Robotic based health care system

A robotic system, comprising:

• a network;
• a telepresence device in the vicinity of a patient and coupled to the network, the telepresence device having a camera, a monitor, a microphone, and a speaker, the telepresence device camera captures an image of the patient;
• a computer at a nurses station that displays a user interface, the user interface allows medical information to be entered by displaying a plurality of data fields that include at least one patient information field and at least one medical data field that are filled by a user at the computer, the computer is separate from the telepresence device and is coupled to the network independently of the telepresence device;
• and,
• a remote station located remotely from both the telepresence device and the computer at the nurses station, the remote station is coupled to said telepresence device via the network and controls the telepresence device, the remote station includes a monitor that displays a user interface including the image of the patient, the patient information, and the medical data provided by the user at the computer at the nurses station.