Method and apparatus for administering and monitoring patient treatment
First Claim
1. An automated health monitoring system, comprising:
- at least one central monitoring station;
at least one personal health diary, configured to be used by at least one patient, and configured to present individual medical regimens;
wherein said personal health diary is configured to collect said patient'"'"'s subjective and physiological measurement data;
wherein said personal health diary establishes communications with said central monitoring station and communicates said subjective and physiological measurement data to said central monitoring station;
wherein said at least one central monitoring station further comprises means for configuring individual medical regimens for said at least one patient, and for communicating said regimens to said personal health diary; and
wherein said individual medical regimens are expressed as a markup language.
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Abstract
The present invention is a personal health monitoring system which interactively delivers treatment stimuli and compiles a chronological history of a patient'"'"'s health. The invention includes personal health diaries for direct measurement of physiological measurement as well as collection subjective responses. The personal health diaries also deliver educational content and health related reminders. The personal health diaries are remotely configured to deliver patient specific display of the treatment information. Patient response information, timing signals are routinely transmitted to the central monitoring system. The central monitoring system is programmed to automatically alert caregivers and family members when responses fall outside patient defined normal ranges. Caregivers and family members can interactive with the central monitoring system to provide updated treatment information as well as personal inspirational content. Through education and appropriate intervention the present invention can improve and maintain the patient'"'"'s health and extend their independent lifestyle.
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32 Claims
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1. An automated health monitoring system, comprising:
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at least one central monitoring station; at least one personal health diary, configured to be used by at least one patient, and configured to present individual medical regimens; wherein said personal health diary is configured to collect said patient'"'"'s subjective and physiological measurement data; wherein said personal health diary establishes communications with said central monitoring station and communicates said subjective and physiological measurement data to said central monitoring station; wherein said at least one central monitoring station further comprises means for configuring individual medical regimens for said at least one patient, and for communicating said regimens to said personal health diary; and wherein said individual medical regimens are expressed as a markup language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 27, 28)
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6. An electronic personal health diary apparatus, comprising:
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means for presenting individual medical regimens to at least one patient; means for collecting said patient'"'"'s subjective and physiological measurement data; means for establishing communications with a central monitoring station and communicating said subjective and physiological measurement data to said central monitoring station; means for receiving and displaying individual medical regimens transmitted from said central monitoring station; and wherein said individual medical regimens are expressed as a markup language. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30)
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31. A method for automated health monitoring, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one central monitoring station; providing at least one personal health diary, configured to be used by at least one patient, and configured to present individual medical regimens; collecting said patient'"'"'s subjective and physiological measurement data using said personal health diary; establishing communications with said central monitoring station and communicating said subjective and physiological measurement data to said central monitoring station, using said personal health diary; configuring individual medical regimens for said at least one patient through said central monitoring station, and communicating said regimens to said personal health diary; and
expressing said individual medical regimens as a markup language. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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