Remote Health Care
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1. A remote health care system comprising:
- a diagnostic receiver configured to receive a diagnostic test from a patient;
a medical records module in data communication with the diagnostic receiver, the medical records module including a medical record of the patient; and
an emergency services module in data communication with the diagnostic receiver, the emergency services module including a description of a geographic location and an emergency vehicle dispatch center corresponding to the location.
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Abstract
Among other things, a remote health care system includes a diagnostic receiver, a medical records module in data communication with the diagnostic receiver, and an emergency services module in data communication with the diagnostic receiver. The diagnostic receiver is configured to receive a diagnostic test from a patient, the medical records module includes a medical record of the patient, and the emergency services module includes a description of a geographic location and an emergency vehicle dispatch center corresponding to the location.
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49 Claims
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1. A remote health care system comprising:
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a diagnostic receiver configured to receive a diagnostic test from a patient; a medical records module in data communication with the diagnostic receiver, the medical records module including a medical record of the patient; and an emergency services module in data communication with the diagnostic receiver, the emergency services module including a description of a geographic location and an emergency vehicle dispatch center corresponding to the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 42, 43)
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8. The remote health care system of 7, in which the medical record includes a prior EKG test of the patient.
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving a medical record for a patient; subsequently receiving a description of symptoms from the patient, the symptoms describing a current medical state of the patient; transmitting a description of the symptoms to a cardiologist, receiving a diagnostic test from the patient; and transmitting the results of the diagnostic test to the cardiologist. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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23. The method of 22 in which the probable course of treatment is determined to mitigate an adverse cardiac condition of the patient.
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36. A method of treating a patient for a cardiac disorder comprising:
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receiving diagnostic information describing a current cardiac condition of a patient from a remote source; in response to said information, scheduling a service for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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44. A method of discounting treatment for a cardiac patient, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a remote health care system about a medical condition of the cardiac subject, the information being received prior to an arrival of the cardiac subject; based on the information, preparing a treatment, the preparing taking place prior to the arrival of the cardiac subject; administering the treatment for the cardiac subject after the arrival of the cardiac subject; based on having received the information from the remote health care system, producing a bill for the treatment at a discounted rate, the discounted rate being less than a standard rate the treatment would cost a general cardiac subject having a medical condition equivalent to the medical condition of the cardiac subject. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A method of providing insurance benefits for a cardiac patient, the method comprising:
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determining that the cardiac patient is enrolled with a remote health care facility, the remote health care facility being capable of; receiving a medical record for the cardiac patient; subsequently receiving a description of symptoms from the cardiac patient, the symptoms describing a current medical state of the cardiac patient; transmitting a description of the symptoms to a cardiologist, receiving a diagnostic test from the patient; and transmitting the results of the diagnostic test to the cardiologist; providing the insurance benefit, based on the cardiac patient being enrolled with the remote health care facility. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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