Systems For Procuring Regulatory Data From A Patient Via A Medical Measurement Device
First Claim
1. A medical measurement device, comprising:
- a data acquisition circuit for taking measurement data indicative of the user'"'"'s health;
a communication interface for communicating with a medical measurement device provider'"'"'s computer system, wherein the communication interface receives an inquiry from the computer system regarding whether the user has received the device, and provides a user response to the inquiry to the computer system, wherein the communication interface additionally provides the measurement data to the computer system; and
a user interface for presenting the inquiry to the user and for receiving the user response.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system for obtaining from a patient, though a medical measurement device provided by a DME provider, regulatory data needed by the provider. Some examples of the device collect and process physiological measurement data used to assess the health of the patient, and allow the provider to present inquiries directed to the patient. Answers by a user of the device to such inquiries are combined with the processed measurement data to produce at least some of the regulatory data needed by the provider. The data allows the provider to demonstrate that both the provider and the patient are complying with Medicare requirements associated with the purchase and use of the device, thus entitling the provider to receive reimbursement for at least part of the cost of the device and any related consumables.
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35 Claims
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1. A medical measurement device, comprising:
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a data acquisition circuit for taking measurement data indicative of the user'"'"'s health; a communication interface for communicating with a medical measurement device provider'"'"'s computer system, wherein the communication interface receives an inquiry from the computer system regarding whether the user has received the device, and provides a user response to the inquiry to the computer system, wherein the communication interface additionally provides the measurement data to the computer system; and a user interface for presenting the inquiry to the user and for receiving the user response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical measurement device, comprising:
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a data acquisition circuit for taking measurement data indicative of the user'"'"'s health; a communication interface for communicating with a medical measurement device provider'"'"'s computer system, wherein the communication interface receives an inquiry from the computer system regarding ordering consumables for use with the device from the medical measurement device provider, and provides a user response to the inquiry to the computer system, wherein the communication interface additionally provides the measurement data to the computer system; and a user interface for presenting the inquiry to the user and for receiving the user response. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical measurement device, comprising:
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a data acquisition circuit for taking measurement data indicative of the user'"'"'s health; a communication interface for communicating with a medical measurement device provider'"'"'s computer system, wherein the communication interface receives an inquiry from the computer system of the medical measurement device provider regarding training the user to use the device, and provides a user response to the inquiry to the computer system, wherein the communication interface additionally provides the measurement data to the computer system; and a user interface for presenting the inquiry to the user and for receiving the user response. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method implementable in a computer system for obtaining regulatory data, comprising:
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transmitting from the computer system to a medical measurement device a plurality of inquiries requiring responses by a user of the medical measurement device; receiving at the computer system the responses from the medical measurement device; storing the responses in a user record at a computer system; automatically generating a report at the computer system using at least some of the responses stored in the user record; and submitting the report to a government entity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method implementable in a computer system for compiling regulatory data, comprising:
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storing a record for a user at a computer system, and wherein the information in the record comprises at least (i) time-stamped measurement data received from the user'"'"'s medical measurement device, wherein the measurement data is indicative of the user'"'"'s health, and (ii) user responses received from the user'"'"'s medical measurement device in response to inquiries transmitted from the computer system; automatically generating a report at the computer system using at least some of the data stored in the user record; and submitting the report to a government entity. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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