Method and system for managing patient data
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1. A method for accessing patient data, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a plurality of instruments configured for direct communication there between to a network, each instrument comprising a sampling member for contacting a body fluid sample from a patient and acquiring patient data therefrom;
(b) communicating via a communications module for facilitating direct electronic bidirectional communication between a first instrument and a second instrument in the plurality of instruments wherein the direct electronic bidirectional communication comprises controlling the first instrument by the second instrument and controlling the second instrument by the first instrument;
(c) processing by the first instrument the body fluid sample, wherein the second instrument is controlling said processing; and
(d) accessing, by the second instrument directly from the first instrument, the acquired patient data.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing patient data. In one aspect, the invention relates to a system for managing patient data having many instruments. The instruments have a sampling member for sampling a body fluid from a patient and are in direct communication with at least one other instrument.
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1. A method for accessing patient data, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a plurality of instruments configured for direct communication there between to a network, each instrument comprising a sampling member for contacting a body fluid sample from a patient and acquiring patient data therefrom; (b) communicating via a communications module for facilitating direct electronic bidirectional communication between a first instrument and a second instrument in the plurality of instruments wherein the direct electronic bidirectional communication comprises controlling the first instrument by the second instrument and controlling the second instrument by the first instrument; (c) processing by the first instrument the body fluid sample, wherein the second instrument is controlling said processing; and (d) accessing, by the second instrument directly from the first instrument, the acquired patient data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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