System and method for conducting a physician-patient consultation
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1. A method for conducting a physician-patient consultation, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first clinic station operable by a physician, a patient station remote from the first clinic station for communicating information relating to the patient, and a second clinic station operable by medical personnel to conduct a patient examination;
providing a communications network including a first communication link between the first clinic station and the patient station, whereby the first communications link utilizes an interactive computer network, and a second communications link between the second clinic station and the first clinic station;
remotely interviewing the patient via the first communications link to communicate a first set of patient information from the patient station to the first clinic station and the physician;
determining a patient category and a patient problem category for the patient and a patient problem presented to the physician by the patient, respectively;
at the first clinic station, receiving a second set of patient information, wherein the second set of patient information is obtained by examination of the patient at the second clinic station and is communicated to the first clinic station via the second communications link; and
at the first clinic station, evaluating the patient'"'"'s condition upon review of the first and second sets of patient information.
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A system and method for conducting a physician-patient consultation is disclosed wherein the patient is located, at lest initially, remotely from the physician.
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1. A method for conducting a physician-patient consultation, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first clinic station operable by a physician, a patient station remote from the first clinic station for communicating information relating to the patient, and a second clinic station operable by medical personnel to conduct a patient examination;
providing a communications network including a first communication link between the first clinic station and the patient station, whereby the first communications link utilizes an interactive computer network, and a second communications link between the second clinic station and the first clinic station;
remotely interviewing the patient via the first communications link to communicate a first set of patient information from the patient station to the first clinic station and the physician;
determining a patient category and a patient problem category for the patient and a patient problem presented to the physician by the patient, respectively;
at the first clinic station, receiving a second set of patient information, wherein the second set of patient information is obtained by examination of the patient at the second clinic station and is communicated to the first clinic station via the second communications link; and
at the first clinic station, evaluating the patient'"'"'s condition upon review of the first and second sets of patient information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing a physician-patient consultation, said system comprising:
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a first clinic station operable by a physician;
a patient station accessible by a patient for communicating a first set of patient information, said patient station being remote from said first clinic station;
a second clinic station operable by medical personnel, said second clinic station being adapted for direct contact with a patient to obtain a second set of patient information; and
a communications network including a first communications link between said first clinic Station and said patient station, said first communications link including a computer network interface adapted to communicate said first set of patient information from said patient station to said first clinic station, a second communication link for communicating said second set of patient information from said second clinic station to said first clinic station, and at least one computer and a computer database accessible by said computer for storing said first and second sets of patient information, said computer database being accessible by said first clinic station, and including definitions of the patient and patient problem types by degree of complexity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for conducting a physician-patient consultation, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an interactive computer network including a first clinic station operable by a physician, a patient station accessible to a patient, a second clinic station operable by medical personnel for direct contact with a patient, at least one computer and a computer database interconnected with the computer, wherein said first clinic station is located remote from said patient station;
at the second clinic station, examining the patient to obtain a set of patient information, including information obtained through direct contact with the patient;
utilizing the computer network to direct the set of patient information from the second clinic station into the computer database for storage therein;
at the first clinic station, accessing the computer database to review the set of patient information including a patient category and patient problem category patient problem category; and
at the first clinic station, evaluating the patient based, at least partly, on the review of the set of patient information and using the interactive computer network to communicate the evaluation to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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