Remote health monitoring and maintenance system
First Claim
1. A hand held device for monitoring and managing a patient, the hand held device configured such that the patient is identified, the hand held device comprising:
- a data management unit having (i) a processing unit and (ii) a computer-readable medium, said data management unit configured (a) to receive at least one current health related parameter of the patient from at least one sensor via a first communication channel, wherein said at least one sensor is separate from said hand held device and the patient establishes communication between said at least one sensor and said hand held device, and (b) to facilitate two-way communications with a remote computer across a second communication channel;
an output device in communication with said data management unit; and
an input device in communication with said data management unit,wherein the computer-readable medium is programmed with a set of instructions that cause the processing unit toautomatically initiate a first communication session with the remote computer, wherein during the first communication session at least one computer program is received from the remote computer and stored in said computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising at least one text question and a plurality of predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text question,prompt the patient with the at least one text question from the computer program stored on said computer-readable medium via the output device,receive from the patient at least one current response of the predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text question via the input device and store said current response in said computer-readable medium,prompt the patient to establish communication with said at least one sensor and collect the at least one current health related parameter, andtransmit the at least one current response and the at least one current health related parameter stored in said computer-readable medium to the remote computer during a second communication session with the remote computer.
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Abstract
A system and method is described that enables a health care provider to monitor and manage a health condition of a patient. The system includes a health care provider apparatus operated by a health care provider and a remotely programmable patient apparatus that is operated by a patient. The health care provider develops a script program using the health care provider apparatus and then sends the script program to a remotely programmable patient apparatus through a communication network such as the World Wide Web. The script program is a computer-executable patient protocol that provides information to the patient about the patient'"'"'s health condition and that interactively monitors the patient health condition by asking the patient questions and by receiving answers to those questions. The answers to these health related questions are then forwarded as patient data from the remotely programmable patient apparatus to the health care provider apparatus through the communication network. The patient data may also include information supplied by a physiological monitoring device such as a blood glucose monitor that is connected to the remotely programmable patient apparatus. When the patient data arrives at the health care provider apparatus, the patient data is processed for further management of the patient'"'"'s health condition by the health care provider, such as forwarding another script program to the remotely programmable patient apparatus.
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22 Claims
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1. A hand held device for monitoring and managing a patient, the hand held device configured such that the patient is identified, the hand held device comprising:
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a data management unit having (i) a processing unit and (ii) a computer-readable medium, said data management unit configured (a) to receive at least one current health related parameter of the patient from at least one sensor via a first communication channel, wherein said at least one sensor is separate from said hand held device and the patient establishes communication between said at least one sensor and said hand held device, and (b) to facilitate two-way communications with a remote computer across a second communication channel; an output device in communication with said data management unit; and an input device in communication with said data management unit, wherein the computer-readable medium is programmed with a set of instructions that cause the processing unit to automatically initiate a first communication session with the remote computer, wherein during the first communication session at least one computer program is received from the remote computer and stored in said computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising at least one text question and a plurality of predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text question, prompt the patient with the at least one text question from the computer program stored on said computer-readable medium via the output device, receive from the patient at least one current response of the predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text question via the input device and store said current response in said computer-readable medium, prompt the patient to establish communication with said at least one sensor and collect the at least one current health related parameter, and transmit the at least one current response and the at least one current health related parameter stored in said computer-readable medium to the remote computer during a second communication session with the remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22)
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5. A hand held device for monitoring and managing a patient, the hand held device configured such that the patient is identified, the hand held device comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor; an output device in communication with the processor; and an input device in communication with the processor, said hand held device configured (a) to receive at least one measurement of at least one current health related parameter of the patient from at least one sensor via a first communication channel, said at least one sensor being separate from said hand held device and communication between said at least one sensor and said hand held unit established by the patient, and (b) to facilitate two-way communications with a remote computer across a second communications channel, wherein the computer-readable memory is programmed with instructions that cause the processor to (i) automatically initiate a first communication session with the remote computer, wherein during the first communication session at least one computer program is received from the remote computer and stored in said computer-readable memory, said computer program comprising at least one text query and a plurality of predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text query, (ii) prompt the patient with the at least one text query from the computer program stored on said computer-readable memory via the output device, (iii) receive from the patient at least one current response of the predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text query via the input device and store said at least one current response in said computer-readable memory, (iv) prompt the patient to establish communication with the at least one sensor and collect the at least one measurement of the at least one current health related parameter, and (v) transmit the at least one current response and the at least one measurement of the at least one current health related parameter stored in said computer-readable memory to the remote computer during a second communication session with the remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hand held device for monitoring and managing a patient, the hand held device configured such that the patient is identified, the hand held device comprising:
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means for managing data having (i) a processing unit and (ii) a computer-readable medium, said data managing means configured (a) to receive at least one current health related parameter of the patient from at least one sensor via a first communication channel, wherein said at least one sensor is separate from said hand held device and communication between the at least one sensor and said hand held device is established by the patient, and (b) to facilitate two-way communications with a remote computer across a second communication channel; and means for interacting with the patient having (i) an output device and (ii) an input device, wherein said data managing means is in communication with said input device and said output device, wherein the computer-readable medium is programmed with a set of instructions that cause the processing unit to automatically initiate a first communication session with the remote computer, wherein during the first communication session at least one computer program is received from the remote computer and stored in said computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising at least one text question and a plurality of predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text question, prompt the patient with the at least one text question from the computer program stored on said computer-readable medium via the output device, receive from the patient at least one current response of the predetermined responses corresponding to the at least one text question via the input device and store said current response in said computer-readable medium, prompt the patient to establish communication with the at least one sensor and collect the at least one measurement of the at least one current health related parameter, and transmit the at least one current response and the at least one current health related parameter stored in said computer-readable medium to the remote computer during a second communication session with the remote computer.
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