Computer-Implemented System And Method For Mediating Patient-Initiated Physiological Monitoring
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for mediating patient-initiated physiological monitoring, comprising:
- enrolling a patient in an online medical service network comprised of healthcare providers and medical services;
receiving a request for a physiological monitoring device from the patient and directly dispensing the monitoring device to the patient, after which the patient undertakes self-monitoring through use of the medical monitoring device;
retrieving electronically-recorded physiological data from the monitoring device following completion of the self-monitoring by the patient;
evaluating the retrieved physiological data against diagnostic criteria for medical concerns comprised of health disorders with detectable symptoms; and
based on findings from the evaluation made, referring the patient for follow up care through the healthcare providers and medical services.
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Abstract
Access to key diagnostic medical devices requires pre-approval by a screening physician. A computer-implemented system and method for mediating patient-initiated physiological monitoring and ensuring appropriate follow up, bypassing the need for a screening physician, are provided. A request for a medical monitoring device from a patient at a point of prescriptive medicine dispensing is entered. The patient is enrolled in a medical service network that includes healthcare providers and medical services, and one or more on-call prescribing physicians. The patient is interfaced in real time with one of the prescribing physicians. Upon physician approval, the monitoring device is dispensed to the patient at the point of dispensing. Following monitoring, data from the monitoring device is retrieved for the medical service network. The retrieved data is evaluated for medical concerns. Based on findings from the evaluation made, the patient is referred for medical care through the healthcare providers and medical services.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for mediating patient-initiated physiological monitoring, comprising:
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enrolling a patient in an online medical service network comprised of healthcare providers and medical services; receiving a request for a physiological monitoring device from the patient and directly dispensing the monitoring device to the patient, after which the patient undertakes self-monitoring through use of the medical monitoring device; retrieving electronically-recorded physiological data from the monitoring device following completion of the self-monitoring by the patient; evaluating the retrieved physiological data against diagnostic criteria for medical concerns comprised of health disorders with detectable symptoms; and based on findings from the evaluation made, referring the patient for follow up care through the healthcare providers and medical services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for mediating patient-initiated physiological prescriptive monitoring, comprising:
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enrolling a patient in a medical service network comprising healthcare providers and medical services; designating the patient for physiological monitoring using a monitoring device available only by a medical prescription; interfacing the patient with a prescriptive authority at a point of sale; upon issuance of the medical prescription by the prescriptive authority, dispensing the monitoring device to the patient, after which the patient undertakes self-monitoring through use of the monitoring device; retrieving electronically-recorded physiological data from the monitoring device following completion of the self-monitoring by the patient; evaluating the retrieved physiological data against diagnostic criteria for medical concerns comprised of health disorders with detectable symptoms; and based on findings from the evaluation made, referring the patient for follow up care through the healthcare providers and medical services. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for mediating patient-initiated physiological non-prescriptive monitoring, comprising:
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enrolling a patient in a medical service network comprising healthcare providers and medical services; designating the patient for physiological monitoring using a monitoring device available without need of a medical prescription; providing the monitoring device to the patient at a point of sale, after which the patient undertakes self-monitoring through use of the monitoring device; retrieving electronically-recorded physiological data from the monitoring device following completion of the self-monitoring by the patient; evaluating the retrieved physiological data against diagnostic criteria for medical concerns comprised of health disorders with detectable symptoms; and based on findings from the evaluation made, referring the patient for follow up care through the healthcare providers and medical services. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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