METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING PATIENT CARE

摘要

A patient management system (10) includes a patient unit (12) that obtains results data from a patient device (14) and provides for two-way communication between the patient unit (12) and a remote database (30). The patient unit (12) can communicate with the remote database (30) to obtain encounter instruction data for a given encounter as well as to send response data for the given encounter. A back office system (46) can also access the database (30) to retrieve the patient data for one or more patient users. The back office system (46) can further add or modify encounter instruction data for use during a next encounter at the patient unit. The back office system (46) can also set a dosage for the patient that can be stored in the remote database and retrieved by the patient unit (12) as part of the given encounter. The back office system (46) may also employ a rules engine that can be programmed according to an established protocol and can automatically generate encounter instructions and dosage information for one or more patient.