REMOTELY-EXECUTED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY INCLUDING EMERGENCY AUTOMATION

• US 20140089001A1
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whenmed VC LLC
• Original Assignee: Remedev, Inc.
• Inventors: MACOVIAK, John A., POULIS, Stefanos, VLACHOS, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 9,224,180 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

Devices, systems, methods, and software for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject comprising: a module for conducting telecommunications with a telemedicalist; a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and optionally, a biosensor apparatus.

Claims

1. A computer-based device comprising a processor and a memory device, the device further comprising:

a. a software module for conducting telecommunications with a live, remote telemedical care provider;

b. a software module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; and

c. an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation;

provided that the computer-based device is configured for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject in a healthcare encounter.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a software module for verifying credentials of a telemedical care provider.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a software module for remote monitoring or operation of the device by the telemedical care provider.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a software module for identifying the subject.

5. The device of claim 4, further comprising a software module for securely accessing one or more electronic health records for the subject.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the inventory of medical items is determined by profiling health or economic risk for a subject or a population in advance of need for said medical items.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the inventory of medical items is risk profiled by determining a statistical level of likelihood that the items will be needed within 2 years, within 1 year, within 6 months, within 1 month, within 2 weeks, within 1 week, or within 1 day.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the inventory of medical items comprises items that require a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the inventory of medical items comprises:

one or more medications, one or more therapeutic devices, one or more diagnostic devices, or one or more diagnostic kits.

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a biosensor adapted to collect medical information from a subject or the subject'"'"'s environment.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic or therapeutic analysis comprises performing statistical analysis, performing probability calculations, making recommendations, and making outcome predictions to predict a health or economic outcome of a patient or therapy, wherein said prediction is real-time, individualized, and probabilistic-based and uses historic, peer-reviewed health or economic data and emerging health or economic data.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic or therapeutic analysis comprises:

a. accessing one or more information sources selected from the group consisting of;

electronic health records, medical databases, medical literature, economic databases, economic literature, insurance databases, and insurance literature;

b. performing natural language processing to identify information determined to be of value in determining health and economic risks of an adverse outcome related to a health encounter; and

c. transforming said data into numerical format useful for application in statistical modeling to determine health and economic risks of an adverse outcome related to a health encounter.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic or therapeutic analysis comprises predicting acute risks, with and without one or more potential therapies, based on the severity of a condition and risks associated with each potential therapy to determine the intensity of therapy recommended.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the prediction of acute risks is updated in time intervals selected from the group consisting of:

at least every 24 hours, at least every 12 hours, at least every 6 hours, at least every 1 hour, at least every 45 minutes, at least every 30 minutes, at least every 15 minutes, at least every 1 minute, at least every 45 seconds, at least every 30 seconds, at least every 15 seconds, and at least every 1 second.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the prediction of acute risks is made for a time period selected from the group consisting of:

less than 72 hours, less than 48 hours, less than 24 hours, less than 12 hours, less than 8 hours, less than 4 hours, less than 2 hours, and less than 1 hour.

17. The device of claim 1, further comprising a software module for processing payment.

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18. A system comprising:

a. a first networked device comprising a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the first device comprising;

an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation;

b. a second networked device comprising a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the second device comprising;

at least one biosensor;

wherein the first and second networked devices further comprise;

a module for remote monitoring or operation by a live, remote telemedical care provider;

a module for telecommunications with a live, remote telemedical care provider; and

a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis;

c. a networked computer comprising a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the computer accessible to a live, remote telemedical care provider, the computer provided a computer program including executable instructions operable to create an application comprising;

i. a module for telecommunications between the first or second device, or a user thereof, and the telemedical care provider;

ii. a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; and

iii. a module for remotely monitoring or operating the first or second device;

provided that the system is configured for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject in a healthcare encounter.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the inventory of medical items is determined by profiling health or economic risk for a subject or a population in advance of need for said medical items.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the inventory of medical items is risk profiled by determining a statistical level of likelihood that the items will be needed within 2 years, within 1 year, within 6 months, within 1 month, within 2 weeks, within 1 week, or within 1 day.

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22. A non-transitory computer readable media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by a processor to create a remote, acute healthcare application, wherein the application comprises:

a. a software module for conducting telecommunications;

b. a software module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis;

c. a software module for monitoring or operating a biosensor;

d. a software module for monitoring or operating an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items to a subject, the inventory risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and

e. optionally, a software module for providing instantaneous encounter-specific financial insurance coverage, wherein said insurance includes a level of guarantee and an associated premium;

provided that said software modules are supervised or operated by a live, remote telemedical care provider in a healthcare encounter.

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