System and method for cardiovascular testing

• US 8,229,762 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2011
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Collaborative Care Diagnostics LLC
• Original Assignee: Biomedix, Inc.
• Inventors: Romans, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Michelle
• Application Number:
  US13/181,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20110270626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 377 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 4, 600/300, 128/903, 128/904, 455/404.1
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A system for testing and diagnosis of a medical condition includes a test device located at a test location and configured to perform a medical testing protocol for generating test data, and a recipient computer for receiving the patient data from the test device. The test device includes a computer and memory module for storing a patient record containing test data and a communications module for sending the patient record to a medical specialist. The test data comprises vascular test data. The recipient computer displays the test data to the medical specialist at a diagnosis center located remote from the test location. The recipient computer includes an input device configured to enter input indicative of a diagnosis by the medical specialist as a function of medical analysis of the test data. The input indicative of the diagnosis includes an electronic signature executed by the medical specialist.

Claims

1. A method of diagnosing a medical condition, comprising the steps of:

initiating an automated test protocol utilizing a test device at a test location;

generating test data using the test device according to the test protocol, wherein the test data is indicative of performance of a physiological body function;

transmitting the test data to a medical specialist at a diagnosis center located remotely from the test location, wherein the test location and the diagnosis center are located at different facilities, and wherein the at least a portion of the diagnosis report is transmitted from the diagnosis center to the test location via an intermediate computer located remotely from the test location and the diagnosis center at a different facility;

generating a diagnosis report based on medical analysis of the transmitted test data by the medical specialist;

transmitting at least a portion of the diagnosis report to the test location;

generating a first payment request from the test device indicative of a payment for producing the test data;

generating a second payment request from a remote computer at the diagnosis center indicative of a payment for providing the diagnosis report; and

transmitting the first and second payment requests to a billing computer located remotely from both the test location and the diagnosis center at a different facility.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the test data to a medical specialist at the diagnosis center comprises transmitting the test data to a remote computer at the diagnosis center, and wherein the method further comprises:

generating patient identifying data;

associating a first portion of the patient identifying data with the test protocol; and

transmitting the first portion of the patient identifying data to the medical specialist at the diagnosis center along with the test data.

3. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

storing information on types of tests the test device is capable of making;

storing information on a plurality specialists, the plurality of specialists including the medical specialist; and

determining diagnostic work flow with the intermediate computer as a function of the stored information on the types of tests and the plurality of specialists.

4. The method of claim 1 and further comprising the step of:

generating statistical data with the intermediate computer as a function of the test data transmitted from the test location.