METHOD, APPARATUS, AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS' HEALTH STATUS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT REGIMENS

摘要

A medical monitoring device (5), operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient's medical conditions. The device stores information relating to the medical treatment regimens being administered, including medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, patient response data, and interactively provides the information to the patient and health care providers (105). A method and apparatus for performing real-time monitoring of a patient's health status using a medical monitoring device (5) capable of wireless transmission, is also provided. Various aspects of the patient's treatment regimens are modified accordingly. The medical monitoring device (5) further analyzes monitored data in view of predefined criteria, and is capable of promptly communicating information concerning the patient's health status and treatment progress to remote devices (105) which notify appropriate health care providers, and is capable of modifying the patient's treatment regimens based on the results of the analysis. A system of monitoring devices and sensors are further provided for performing real-time monitoring and analysis of the patient's treatment regimens. The wireless monitoring facilitates various realtime tasks including, conducting a health status assessment, monitoring adverse effects experienced by the patient, monitoring treatment progress, assessing physiologic, cellular, molecular, endrocrine, and metabolic data, and assessing the patient's general quality of life.