PRESCRIPTION COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy, comprising:
- repeatedly measuring therapy compliance of a patient and storing such information on a device;
uploading the therapy compliance measurements stored on the device to a central server;
providing a number of predetermined compliance threshold amounts;
comparing the sent therapy compliance measurements with the number of predetermined compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient;
identifying instances where patient compliance fails to meet predetermined compliance thresholds; and
reporting a failure to meet the predetermined thresholds to a care-giving party whereby action can be taken by that party.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy that includes repeatedly measuring therapy compliance of a patient, uploading the therapy compliance measurements to a personal computer, connecting a central server using the personal computer, sending the uploaded therapy compliance measurements from the personal computer to the central server, providing a number of predetermined compliance threshold amounts, comparing the sent therapy compliance measurements with the number of predetermined compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient, determining a need and level of intervention based on the result of the comparing and reporting the determined need for intervention to a health professional corresponding to the patient and determined level.
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1. A method for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy, comprising:
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repeatedly measuring therapy compliance of a patient and storing such information on a device; uploading the therapy compliance measurements stored on the device to a central server; providing a number of predetermined compliance threshold amounts; comparing the sent therapy compliance measurements with the number of predetermined compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient; identifying instances where patient compliance fails to meet predetermined compliance thresholds; and reporting a failure to meet the predetermined thresholds to a care-giving party whereby action can be taken by that party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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