Patient Treatment and Monitoring Systems and Methods with Cause Inferencing
First Claim
1. A health care delivery system comprising:
- A. a health care delivery device includingi. medical treatment apparatus,ii. an input device that accept patient responses to one or more queries,iii. sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health device and the medical treatment apparatus,B. functionality that transmits one or more of the patient responses, physiometric characteristics and operating conditions a remote digital data processor,C. the remote digital data processor(i) correlating one or more of the patient responses, physiometric characteristics, and operating conditions received from the health care delivery device with any of (a) one another, (b) prior information received from the health care delivery device and/or from the patient'"'"'s records, (c) one or more standards, and(ii) any of generating a report and signaling an alert on determining that the patient is not doing as expected.
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Abstract
The invention provides a health care delivery system comprising a plurality of health care delivery devices (e.g., via the Internet, etc.), which can disposed in treatment centers ranging from patient homes to commercial health care facilities such as hospitals, dialysis centers and so forth. Reporting functionality can, instead of or in addition to identifying (and reporting on) discrepancies in the raw and/or analyzed data from the delivery devices, infer (and report) on possible causes of those discrepancies and, in some aspects of the invention, remedy those causes, thereby, providing automated operations support for the treatment centers.
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24 Claims
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1. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a health care delivery device including i. medical treatment apparatus, ii. an input device that accept patient responses to one or more queries, iii. sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits one or more of the patient responses, physiometric characteristics and operating conditions a remote digital data processor, C. the remote digital data processor (i) correlating one or more of the patient responses, physiometric characteristics, and operating conditions received from the health care delivery device with any of (a) one another, (b) prior information received from the health care delivery device and/or from the patient'"'"'s records, (c) one or more standards, and (ii) any of generating a report and signaling an alert on determining that the patient is not doing as expected.
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2. The health care delivery system of claim 36, wherein the remote digital data processor (i) correlates any of patient responses, physiometric characteristics, and operating conditions received from a plurality of health care delivery device with any of (a) one another, (b) prior information received from the health care delivery devices and/or from patient records, (c) one or more standards, and (ii) any of generates a report and signals an alert on determining that a treatment facility is not doing as expected.
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3. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a plurality of health care delivery devices, each comprising (i) medical treatment apparatus, and (ii) including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health care delivery device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to a remote digital data processor, C. the digital data processor (i) inferring causes of hypotension evidenced in information received from one or more of the plurality of said health care delivery devices, (ii) any of generating a report indicative of that cause, signaling an alert indicative of that cause, and transmitting to a said health care delivery device a control signal for correction of that cause. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a plurality of health care delivery devices, each comprising (i) medical treatment apparatus, and (ii) including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health care delivery device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to a remote digital data processor, C. a digital data processor (i) infers from patterns of hypotension reflected in data from the health care delivery device, as well, optionally, as from supplemental infusate supplies, sensors and/or monitoring logic of said apparatus that patients under care by one or more of said health care delivery devices may require medication adjustment, and (ii) generates reports and/or immediate alerts directing health care providers of the need for possible adjustments and/or effects such adjustment directly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a plurality of health care delivery devices, each comprising (i) medical treatment apparatus, and (ii) including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health care delivery device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to a remote digital data processor, C. a digital data processor (i) infers from patterns of hypotension reflected in data from the health care delivery device, as well, optionally, as from information from other sensors and/or monitoring logic of said apparatus that one or more of said apparatus may require filtration rate adjustment, and (ii) generates reports and/or immediate alerts directing health care providers of the need for possible adjustments and/or effects such adjustment directly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a plurality of health care delivery devices, each comprising (i) medical treatment apparatus, and (ii) including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health care delivery device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to a remote digital data processor, C. a digital data processor (i) infers from patterns of hypotension reflected in data from the health care delivery device, as well, optionally, as from information from other sensors and/or monitoring logic of said apparatus that one or more of said patients under care by said apparatus may require incoming/fresh dialysate temperature adjustment, and (ii) generates reports and/or immediate alerts directing health care providers of the need for possible adjustments and/or effects such adjustment directly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a plurality of health care delivery devices, each comprising (i) medical treatment apparatus, and (ii) including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health care delivery device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to a remote digital data processor, C. a digital data processor (i) infers from patterns of arterial and/or venous pressure alarms reflected in data from the health care delivery device, as well, optionally, as from information from other sensors and/or monitoring logic of said apparatus that one or more of said patients under care by said apparatus may require hemocoagulant medication adjustment and/or vascular access evaluation, and (ii) generates reports and/or immediate alerts directing health care providers of the need for possible adjustments and/or effects such adjustment directly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A health care delivery system comprising:
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A. a plurality of health care delivery devices, each comprising (i) medical treatment apparatus, and (ii) including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health care delivery device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. functionality that transmits the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to a remote digital data processor, C. a digital data processor (i) infers from patterns of conductivity, temperature and/or flow alarms reflected in data from the health care delivery device, as well, optionally, as from conductivity, temperature and/or flow-related information from other sensors and/or monitoring logic of said apparatus that one or more of said apparatus may require supply correction, and (ii) generates reports and/or immediate alerts directing health care providers of the need for possible adjustments and/or effects such adjustment directly. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of health care delivery system comprising:
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A. delivering medical treatment to a plurality of patients via one or more medical treatment apparatus, each including sensors that sense (a) physiometric characteristics of the patient in connection with treatment by the medical treatment apparatus, and (b) operating conditions of any of the health device and the medical treatment apparatus, B. transmitting the physiometric characteristics and operating conditions from the plurality of health care delivery devices to digital data processor, C. with the digital data processor, (i) inferring causes of hypotension evidenced in information received from one or more of the plurality of said delivery devices, (ii) any of generating a report indicative of that cause, signaling an alert indicative of that cause, and transmitting to a said health care delivery device a control signal for correction of that cause.
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