Adaptive interactive preceptored teaching system incorporating remote image monitoring
First Claim
1. A method or providing a patient with an analysis result which the patient can use to determine a dosage of a drug for self-administration comprising:
- (a) gathering information which affects the dosage comprising information related to an item of food that may be eaten by a patient, the gathering being performed by the patient;
(b) automatically forwarding the information to an advisor, computer system, or combination thereof, which analyzes the information to obtain an analysis result; and
(c) sending the analysis result to the patient, whereby the patient can determine the dosage using the analysis result and wherein the analysis result optionally comprises a portion for the item of food.
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Abstract
A method for providing a patient with an analysis result which the patient uses to determine a dosage of a drug for self-administration when the patient is unable to obtain the analysis result themself. The method involves gathering by the patient of information which affects the dosage, forwarding the information to an advisor who analyzes the information to obtain the analysis result, sending the analysis result to the patient, and determining by the patient of the dosage using the analysis result. The information can be gathered by the patient by using a digital camera to photograph an item of food, and the analysis result can be an amount of food. Preferably, the information and analysis result are exchanged via the Internet.
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21 Claims
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1. A method or providing a patient with an analysis result which the patient can use to determine a dosage of a drug for self-administration comprising:
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(a) gathering information which affects the dosage comprising information related to an item of food that may be eaten by a patient, the gathering being performed by the patient;
(b) automatically forwarding the information to an advisor, computer system, or combination thereof, which analyzes the information to obtain an analysis result; and
(c) sending the analysis result to the patient, whereby the patient can determine the dosage using the analysis result and wherein the analysis result optionally comprises a portion for the item of food. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a patient with an analysis result which the patient uses to determine a dosage of a drug for self-administration comprising:
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a data input component that receives from the patient gathered information that affects the dosage and that comprises information related to an item of food;
a data transfer component which transfers the information gathered by the patient to an advisor, a computer system, or combination thereof that analyzes the information to obtain the analysis result; and
a data output component that automatically sends the analysis result to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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