MEDICATION ADHERENCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A medication management system is described that is operable to determine whether a user is actually following a protocol, provide additional assistance to a user, starting with instructions, video instructions, and the like, and moving up to contact from a medication administrator if it is determined that the user would need such assistance in any medical adherence situation, including clinical trial settings, home care settings, healthcare administration locations, such as nursing homes, clinics, hospitals and the like. Suspicious activity on the part of a patient or other user of the system is identified and can be noted to a healthcare provider or other service provider where appropriate.

主权项

1. A display and image capture apparatus for monitoring medication adherence of a user, comprising:
an image capture device for capturing one or more video sequences associated with administration of medication of the user, including at least intake of medication into the user's body; a computer processor associated with the image capture device arranged to receive the captured one or more video sequences, and to determine, based at least in part on the captured one or more video sequences, whether the user has properly performed a predetermined portion of a predetermined process representative of proper medication adherence, including at least intake of the medication into the user's body; a presentation device, associated with the image capture device, arranged to present visually to the user one or more instructions encouraging proper performance of the predetermined portion of the predetermined process representative of proper medication adherence if the computer processor has determined that the user has not properly performed the predetermined portion of the predetermined process, and arranged to present visually an acknowledgment of proper performance of the predetermined portion of the predetermined process representative of the proper medication adherence if the computer processor has determined that the user has properly performed the predetermined portion of the predetermined process.