PATIENT-SPECIFIC CONTENT DELIVERY METHODS AND SYSTEMS

• US 20090076856A1
• Filed: 09/18/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Original Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Inventors: Darby, Kristin, Burke, Maria, Littlefield, Kurt, Kalathil, Ravi
• Granted Patent: US 8,543,420 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/59 Aesthetic features, e.g. distraction means to prevent fears of child patients
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods and systems for delivery of digital data in connection with medical treatment and patient care include detecting a current medical condition of a patient receiving medical treatment and delivering electronic informational data to the patient over a network. The informational data can be selected for delivery based on the current medical condition of the patient. The informational data can includes a plurality of informational data content options, and the patient can choose one or more of the informational data content options for delivery to the patient over the network. The chosen content can be displayed to the patient on a digital data display device, such as a touch screen monitor.

Claims

1. A method of delivering patient-specific content, comprising:

detecting a current medical condition of a patient receiving medical treatment;

delivering electronic informational data to the patient over a network;

selecting the informational data for delivery based on the current medical condition of the patient, wherein the informational data includes a plurality of informational data content options; and

enabling the patient to choose one or more of the plurality of informational data content options for delivery to the patient over the network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the current medical condition includes receiving medical monitoring data from a medical monitoring machine in current communication with the patient.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the medical monitoring data includes receiving data related to hemodialysis treatment.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a pre-programmed algorithm to select the informational data for delivery.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the current medical condition includes at least one of blood pressure, heart rate, and blood potassium level.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the current medical condition includes data related to dialysis treatment being provided to the patient concurrent with a time informational data is to be delivered to the patient.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the electronic informational data over the network from a data collection unit to a digital data display device accessible by the patient.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising authorizing the patient to use the digital data display device before allowing the patient to access the electronic informational data at the digital data display device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the informational data includes at least one of audio, video, educational material, Internet content, a survey, and a game.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling a medical care professional to select informational data for delivery to a patient based on a specific medical condition and delivering the selected informational data to the patient upon detection of the specific medical condition.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the patient to select at least one of two or more informational data choices based on a current medical condition of the patient and delivering the chosen informational data to the patient over the network.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the authenticated patient to select data to view on the digital data display device using a touch screen at the digital data display device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting data chosen by the authenticated patient on the digital data display device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data is also chosen based on an identity of the authenticated patient.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting prescribed content to the authenticated patient on the digital data display device prior to presenting data selected by the patient.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein additional data includes data related to at least one of video information, audio information, games, educational material, and a survey.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the data specific to the authenticated patient includes at least one of medical record information and medical treatment information.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital data display device includes a touch screen configured to display one or more types of stored medical data that can be selected by the patient through the touch screen for delivery from the data collection unit to the digital data display device.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the stored medical data includes data related to at least one of a patient'"'"'s medical test result, medical care plan, medical history, vital signs, dialysis treatment, and organ function.

22. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second data collection unit configured to be in communication with the digital data display device, to store medical treatment data, and to provide the digital data display device with stored medical treatment data.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the stored medical treatment data includes data related to at least one of video information, audio information, games, educational material, and a survey.

12. A method of delivering patient-specific content, comprising:

providing a digital data display device configured to display data to a patient receiving medical treatment;

authenticating the patient as a valid user of the digital data display device;

transmitting first data to the digital data display device from at least one database, wherein the first data is chosen for transmission based on at least real time data related to medical treatment of the authenticated patient; and

allowing the authenticated patient to choose from the first data additional data for transmission from the at least one database to the digital data display device.

19. A patient-specific content delivery system, comprising:

a digital data display device configured to display content related to medical data regarding a patient receiving dialysis treatment; and

a data collection unit configured to be in electronic communication with the digital data display device over a network, to store medical data, and to provide the digital data display device with stored medical data related to the patient after the patient is authenticated at the digital data display device and while the patient is receiving dialysis treatment.

24. A patient-specific content delivery system, comprising:

a data collection unit configured to store medical data; and

a touch screen accessible to a patient receiving medical treatment at a dialysis treatment machine and configured to display data received from the data collection unit, the displayed data being displayed concurrent with medical treatment of the patient and being selected for display considering an identification of the patient.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising a second data collection unit configured to store medical treatment data, wherein the touch screen is also configured to display data received from the second data collection unit concurrent with the medical treatment of the patient.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the displayed data is also being selected for display considering data gathered in real time and in relation to the medical treatment of the patient.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the touch screen also enables the patient to select data from the data collection unit for display on the touch screen and displaying in real time the selected data to the patient.

28. The system of claim 26 wherein the data collection unit is also configured to transmit other data for display on the touch screen based on data selected by the patient.