Proximity Based Interrogation of Portable Health Monitoring Device

A method, in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory comprising instructions executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to implement a proximity based interrogation system, wherein the method comprises:

• detecting, by the proximity based interrogation system associated with a medical personnel facility, a presence of a portable health monitoring device associated with a patient within a predetermined proximity of the proximity based interrogation system;
• retrieving, by the proximity based interrogation system, health monitoring information from the portable health monitoring device in response to receiving the responsive communication;
• correlating, by the proximity based interrogation system, the health monitoring information with patient electronic medical record (EMR) information to generate correlated health information;
• and
• generating, by the proximity based interrogation system, an output on a client computing device associated with one or more medical personnel associated with the medical personnel facility, wherein the output comprises a notification of a medical status of the patient based on the correlation.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to implement a proximity based interrogation system which operates to:

• detect a presence of a portable health monitoring device associated with a patient within a predetermined proximity of the proximity based interrogation system;
• retrieve health monitoring information from the portable health monitoring device in response to receiving the responsive communication;
• correlate the health monitoring information with patient electronic medical record (EMR) information to generate correlated health information;
• and
• generate an output on a client computing device associated with one or more medical personnel associated with the medical personnel facility, wherein the output comprises a notification a medical status of the patient based on the correlation.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement a proximity based interrogation system which operates to:
• detect a presence of a portable health monitoring device associated with a patient within a predetermined proximity of the proximity based interrogation system;
• retrieve health monitoring information from the portable health monitoring device in response to receiving the responsive communication;
• correlate the health monitoring information with patient electronic medical record (EMR) information to generate correlated health information;
• and
• generate an output on a client computing device associated with one or more medical personnel associated with the medical personnel facility, wherein the output comprises a notification of a medical status of the patient based on the correlation.