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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78 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 healthcare data monitoring and management system, comprising:
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a) one or more physiological monitoring devices, each producing a signal containing data representative of a physical condition;
b) an electronic data management unit, comprising;
one or more interfaces operative to receive healthcare data from a respective one of the monitoring devices, and an interface for transmitting the healthcare data over a telephone or digital network c) a data storage and processing clearinghouse, comprising;
a processor for receiving the healthcare data from the data management unit, a clearinghouse database for storing the healthcare data, and an interface enabling the healthcare data to be reviewed remotely over a network; and
d) a physiological monitoring device operable to collect and transmit healthcare data to the clearinghouse without routing the data through the data management unit. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of monitoring and managing healthcare data, comprising the steps of:
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receiving healthcare data at an electronic data management unit from one or more physiological monitoring devices;
transmitting the healthcare data to a data storage and processing clearinghouse over a telephone or digital network;
formatting the data at the clearinghouse for remote review over a network; and
transmitting healthcare data to the clearinghouse without routing the data through the data management unit. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A healthcare data monitoring and management system, comprising:
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a) a plurality of physiological monitoring devices, each producing a signal containing data representative of a different physical condition;
b) a plurality of compact, portable electronic data management units, each adapted for patient self-care, each unit comprising;
a plurality of interfaces operative to receive healthcare data from a respective one of the monitoring devices, and an interface for transmitting the healthcare data as a signal over a telephone network c) a data storage and processing clearinghouse comprising;
a processor for receiving signals from the various data management units, a clearinghouse database for storing the healthcare data received from the data management units, an interface enabling the healthcare data to be reviewed remotely over a network; and
d) one or more physiological monitoring devices operable to collect and transmit healthcare data to the clearinghouse without routing the data through a data management unit. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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