Sandra Eileen Cummings

US Patent:

6589169, Jul 8, 2003

Filed:

Dec 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/470774

Inventors:

Richard S. Surwit - Chapel Hill NC
Sandra E. Cummings - Chapel Hill NC

Assignee:

Healthware Corporation - Chapel Hill NC

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

600300, 128903, 128904, 128920, 128921

Abstract:

Medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients are monitored, diagnosed, prioritized and treated using a central data processing system configured to communicate with and receive data from a plurality of respective patient monitoring systems. Patient monitoring systems are capable of receiving and storing patient data and may include a medicine dosage algorithm for using the stored patient data to generate medicine dosage recommendations to a patient. A central data processing system is configured to obtain patient data from each patient monitoring system and analyze the obtained patient data to identify medical conditions of each respective patient. A central data processing system may include medicine dosage algorithms. Identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient are displayed in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity via one or more remotely located clients in communication with a central data processing system. Modifications to medicine dosages, medicine dosage algorithms, patient fixed or contingent self-monitoring schedules, as well as other treatment information, may be communicated directly to a patient or to a patient monitoring system.

US Patent:

60246995, Feb 15, 2000

Filed:

Mar 13, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/042048

Inventors:

Richard S. Surwit - Chapel Hill NC
Lyle M. Allen - Durham NC
Sandra E. Cummings - Chapel Hill NC

Assignee:

Healthware Corporation - Chapel Hill NC

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

600300

Abstract:

Medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients are monitored, diagnosed, prioritized and treated using a central data processing system configured to communicate with and receive data from a plurality of respective patient monitoring systems. Patient monitoring systems are capable of receiving and storing patient data and may include a medicine dosage algorithm for using the stored patient data to generate medicine dosage recommendations to a patient. A central data processing system is configured to obtain patient data from each patient monitoring system and analyze the obtained patient data to identify medical conditions of each respective patient. A central data processing system may include medicine dosage algorithms. Identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient are displayed in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity via one or more remotely located clients in communication with a central data processing system. Modifications to medicine dosages, medicine dosage algorithms, patient fixed or contingent self-monitoring schedules, as well as other treatment information, may be communicated directly to a patient or to a patient monitoring system.