SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE ENCOUNTER AND STATUS ASSESSMENT USING PARALLEL DATA AND VOICE COMMUNICATION PATHS

摘要

A system and method for providing remote encounter and status assessment such as a health care encounter for remote patients is provided. The system includes a patient s mobile device and a health care provider s mobile device both coupled to a network for providing voice and data transfer there between. A body parameter measuring device is coupleable to the patient s mobile device and capable of generating data in response to measuring one or more body parameters the data being provideable across the network to the health care provider s mobile device as streaming or episodic message data during voice communication between the patient s mobile device and the health care provider s mobile device. The method includes coupling the body parameter measuring device to the patient s mobile device whereby patient s mobile device concurrently establishes body parameter data communication path and a voice communication path with the health care provider s mobile device.