REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS
First Claim
1. A health care device for monitoring a health condition of an ambulatory patient, the device comprising:
- a display for presenting questions to the patient;
an input device permitting the patient to enter answers to the questions;
a read-only memory device, the read-only memory device storing a plurality of question hierarchies, each hierarchy of questions corresponding to each of a plurality of symptoms;
a communication device;
a microprocessor is programmed toreceive a symptom identifier via the communication device;
based upon the symptom identifier, ask a first question from the hierarchy of questions corresponding to the symptom identified by the symptom identifier;
receive an answer to the first question via the input device; and
based upon the answer to the first question, make a decision regarding whether to ask a subsequent question from the hierarchy.
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Abstract
The monitoring device incorporates a memory device that is programmed with a set of question hierearchies. Each question hierarchy corresponds to a symptom and is composed of a set of questions. The question hierarchies may contain a logical structure so that certain questions will not be asked, depending upon a patient'"'"'s answer to a preceeding question. A question hiearchy is invoked by a symptom identifier transmitted to the monitoring device by a remote computer. The remote computer may transmit a plurality of symptom identifiers to the monitoring device to cause the monitoring device to ask questions related to a plurality of symptoms. The set of symptoms inquired about may vary based upon the chronic disease afflicting the patient.
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1. A health care device for monitoring a health condition of an ambulatory patient, the device comprising:
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a display for presenting questions to the patient; an input device permitting the patient to enter answers to the questions; a read-only memory device, the read-only memory device storing a plurality of question hierarchies, each hierarchy of questions corresponding to each of a plurality of symptoms; a communication device; a microprocessor is programmed to receive a symptom identifier via the communication device; based upon the symptom identifier, ask a first question from the hierarchy of questions corresponding to the symptom identified by the symptom identifier; receive an answer to the first question via the input device; and based upon the answer to the first question, make a decision regarding whether to ask a subsequent question from the hierarchy.
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2-39. -39. (canceled)
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