REMOTE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH TREATMENT VERIFICATION

• US 20080076973A1
• Filed: 06/01/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Igeacare Systems Inc.
• Original Assignee: Igeacare Systems Inc.
• Inventors: Muradia, Rajiv
• Application Number:
  US11/757,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20080076973A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

Disclosed are methods for remote health care treatment verification. The methods include determining a medical plan including at least a medical procedure that is self administered. The methods further include establishing a communications link, supporting the transmission of video information from the patient to a medical professional, between the medical professional and a patent remote to the medical professional. Furthermore, the methods include instructing the patient to initiate a self administered medical procedure in accordance with the medical plan and receiving video information from the patient indicative of compliance with the instruction.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a medical plan comprising at least a medical procedure that is self administered;

establishing a communications link between a medical professional and a patent remote to the medical professional, the communications link supporting the transmission of video information from the patient to the medical professional;

instructing the patient to initiate a self administered medical procedure in accordance with the medical plan;

receiving video information from the patient indicative of compliance with the instruction.

2. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

prior to establishing the communications link, determining that the patient is likely to be other than compliant with an instruction to initiate a self administered medical procedure in accordance with the medical plan;

upon receiving video information from the patient, requesting additional video information indicative of compliance with the instruction.

3. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

prior to receiving video information from the patient, storing the video information in a memory buffer.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein establishing a communications link comprises:

the transmission of audio information from the medical professional to the patient.