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System and method for providing continuous, expert network care services from a remote location(s) to geographically dispersed healthcare locations

  • US 20060025657A1
  • Filed: 08/10/2005
  • Published: 02/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing expert care simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed health care locations from a remote location, the system comprising:

  • a network;

    a plurality of geographically dispersed health care locations, wherein a healthcare location comprises monitoring stations, and wherein the monitoring stations are adapted for monitoring patient data elements from a patient and for transmitting the monitored patient data elements to a remote command center by the network;

    the remote command center connected to the network and comprising;

    a database, wherein the database comprises stored patient data elements relating to the patient;

    a computerized patient care management system connected to a workstation, wherein the computerized patient care management system is adapted for;

    receiving the monitored patient data elements from the plurality of geographically dispersed health care locations;

    storing the monitored patient data elements in the database;

    applying a rules engine to at least two patient data elements stored in the database; and

    monitoring medical conditions of the patients and utilizing the output from the rules engine to determine if intervention is warranted; and

    wherein the monitoring and intervention for individual patients in the plurality of geographically health care locations occurs 24 hours per day 7 days per week.

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