PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of remotely caring for a patient having a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an instruction to a medical device, the instruction calling for medical device information that (a) was collected by the medical device during a specific time period and/or (b) is related to a specific subject matter;
selecting a limited data set from medical device information stored in the medical device based on the instruction;
transmitting the limited data set from the medical device to a data mart, along with instruction information that is related to the instruction if the data mart does not otherwise have access to the instruction information; and
managing the limited data set at the data mart according to the instruction information.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system in which a medical device selects less than all of its stored information and provides the selected subset of information to a data mart for storage, processing, and/or communication to one or more interested parties. In many embodiments, customers, patients, or even components of the medical device or of the remote patient management system can access selected medical device information (e.g., customers can access medical device information tailored to the care they are providing to one or more patients). In many embodiments, customers can receive such medical device information according to a schedule that best suits their care (or whenever they desire such information, irrespective of a schedule). In many embodiments, providing less than full transmissions to the data mart reduces the strain on medical device batteries.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of remotely caring for a patient having a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an instruction to a medical device, the instruction calling for medical device information that (a) was collected by the medical device during a specific time period and/or (b) is related to a specific subject matter; selecting a limited data set from medical device information stored in the medical device based on the instruction; transmitting the limited data set from the medical device to a data mart, along with instruction information that is related to the instruction if the data mart does not otherwise have access to the instruction information; and managing the limited data set at the data mart according to the instruction information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium programmed with instructions for performing a method of providing less than all information stored in a medical device to a data mart, the medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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receive an instruction calling for medical device information that (a) was collected by the medical device during a specific time period and/or (b) is related to a specific subject matter; select a limited data set from medical device information stored in the medical device based on the instruction; provide the limited data set to the data mart; and provide information related to the instruction to the data mart if the data mart does not otherwise have access to such information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of remotely caring for a patient having a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a limited data set at a data mart from a medical device, the limited data set having been selected based on an instruction calling for medical device information stored in the medical device that (a) was collected by the medical device during a specific time period and/or (b) is related to a specific subject matter; receiving at the data mart instruction information that is related to the instruction if the data mart does not otherwise have access to the instruction information; and managing the limited data set at the data mart according to the instruction information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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