SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIRECTLY-COLLECTED NORMALIZED VOICE FEEDBACK FOR USE IN AUTOMATED PATIENT CARE
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Abstract
A system and method for transacting an automated patient communications session is described. A patent health condition is monitored by regularly collecting physiological measures through an implantable medical device. A patient communications session is activated through a patient communications interface, including an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker in response to a patient-provided activation code. An identification of the patient is authenticated based on pre-defined uniquely identifying patient characteristics. Spoken patient information is received through the implantable microphone and verbal system information is played through the implantable speaker. The patient communications session is terminated by closing the patient communications interface. The physiological measures and the spoken patient information are sent.
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33 Claims
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20. A system for processing directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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a database storing patient care records with each record containing one or more physiological measures relating to individual patient information and one or more quality of life measures relating to normalized spoken patient self-assessment indicators, each quality of life measure recorded substantially contemporaneous to the physiological measures through an implantable microphone; and an analysis module analyzing the physiological measures and the contemporaneously recorded quality of life measures retrieved from one such patient care record to determine a patient status. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for processing directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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retrieving one or more physiological measures relating to individual patient information and one or more quality of life measures relating to normalized spoken patient self-assessment indicators from a patient care record, each quality of life measure recorded substantially contemporaneous to the physiological measures through an implantable microphone; and analyzing the physiological measures and the contemporaneously recorded quality of life measures retrieved from one such patient care record to determine a patient status. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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