METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING PATIENTS

摘要

A system and method are described that include a microprocessor based entity receiving prescriptions from many different patients. A schedule is generated for each prescription and at an appropriate time a reminder is sent to each patient to take his drug. The system can also be used to monitor diabetic patients. The diabetic patients are provided with blood sugar testers that are used to check the sugar level of the patients at home. The blood sugar data from the testers is automatically transmitted to a data bank that collects the data for each day from a plurality of patients and presents the data to the physician as required. Patients may also be provided with A1 c testers that measure and transmit to the data bank A1 c data collected monthly.