the communication network. The patient data may also include information supplied by a physiological monitoring device such as a blood glucose monitor that is connected to the remotely programmable patient apparatus. When the patient data arrives at the health care provider apparatus, the patient data is processed for further management of the patient'"'"'s health condition by the health care provider, such as forwarding another script program to the remotely programmable patient apparatus.
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61 Claims
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1. A method for the remote monitoring and management of a patient'"'"'s health condition by a health care provider, the method comprising:
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a) providing a health care provider apparatus to the health care provider, the health care provider apparatus, comprising;
i). a health care provider interaction unit having;
A). a health care provider interaction unit display that is controlled by a health care provider interaction unit interface, the health care provider interaction unit interface accepting a health care provider display information and rendering the health care provider display information for display on the health care provider interaction unit display;
B). a health care provider interaction unit input device that receives a health care provider input form the health care provider, the health care provider interaction unit input device sending the health care provider input to the health care provider interaction interface;
ii). a health care provider data management unit, comprising;
A). a health care provider central processing unit having a health care provider script program;
B). a health care provider communication circuit coupled to the health care provider central processing unit;
C). a health care provider memory coupled to the health care provider central processing unit;
b). generating the script program with the health care provider script generator, the script program having script commands representing a computer-executable patient protocol for the management and monitoring of the patient'"'"'s health condition;
c). providing a remotely-programmable patient apparatus to the patient, the remotely-programmable patient apparatus, comprising;
i). a patient interaction unit having;
A). a patient interaction unit display that is controlled by a patient interaction unit interface, the patient interaction unit interface accepting a patient display information and rendering the patient display information for display on the patient interaction unit display;
B). a patient interaction unit input device that receives a patient data from the patient, the patient interaction unit input device sending the patient data to the patient interaction unit interface;
ii). a patient data management unit, comprising;
A). a patient central processing unit having a patient script processor for processing the script program;
B). a patient communication circuit coupled to the patient central processing unit;
C). a patient memory coupled to the patient central processing unit;
d). connecting the health care provider apparatus to the communication network by way of the health care provider communication means;
e). connecting the remotely programmable patient apparatus to the communication network by way of the patent communication means;
f). downloading the script program from the health care provider apparatus to the remotely programmable patient apparatus over the communication network;
g). processing the script program with the patient central processing means of the remotely programmable patient apparatus, the processing of the script program producing the patient display information;
h). displaying the patient display information to the patient on the patient interaction unit display of the patient interaction unit.
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54. A medical device for monitoring and managing one or more ambulatory patients on a computer and allowing a caregiver to review the ambulatory patients'"'"' wellness parameters to provide treatment in accordance with the wellness parameters, the medical device comprising:
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a processing unit;
a computer-readable medium associated with the processing unit;
a sensor, operably coupled with the processing unit, the sensor detecting at least one physiological parameter of the patient;
an output device, operably coupled with the processing unit, the output device prompting the patient with at least one question;
an input device, operably coupled with the processing unit, the input device permitting the patient to respond to the at least one question;
a communication device operably coupled to the processing unit;
wherein the computer-readable medium is programmed with a set of instructions that cause the processing unit to cooperate with the communication device to automatically initiate a first communication session at a specified time of day, wherein during the first communication session at least one question is received from a remote computer;
prompt the patient with the at least one question via the output device;
receive at least one response to the at least one question via the input device; and
transmit the at least one response and the at least one physiological parameter to the remote computer via the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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58. A medical device for monitoring and managing one or more self-care patients on a computer and enabling a health care provider to review the self-care patients'"'"' health parameters to provide treatment in accordance with the health parameters, the medical device comprising:
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a processor;
a computer-readable memory associated with the processor;
a sensor, operably interconnected with the processor, the sensor taking at least one measurement of a physiological health indicator of the patient;
an output device, operably interconnected with the processor, the output device prompting the patient with at least one query;
an input device, operably interconnected with the processor, the input device permitting the patient to respond to the at least one query;
a communication device operably interconnected to the processor;
wherein the computer-readable memory is programmed with instructions that cause the processor to cooperate with the communication device to automatically initiate a first communication session at a prescribed connection time, wherein during the first communication session at least one query is received from a remote computer;
prompt the patient with the at least one query via the output device;
receive at least one response to the at least one query via the input device; and
transmit the at least one response and the at least one physiological health indicator to the remote computer via the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61)
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