Remote patient support and care by relatives
First Claim
1. A patient care network comprising:
- a patient data generating source that generates on-line medical information about a patient;
a central server for coordinating patient data;
at least one family member/friend access device by which at least one of a family member user and a friend user of the patient accesses the medical information about the patient via the central server;
a patient device by which the patient accesses the medical information;
a user authentication device that;
authenticates a family member or friend user as an authorized user before granting access to the medical information to the family member or friend user,after authorizing a family member or friend user, determines one of a plurality of authorization levels, the determined level dictates to which medical information the family member or friend user is granted access, the authorization level for each authorized family member or friend user being set by the patient, the plurality of authorization levels including at least three different authorization levels, anddetermines a presentation profile that describes a family member or friend user selected format for displaying the medical information to which the authorized family member or friend user has access,wherein the central server communicates the medical information to which the authorized family member or friend user is granted access to one of the family member/friend access devices for display in the authorized family member or friend user selected format.
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Abstract
A telemonitoring central server 12 supports secure data exchange between a number of users, such as a patient, family and friends, medical personnel, suppliers, and the like. A user authenticator 20 authenticates and authorizes a user to the system. Access control is driven by a number of static or dynamic access profiles that are assigned to each user. These profiles dictate the data to which the user is allowed access, the computations available to the user, and the manner in which data is displayed to the user. The presentation style is based on access role, user, age, background, result of previous interactions, information content, authentication level, and the like. Third-party services such as advertisements and discounts for “get well soon” items can also be provided to the user.
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16 Claims
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1. A patient care network comprising:
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a patient data generating source that generates on-line medical information about a patient; a central server for coordinating patient data; at least one family member/friend access device by which at least one of a family member user and a friend user of the patient accesses the medical information about the patient via the central server; a patient device by which the patient accesses the medical information; a user authentication device that; authenticates a family member or friend user as an authorized user before granting access to the medical information to the family member or friend user, after authorizing a family member or friend user, determines one of a plurality of authorization levels, the determined level dictates to which medical information the family member or friend user is granted access, the authorization level for each authorized family member or friend user being set by the patient, the plurality of authorization levels including at least three different authorization levels, and determines a presentation profile that describes a family member or friend user selected format for displaying the medical information to which the authorized family member or friend user has access, wherein the central server communicates the medical information to which the authorized family member or friend user is granted access to one of the family member/friend access devices for display in the authorized family member or friend user selected format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of patient care comprising:
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generating and storing on-line data about a patient; coordinating the patient data with a central server; determining capabilities of a family member/friend access device corresponding to each of the family member/friend users; storing a patient granted authorization level for each family member/friend user, there being at least three authorization levels, each authorization level granting access to different amounts of the patient data; authenticating each family member/friend user and each family member/friend access device before granting access to the patient information to the family member/friend user; retrieving the authorization level for each authenticated family member/friend user; retrieving information about the patient at the request of each authenticated family member/friend user accessing the central server via the at least one family member/friend access device; limiting the access to the retrieved information by each authenticated family member/friend user in accordance with the authorization level granted to each family member/friend user by the patient; and presenting the retrieved information limited in accordance with the authorization level of each family member/friend user appropriate patient on each family member/friend access device in a format that is appropriate for the determined capabilities of each family member/friend access device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A patient care network comprising:
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patient monitoring equipment; a central server that gathers medical information from the patient monitoring equipment and from a hospital database that keeps records of scheduled procedures, performed procedures, doctor'"'"'s notes, patient'"'"'s chart, and laboratory results; a plurality of family/friend access devices by which users access the central server; a patient access device by which the patient access the central server; the central server further including; a logistics support subsystem that issues reminders and alerts concerning medication refills and doctor'"'"'s visits, a conferencing subsystem the conducts conference calls among the doctor, the patient, and one or more users, a user authentication subsystem which authenticates a family member or friend user as an authorized user before granting access to the medical information to the family member or friend user, a level of access filter which determines one of a plurality of authorization levels, the determined level dictates to which medical information the family member or friend user is granted access, the authorization level for each authorized family member or friend user being set by the patient, the plurality of authorization levels including at least three different authorization levels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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