System and method for cardiovascular testing
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1. A system for testing and interpretation of a medical condition, comprising:
- a test device and configured to perform a medical testing protocol for generating test data, the test device configured to store a record containing test data and patient information, the test device further configured to transmit the record, wherein the test device is further configured to transmit a signal conveying test billing information;
a recipient computer configured to receive the record from the test device, the recipient computer configured to display the test data, the test device and the recipient computer located at different sites, wherein the recipient computer includes an input device configured to enter input indicative of a medical interpretation of the test data, and wherein the recipient computer is further configured to transmit a signal conveying interpretive billing information;
a server configured to communicate with the test device and the recipient computer and to store the record and the input indicative of a medical interpretation of the test data, the server located remote from both the test device and the recipient computer at a different site and configured to send a signal to the recipient computer indicative of the availability of the test data for interpretation, the server being further configured to transmit the input indicative of the interpretation to the test device, wherein the server is configured to receive the signal conveying the test billing information from the test device and the signal conveying interpretive billing information from the recipient computer; and
a base unit configured to detect the presence of the test device and to transmit a signal to the server as a function of detection of the presence of the test device.
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Abstract
A system includes a test device at a test location, a recipient computer at a diagnosis center, and a server operatively connected to the test device and the recipient computer remote from the test location and diagnosis center at a different facility. The test device can generate test data. The recipient computer is configured to receive the patient data from the test device and display the test data to a medical specialist for entry of a diagnosis. The server can send a signal to the recipient computer after the test device produces test data, and further transmit input indicative of the diagnosis to the computer at the test location.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for testing and interpretation of a medical condition, comprising:
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a test device and configured to perform a medical testing protocol for generating test data, the test device configured to store a record containing test data and patient information, the test device further configured to transmit the record, wherein the test device is further configured to transmit a signal conveying test billing information; a recipient computer configured to receive the record from the test device, the recipient computer configured to display the test data, the test device and the recipient computer located at different sites, wherein the recipient computer includes an input device configured to enter input indicative of a medical interpretation of the test data, and wherein the recipient computer is further configured to transmit a signal conveying interpretive billing information; a server configured to communicate with the test device and the recipient computer and to store the record and the input indicative of a medical interpretation of the test data, the server located remote from both the test device and the recipient computer at a different site and configured to send a signal to the recipient computer indicative of the availability of the test data for interpretation, the server being further configured to transmit the input indicative of the interpretation to the test device, wherein the server is configured to receive the signal conveying the test billing information from the test device and the signal conveying interpretive billing information from the recipient computer; and a base unit configured to detect the presence of the test device and to transmit a signal to the server as a function of detection of the presence of the test device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of analyzing a medical condition, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the presence of a test device at a first location; initiating a test protocol utilizing the test device at the first 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 second location located at a different site than the first location; generating a report based on medical interpretation of the test data; transmitting through an intermediate server at least a portion of the report from the second location to the first location, wherein the intermediate server is located at a different site than the first location and the second 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 the second location indicative of a payment for providing the report; and transmitting the first and second payment requests to the intermediate server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for testing and diagnosis of a medical condition, comprising:
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an intermediate server operatively connected to a test device and a recipient computer via a communications network, the intermediate server located at a different site than both the test device and the recipient computer, wherein the intermediate server is configured to send a signal to the recipient computer after the test device produces a set of test data indicative of the availability of the test data for interpretation, wherein the intermediate server is further configured to transmit input indicative of interpretation of the test data to the test device, and wherein the intermediate computer is configured to automatically receive the set of test data when presence of the test device is detected; and a template provided to the recipient computer by the intermediate server into which the input indicative of the medical interpretation of the test data can be entered. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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