Telemedicine systems and methods
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1. A method of operating a telemedicine base unit comprising:
- automatically determining the identity of a medical device attached to a telemedicine base unit;
automatically selecting, based on the automatic determination of the medical device identity, a remote care site from a plurality of remote care sites based on the determined identity of the attached medical device;
initiating a remote connection between the base unit and the automatically selected remote care site;
transmitting to the automatically selected remote care site an output from the medical device attached to the base unit; and
receiving from the automatically selected remote care site a set of medical device operation instructions chosen, based on the transmitted output from the attached medical device, from a plurality of sets of medical operating instructions.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for telemedicine are provided. A method for operating a telemedicine base unit includes initiating a remote connection with a remote care site. The remote care site may be selected from a plurality of remote care sites based on an attached medical device. The telemedicine base unit transmits the output from the attached medical device to the remote care site. Medical device operating instructions and other information are received from the remote care site. The medical device operation instructions provide guidance for operating the attached medical device.
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1. A method of operating a telemedicine base unit comprising:
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automatically determining the identity of a medical device attached to a telemedicine base unit; automatically selecting, based on the automatic determination of the medical device identity, a remote care site from a plurality of remote care sites based on the determined identity of the attached medical device; initiating a remote connection between the base unit and the automatically selected remote care site; transmitting to the automatically selected remote care site an output from the medical device attached to the base unit; and receiving from the automatically selected remote care site a set of medical device operation instructions chosen, based on the transmitted output from the attached medical device, from a plurality of sets of medical operating instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telemedicine device comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a device configuration system, stored in the memory and configured, when executed on the processor, to determine the identity of an attached medical device of a plurality of medical devices and to configure the telemedicine device to receive output signals from the identified attached medical device; and a communication management system, stored in the memory and configured, when executed on the processor, to automatically select, based on the identified medical device, a remote medical site from a plurality of remote medical sites, to provide the selected remote medical site with the output signals from the attached medical device and to receive medical instructions from the selected remote site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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