System and method for medical information monitoring and processing

• US 8,894,577 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2005
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bip Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Elite Care Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Reed, William C., Lundberg, Lydia, Pascoe, William (Bill), Lundberg, Shannon
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Archer, Marie
• Application Number:
  US11/292,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20060084847A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,282 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 705/2, 705/3, 707/10, 707781-784, 709/203, 340/573.1, 340/870.01, 340/539.12, 340/539.13, 128903-905, 128/920
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/07 Home care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0272 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method of monitoring health parameters of subjects within a defined space and over a period of time includes collecting first data corresponding to a physiological parameter of an ambulatory subject, collecting second data corresponding to a behavioral and cognitive parameter of the ambulatory subject, collecting third data corresponding to an identity and a location of the one of the subjects, collecting fourth data corresponding to the one of the ambulatory subjects from third party sources, generating a data record for the one of the ambulatory subjects based upon the first, second, third, and fourth data, and outputting a modified data record, the modified data record containing portions of the data record, the portions selected based upon an access level of a person requesting the data record and a format of the modified data record selected based upon the access level and community needs.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring health parameters of subjects, the system comprising:

a physiological monitoring subsystem that measures physiological parameters of the subjects and transmits first data corresponding to the measured physiological parameters;

a behavioral and cognitive monitoring subsystem that measures behavioral and cognitive parameters of the subjects and transmits second data corresponding to the measured behavioral and cognitive parameters;

a tracking subsystem that monitors tracking signals transmitted from tracking transmitters and transmits third data corresponding to an identity and a location of a corresponding one of the subjects, each of the tracking transmitters associated with a the corresponding one of the subjects;

the tracking subsystem, the physiological monitoring subsystem and the behavioral and cognitive monitoring subsystem each including a plurality of sensors distributed throughout an area where the subject can move;

a computer that receives the first data, the second data, and the third data, the computer including;

a processor that analyzes the first, second, and third data and generates a data record based upon the analysis,

the processor associating the first and second data from the distributed sensors of physiologic monitoring subsystem and the behavioral and cognitive subsystem with the third data for the corresponding one of the subjects based on proximity to nearest distributed sensors, and

a data storage device that stores the data record for the corresponding one of the subjects;

the data record corresponding to one of the subjects further including fourth data corresponding to the one of the subjects from third party sources;

a remote node that communicates with the computer, that outputs a modified data record to a user of the system, and that accepts control inputs from the user; and

the processor further including a filter that tailors the modified data record to a predefined access level of the user based on a relationship of the user to the subject.

2. The system of claim 1, in which the remote node communicates with the computer through a network.

3. The system of claim 1, the computer programmed to transmit data to the remote node in real-time.

4. The system of claim 3, the computer programmed to transmit data to the remote node automatically when an emergency situation is detected.

5. The system of claim 1, the computer programmed to automatically transmit an alert message when an emergency situation is detected.

6. The system of claim 1 in which multiple users have access to the system via the remote node, the users including a caregiver, a family member of the subject and a physician, each user having an access level pertinent to their role in relation to the subject, the filter tailoring the modified record according to the role of the user.

7. The system of claim 1 in which the multiple users each can enter fourth data comprising observations about each subject.

8. The system of claim 1, in which the subject can disable data acquisition relating to one or more parameters.

9. The system of claim 1, in which the subject can control user access to the modified data record.

10. The system of claim 1, in which the subject can enter subjective data in the remote node.

11. A system for monitoring health parameters of a subject, the system comprising:

a computer including;

a processor that analyzes first data corresponding to measured physiological parameters of the subject, second data corresponding to measured behavioral and cognitive parameters of the subject, third data corresponding to an identity of the subject and a location of the subject, fourth data corresponding to the one of the subjects from third party sources;

fifth data corresponding to billing records to the one of the subjects; and

that generates a data record based upon the analysis of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth data, and

a data storage device that stores the data record for the subject;

a physiological monitoring subsystem external to the computer that measures physiological parameters of the subject, that generates the first data, and that transmits the first data to the computer;

a behavioral and cognitive monitoring subsystem external to the computer that measures behavioral and cognitive parameters of the subject, that generates the second data, and that transmits the second data to the computer;

a tracking transmitter that is wearable by the subject;

a tracking subsystem external to the computer that receives tracking signals transmitted from the tracking transmitter, that generates third data, and that transmits the third data to the computer;

the tracking subsystem, the physiological monitoring subsystem and the behavioral and cognitive monitoring subsystem each including a plurality of sensors distributed throughout an area where the subject can move;

a remote node that communicates with the computer, that outputs a modified data record to a user of the system, and that accepts control inputs from the user;

the processor associating the first and second data from the distributed sensors of physiologic monitoring subsystem and the behavioral and cognitive subsystem with the third data for the subject based on proximity to nearest distributed sensors; and

the processor further including a filter that tailors the modified data record to a predefined access level of the user based on a relationship of the user to the subject.

12. The system of claim 11 in which multiple users have access to the system via the remote node, the users including a caregiver, a family member of the subject and a physician, each user having an access level pertinent to their role in relation to the subject, the filter tailoring the modified record according to the role of the user.

13. The system of claim 11 in which the multiple users each can enter fourth data comprising observations about each subject.

14. The system of claim 11, in which the subject can disable data acquisition relating to one or more parameters.

15. The system of claim 11, in which the subject can control user access to the modified data record.

16. The system of claim 11, in which the subject can enter subjective data in the remote node.