Mobile healthcare data

• US 8,655,678 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Kim, Sheng, Kelly, Declan Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Gerald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WINSTON III, EDWARD B
• Application Number:
  US12/298,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20090187421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,492 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An apparatus which configures a mobile healthcare network for monitoring a being includes a sender for sending the composition of the mobile healthcare network to a home healthcare network for monitoring the being and a receiver for receiving a configuration recommendation. The configuration recommendation corresponds to the composition of the mobile healthcare monitoring network and a medical history database of the home healthcare monitoring network An arranger arranges parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to the configuration recommendation.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a mobile healthcare network for monitoring a patient comprising:

with a home healthcare network;

when the patient is at home, monitoring health parameters of the patient with sensors scattered in a patient'"'"'s home and sensors at least one of on or in the patient,

detecting when the patient is leaving home,

in response to detecting that the patient is leaving home, transferring monitoring the health parameters of the patient from the home healthcare network to a mobile healthcare network carried by the patient including activating the mobile healthcare network carried by the patient;

with the mobile healthcare network;

detecting a composition of sensors currently deployed at lest one of on or in the patient in the mobile healthcare network in response to detecting that the patient is leaving home,

sending the detected composition of the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network;

with the home healthcare network;

receiving the detected composition from the mobile healthcare network,

generating a configuration recommendation for the mobile healthcare network based on the received composition and on patient health information from a database of the home healthcare network, the configuration recommendation including setting parameters including at least one of sampling frequency, reporting frequency, and a reporting threshold for abnormal health data,

sending the generated configuration recommendation to the mobile healthcare network;

with the mobile healthcare network;

receiving the configuration recommendation, the configuration recommendation corresponding to the composition of the mobile healthcare network and the information from the database of the home healthcare network, and

setting parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to the received configuration recommendation.

2. The method according to claim 1, further including:

when the patient is outside the home, with the mobile healthcare network;

sampling the health parameters of the patient monitored with the sensors at least one of on or in the patient, and

storing the sampled health parameters in a memory of the mobile healthcare network.

3. The method according to claim 2, further including:

with the mobile healthcare network;

sending the sampled health parameters stored in the memory of the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network;

with the home healthcare network;

receiving the sampled health parameters,

with a computer of the home healthcare network applying rules to the sampled health parameters to generate a revised configuration recommendation when the patient is outside the home, and

arranging the setting parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to the revised configuration recommendation.

4. The method according to claim 3, further including reducing a sampling frequency of one of the sensors if remaining power of the one sensor is at a low level.

5. An apparatus for configuring a healthcare system comprising:

a home healthcare network including at least one processor;

a mobile healthcare network including at least one processor;

wherein the processors of home and mobile healthcare networks are programmed to;

with the home healthcare network processor;

when the patient is at home, monitoring health parameters of the patient from sensors scattered in a patient'"'"'s home and sensors at least one of on or in the patient,

detecting when the patient is leaving home,

in response to detecting that the patient is leaving home, transferring monitoring the health parameters of the patient from the home healthcare network to the mobile healthcare network carried by the patient including activating the mobile healthcare network carried by the patient;

with the mobile healthcare network processor;

detecting a composition of sensors currently deployed at least one of on or in the patient in the mobile healthcare network in response to detecting that the patient is leaving home,

sending the detected composition of the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network;

with the home healthcare network processor;

receiving the detected composition from the mobile healthcare network,

generating a configuration recommendation for the mobile healthcare network based on the received composition and on patient health information from a database of the home healthcare network, the configuration recommendation including setting parameters including at least one of sampling frequency, reporting frequency, and a reporting threshold for abnormal health data,

sending the generated configuration recommendation to the mobile healthcare network;

with the mobile healthcare network processor;

receiving the configuration recommendation, the configuration recommendation corresponding to the composition of the mobile healthcare network and the information from the database of the home healthcare network, and

setting parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to the received configuration recommendation.

6. A healthcare network including a home healthcare network which monitors the patient in the home and a mobile healthcare network which monitors the patient outside of the home, the mobile healthcare network comprising:

a biosensor configured to monitor health parameters of a person carrying the mobile healthcare network;

a transmitter configured to transmit signals wirelessly to a receiver of a home healthcare network;

a receiver configured to receive the signals from a transmitter of the home healthcare network; and

one or more processors programmed to in response to the home healthcare network handing over patient monitoring responsibility to the mobile healthcare network perform the following steps;

detecting a composition of the biosensor connected with the mobile healthcare network,

controlling the transmitter to send the detected composition to the home healthcare network, and

setting parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to a configuration recommendation received by the receiver from the home healthcare network.

7. The healthcare network according to claim 6, wherein the home healthcare network includes:

a plurality of sensors which monitors the health parameters of the patient when the patient is at home,

a home healthcare network receiver which receives the signals from the mobile healthcare network transmitter;

a home healthcare network transmitter which transmits the signals to the mobile healthcare network receiver;

a database which stores a health information history and configuration information; and

one or more processors programmed to;

generate a configuration recommendation for the activated mobile healthcare network based on a biosensor composition of the activated mobile healthcare network received by the home healthcare network receiver from the activated mobile healthcare network and the health information history and the configuration information stored in the database,

control the home healthcare network transmitter to send the generated configuration recommendation to the mobile healthcare network.

8. The healthcare network according to claim 7, wherein:

the one or more processors are further programmed to;

control the mobile healthcare network transmitter to send the monitored health parameters to the home healthcare network receiver; and

wherein the home healthcare network processor is further programmed to;

apply rules to the health parameters received by the home healthcare network receiver to generate a revised configuration recommendation based at least in part on the received health parameters; and

controlling the home healthcare network transmitter to transmit the revised configuration recommendation to the mobile healthcare network receiver.

9. The healthcare network according to claim 8, wherein the mobile healthcare network processor is further programmed to:

arrange the setting parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to the revised configuration recommendation; and

reduce a sampling frequency of a sensor in response to remaining power of the sensor being low.

10. The healthcare network according to claim 6, the configuration recommendation including setting parameters including at least one of sampling frequency, reporting frequency, and a reporting threshold for abnormal health data.

11. The healthcare network according to claim 6, wherein the mobile healthcare network processor is further programmed to:

store the health parameters monitored by the biosensor in a memory;

controlling the mobile healthcare network transmitter to send the monitored health parameters to the home healthcare network receiver; and

arrange the setting parameters of the mobile healthcare network according to the revised configuration recommendation.

12. A healthcare network including a home healthcare network and a mobile healthcare network, the home healthcare network comprising:

a plurality of sensors which monitor health parameters of the patient when the patient is at a home location;

a home healthcare network receiver which wirelessly receives health parameter signals from the mobile healthcare network transmitter when the patient is outside of the home location;

a home healthcare network transmitter which wirelessly transmits signals to a mobile healthcare network receiver;

a home healthcare network database which stores a health information history and configuration information; and

a handover computer programmed to in response to the patient leaving the home location perform the steps of;

activating the mobile healthcare network,

generating a configuration recommendation for the activated mobile healthcare network based on a biosensor of the activated mobile healthcare network composition received by the home healthcare network receiver from the activated mobile healthcare network and the health information history and the configuration information stored in the home healthcare network database, the configuration recommendation including setting parameters including at least one of sampling frequency, reporting frequency, and a reporting threshold for abnormal health data,

controlling the home healthcare network transmitter to send the generated configuration recommendation to the activated mobile healthcare network.

13. The healthcare network according to claim 12, wherein the home healthcare network handover computer is further programmed to:

in response to changes in the received health parameters apply rules to the health parameters received by the home healthcare network receiver to generate a revised configuration recommendation based at least in part on the received health parameters; and

controlling the home healthcare network transmitter to transmit the revised configuration recommendation to the mobile healthcare network receiver.

14. The healthcare network according to claim 13, wherein the home healthcare network handover computer is programmed to apply the rules by performing the steps of:

comparing the health parameters and an indication of remaining power received by the home healthcare receiver with corresponding thresholds; and

wherein the revised configuration recommendation includes a changed sampling frequency.

15. A method of healthcare monitoring comprising:

when a patient is at home, monitoring the patient by monitoring a plurality of sensors which measure a plurality of health parameters of the patient with a home healthcare network;

in response to the patient leaving the home, handing over monitoring the patient to a mobile healthcare network;

after handing over monitoring the patient to the mobile healthcare network, with a biosensor of the mobile healthcare network which is worn by the patient, monitoring at least one of the health parameters of the patient;

transmitting at least one monitored the health parameter from the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network;

using the at least one monitored health parameter, generating a configuration recommendation with the home healthcare network;

transmitting the generated configuration recommendation from the home healthcare network to the mobile healthcare network;

configuring at least the mobile healthcare network and the biosensor in accordance with the configuration recommendation.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the configuration recommendation is performed by the home healthcare network and wherein the at least one health parameter monitored by the mobile healthcare network is communicated wirelessly from the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network and the configuration recommendations are transmitted wirelessly from the home healthcare network to the mobile healthcare network and further including:

changing the configuration recommendation with changes in the at least one monitored health parameters.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein configuration recommendation includes a sampling frequency of the biosensor and a reporting frequency for transmitting the at least one monitored health parameter from the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network.

18. An apparatus for configuring a healthcare system comprising:

a home healthcare network including at least one processor;

a mobile healthcare network including at least one processor;

wherein the processors of home and mobile healthcare networks are programmed to perform the method of;

when a patient is at home, monitoring the patient by monitoring a plurality of sensors which measure a plurality of health parameters of the patient with the home healthcare network;

in response to the patient leaving the home, handing over monitoring the patient to the mobile healthcare network;

after handing over monitoring the patient to the mobile healthcare network, with a biosensor of the mobile healthcare network which is worn by the patient, monitoring at least one of the health parameters of the patient;

transmitting at least one monitored health parameter from the mobile healthcare network to the home healthcare network;

using the at least one monitored health parameter, generating a configuration recommendation with the home healthcare network;

transmitting the generated configuration recommendation from the home healthcare network to the mobile healthcare network;

configuring at least the mobile healthcare network and the biosensor in accordance with the configuration recommendation.