US 2023/0053829 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT COMMUNICATION

Abstract

A system and method for securing authenticated patient communication through a device that is able to trigger a patient related event through a simple online communication process. The trigger(s) determined by the device are preferably controlled through a separate application, which may be controlled through a medical user computational device and/or a server. The separate application sets the one or more triggers accessible to the device and also determines one or more conditions for activating the one or more triggers. Upon detection of one or more conditions by the device, one or more triggers are activated. The medical user computational device receives a notification of the activation of the trigger. The medical user computational device may modify the trigger, the activation of the trigger or the one or more downstream actions which occur upon activation of the trigger. Such modification may occur before activation of the trigger or after activation of the trigger. The trigger causes a patient related action to be taken, for example to call the patient back on a separate telephonic device. Preferably the device features a plurality of buttons or other simple, easy to use initiators. Each initiator preferably activates a trigger.

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Dependent claims

An edge device for triggering an offline event by a patient at a remote computational device, the device comprising an authentication unit for authenticating the patient, a patient interface for receiving instructions from and providing communication to an authenticated patient regarding the offline event, a communication module for providing wireless communication to the remote computational device according to said instructions regarding the offline event, a microprocessor for storing instructions and executing said instructions to support authentication and communication, wherein elements of the device are contained in or integrally formed with a case;

wherein said patient interface comprises a plurality of physical elements for receiving instructions from the authenticated patient.

A system for controlling an offline event for an authenticated patient, comprising a computer network, a patient communication device for triggering the offline event, wherein the patient device is controllable by a user, the patient device comprising a computer network connection to the computer network, a first processor and a first memory, wherein said first memory stores a plurality of instructions for triggering the offline event and wherein said first processor executes said plurality of instructions;

wherein said first processor is a limited function processor;
a server for receiving the trigger for the offline event from the device through the computer network;
and a user computational device for receiving a notification of the trigger for the offline event from the server, wherein the user computational device is able to control the offline event and to update at least one parameter of the offline event at the server, the user computational device comprising a user interface for receiving instructions from the user and for displaying information from the server, and a computer network connection to the computer network;
wherein said device for triggering the offline event comprises at least one button for receiving a trigger input, at least one sensor for receiving a trigger input, or both;
wherein said at least one button, said at least one sensor or both comprises a direct input for directly triggering an action;
the system further comprising a separate application, wherein said separate application is accessible through the user computational device and wherein said separate application modifies or cancels the offline event at the server according to one or more user commands entered through the user computational device and executed by the separate application at the server;
wherein one or more instructions are received through said separate application for modifying the trigger;
and wherein said separate application determines execution of said action that is triggered according to one or more rules, such that said execution is performed automatically upon being triggered by said at least one button, said at least one sensor or both, and such that said offline event is performed automatically;
wherein said device is registered at the server, such that the server accepts the trigger only if said device is registered and if a patient associated with said device is authenticated through said device, through said separate application or both;
the system further comprising a HCP (healthcare professional) computational device for receiving the trigger from the server.

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