Status Reporting Of A Structured Collection Procedure
First Claim
1. A collection device which performs a structured collection procedure, said device comprising:
- a display;
memory;
a processor connected to the memory and the display; and
program instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;
initiate a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met,collect patient data for the structured collection procedure when entered in response to a request in accordance with an event provided in the schedule of events after initiation,store automatically in the memory the collected patient data,assess automatically whether the collected patient data in response to the request meets one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria,associate automatically with the stored collected patient data a unique identifier in the memory if satisfying the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria,provide automatically a status report when the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria are not met during the structured collection procedure, andend automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met.
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Abstract
Embodiments related to a system and method managing the implementation, execution, data collection, data analysis and status reporting of a structured collection procedure running on a portable, hand-held collection device are disclosed. The collection device performing the structured collection procedure has program instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met at some unknown time, store in memory patient data collected in accordance to the schedule of events, end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met at some unknown time. Status reporting can be provided throughout the execution of the collection procedure.
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35 Claims
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1. A collection device which performs a structured collection procedure, said device comprising:
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a display; memory; a processor connected to the memory and the display; and program instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to; initiate a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met, collect patient data for the structured collection procedure when entered in response to a request in accordance with an event provided in the schedule of events after initiation, store automatically in the memory the collected patient data, assess automatically whether the collected patient data in response to the request meets one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria, associate automatically with the stored collected patient data a unique identifier in the memory if satisfying the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria, provide automatically a status report when the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria are not met during the structured collection procedure, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34)
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30. A collection device which performs a structured collection procedure, said device comprising:
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a display; memory; a processor connected to the memory and the display; and program instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to; initiate a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met, collect patient data for the structured collection procedure when entered in response to a request in accordance with an event provided in the schedule of events after initiation, store automatically in the memory the collected patient data, assess automatically whether the collected patient data in response to the request meets one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria, associate automatically with the stored collected patient data a unique identifier in the memory if satisfying the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria, end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met, calculate overall adherence based on the patient data stored in memory, and provide automatically a status report based on the calculated adherence. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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35. A method of managing a structured collection procedure comprising:
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providing a collection device with the structured collection procedure and a program instructions; and executing the program instruction on the collection device which cause a processor of the collection device to; initiate a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met, collect patient data for the structured collection procedure when entered in response to a request in accordance with an event provided in the schedule of events after initiation, store automatically in the memory the collected patient data, assess automatically whether the collected patient data in response to the request meets one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria, associate automatically with the stored collected patient data a unique identifier in the memory if satisfying the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria, provide automatically a status report when the one or more adherence and/or acceptance criteria are not met during the structured collection procedure, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met.
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