ADVANCED PATIENT MANAGEMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods for using environmental data to manage health care are disclosed. One aspect is an advanced patient management system. In various embodiments, the system includes at least one implantable medical device (IMD) to acquire at least one IMD parameter indicative of patient wellness, means to acquire at least one environmental parameter from at least one external source, and means to correlate the at least one parameter indicative of patient wellness and the at least one environmental parameter to assist with patient health care decisions. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A system for monitoring a heart failure patient, the system comprising:
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a first sensor configured to acquire a first physiological or physical parameter and one or more second sensors configured to acquire one or more second physiological or physical parameters different than the first physiological or physical parameter; at least one medical device configured to acquire an environmental parameter that is capable of affecting at least one of the first or the one or more second physiological or physical parameters; and wherein the medical device is configured to determine a heart failure (HF) status indication using the first and one or more second physiological or physical parameters and the environmental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring a heart failure patient, the method comprising:
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sensing a first physiological or physical parameter via a first sensor and sensing one or more second physiological or physical parameters different than the first physiological or physical parameter via one or more second sensors; acquire an environmental parameter via at least one medical device, the environmental parameter capable of affecting at least one of the first or the one or more second physiological or physical parameters; and determining a heart failure (HF) status indication using the first and one or more second physiological or physical parameters and the environmental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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