Patient-specific content delivery methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method of delivering patient-specific content, comprising:
- detecting a current medical condition of a patient receiving medical treatment from a medical treatment apparatus coupled to the patient;
selecting any of required and prescribed content for delivery to a data display device associated with the medical treatment apparatus based on the current medical condition of the patientenabling the patient to choose entertainment content;
delivering the selected required or prescribed content to the patient via the data display device;
delivering the patient-chosen entertainment content to the patient via the data display device;
wherein the patient-chosen entertainment content is delivered to the patient via the data display device only after delivery to the patient via the data display device of the required or prescribed content; and
wherein delivery of either the selected required or prescribed content or the patient-chosen entertainment content is interrupted if a change in the current medical condition of the patient is detected by the medical treatment apparatus, and a message or further prescribed content is delivered to the patient based on that change of condition.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for delivery of digital data in connection with medical treatment and patient care include detecting a current medical condition of a patient receiving medical treatment and delivering electronic informational data to the patient over a network. The informational data can be selected for delivery based on the current medical condition of the patient. The informational data can includes a plurality of informational data content options, and the patient can choose one or more of the informational data content options for delivery to the patient over the network. The chosen content can be displayed to the patient on a digital data display device, such as a touch screen monitor.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of delivering patient-specific content, comprising:
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detecting a current medical condition of a patient receiving medical treatment from a medical treatment apparatus coupled to the patient; selecting any of required and prescribed content for delivery to a data display device associated with the medical treatment apparatus based on the current medical condition of the patient enabling the patient to choose entertainment content; delivering the selected required or prescribed content to the patient via the data display device; delivering the patient-chosen entertainment content to the patient via the data display device; wherein the patient-chosen entertainment content is delivered to the patient via the data display device only after delivery to the patient via the data display device of the required or prescribed content; and wherein delivery of either the selected required or prescribed content or the patient-chosen entertainment content is interrupted if a change in the current medical condition of the patient is detected by the medical treatment apparatus, and a message or further prescribed content is delivered to the patient based on that change of condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering patient-specific content, comprising:
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providing a digital data display device associated with a medical treatment apparatus and configured to display data to a patient receiving medical treatment from the medical treatment apparatus; authenticating the patient as a valid user of the digital data display device; transmitting first data to the digital data display device from at least one database, wherein the first data is any of required and prescribed content chosen for transmission based on at least real time data related to the medical treatment of the authenticated patient; allowing the authenticated patient to choose additional entertainment content for transmission from the at least one database to the digital data display device; and transmitting said additional entertainment content only after the first data has been presented to the authenticated patient via the digital data display device; interrupting the transmission or presentation of either the first data or additional entertainment contact when the real time data related to the medical treatment of the authenticated patient is outside a pre-determined range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A patient-specific content delivery system, comprising:
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a digital data display device associated with a dialysis treatment device that is configured to monitor real time medical information of the patient and configured to display content related to a patient receiving dialysis treatment; and a data collection unit configured to be in electronic communication with the digital data display device over a network, to store medical data, and to provide the digital data display device with stored content that includes i) any of required and prescribed educational content, and ii) entertainment content, wherein the digital data display device is configured to enable the patient to choose, after the patient is authenticated at the digital data display device and while the patient is receiving dialysis treatment from the dialysis treatment device, content from the data collection unit to be displayed by the digital data display device, and wherein the digital data display device displays to the patient chosen entertainment content from the data collection unit only after display to the patient of required educational content from the data collection unit; wherein the digital display device is configured to interrupt the display of the chosen entertainment or the required educational content when the real time medical information monitored by the dialysis treatment device is outside of a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A patient-specific content delivery system, comprising:
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a data collection unit configured to store content that includes i) any of required and prescribed educational content related to a medical condition of a patient, and ii) entertainment content; and a touch screen accessible to the patient receiving medical treatment at a dialysis treatment machine and configured to display the required and prescribed educational content received from the data collection unit, the displayed required and prescribed educational content being displayed concurrent with medical treatment of the patient and being selected for display considering an identification of the patient, wherein the touch screen enables the patient to choose additional content to be displayed by the touch screen from the entertainment content stored on the collection unit, and wherein the touch screen is configured to display the additional content chosen by the patient only after the required and prescribed educational content has been displayed to the patient and the display of content to the patient is interrupted based on real time medical information regarding the patient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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