METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REMOTE HEALTHCARE
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1. A method for providing health consultation to a patient, comprising:
- providing digitized instructions about how to conduct an examination of the patient (10),providing a portable registration device (18),providing a server (57) function for storing digitized health information in one or more of the following formats;
picture, sound, video,recording health information (16) of the patient (10) using the portable registration device (18) and/or a computer,storing the health information (16) from the patient in a first database (52),a medical professional (38) retrieving the health information (16) from the first database (52) and retrieving health information from a second database (54), the second database (54) containing stored information from other patients with normal values or from other patients having problems similar to problems of the patient,the medical professional (38) conducting an on-line analysis (60) to establish a medical diagnosis based on the retrieved health information from the first database (52) and the second database (54) without being in communication with the patient in real time, andthe medical professional (38) permanently storing the health information (16) and the diagnosis (62) in a digital medical journal (58).
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Abstract
A method and system are adapted to provide healthcare to a patient. A portable registration device having a navigation function is provided. The registration device records health information of the patient. The health information is then automatically stored in a database that forms a digital medical journal. A medical professional activates the medical journal to retrieve the recorded health information. The medical professional prepares a diagnosis and treatment based on the health information stored in the on-line database.
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1. A method for providing health consultation to a patient, comprising:
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providing digitized instructions about how to conduct an examination of the patient (10), providing a portable registration device (18), providing a server (57) function for storing digitized health information in one or more of the following formats;
picture, sound, video,recording health information (16) of the patient (10) using the portable registration device (18) and/or a computer, storing the health information (16) from the patient in a first database (52), a medical professional (38) retrieving the health information (16) from the first database (52) and retrieving health information from a second database (54), the second database (54) containing stored information from other patients with normal values or from other patients having problems similar to problems of the patient, the medical professional (38) conducting an on-line analysis (60) to establish a medical diagnosis based on the retrieved health information from the first database (52) and the second database (54) without being in communication with the patient in real time, and the medical professional (38) permanently storing the health information (16) and the diagnosis (62) in a digital medical journal (58). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A healthcare system for diagnosing a patient, comprising:
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a portable recording device (18), the recording device (18) having a camera (20), a stethoscope (22) and a navigation function (40), the recording device (18) being in communication with a computer (32), means for recording health information (16) and storing the recorded health information in a correct anatomical position (72) of a patient'"'"'s virtual body (70) displayed on a computer monitor (68) of the computer (32), the computer (32) being in digital communication with a medical professional (38) via a network (36), and means for retrieving the recorded health information by activating the anatomical position (72) displayed on the monitor (68). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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