Systems, methods and computer program products for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of remotely located patients

A system for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients, comprising:

• a plurality of patient monitoring systems, wherein each patient monitoring system is capable of receiving and storing patient data;
• a central data processing system configured to communicate with and receive patient data from each of the patient monitoring systems;
• means for obtaining patient data from a plurality of patient monitoring systems at said central data processing system;
• means for analyzing the obtained patient data from each respective patient monitoring system at said central data processing system to identify medical conditions of each respective patient;
• means for displaying the identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity via at least one remotely located client in communication with said central data processing system;
• and
• means for displaying treatment options for treating a displayed medical condition for a respective patient via said at least one remotely located client.

A computer program product for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients using a central data processing system configured to communicate with and receive data from a plurality of respective patient monitoring systems, wherein each patient monitoring system is capable of receiving and storing patient data, said computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable code means embodied in said medium, said computer readable code means comprising:

• computer readable code means for obtaining patient data from a plurality of patient monitoring systems at said central data processing system;
• computer readable code means for analyzing the obtained patient data from each respective patient monitoring system at said central data processing system to identify medical conditions of each respective patient;
• computer readable code means for displaying the identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity;
• and
• computer readable code means for displaying treatment options for treating a medical condition responsive to selecting one of the identified medical conditions for a respective patient.

A portable apparatus for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a patient, comprising:

• means for receiving and storing patient data provided by a patient, wherein the patient data includes at least one of physiological data, biological data and behavioral data;
• at least one medicine dosage algorithm stored within the portable apparatus for using the stored patient data to generate medicine dosage recommendations in real time;
• means for communicating with and transmitting the stored patient data to a remotely located data processing system;
• and
• means for receiving treatment information from said remotely located data processing system.

A system for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients, comprising:

• a central data processing system configured to communicate with a plurality of remotely located patient monitoring systems;
• means for obtaining patient data from each of said plurality of remotely located patient monitoring systems;
• means for analyzing the obtained patient data from each respective patient monitoring system at said central data processing system to identify medical conditions of each respective patient;
• at least one remotely located client in communication with said central data processing system;
• and
• means for displaying the identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity via said at least one remotely located client.

A method of monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients afflicted with diabetes mellitus using a central data processing system configured to communicate with and receive data from a plurality of respective blood glucose monitoring devices, wherein each respective blood glucose monitoring device is capable of receiving and storing patient data, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining patient data from a plurality of blood glucose monitoring devices at the central data processing system;
• analyzing the obtained patient data from each respective blood glucose monitoring device at the central data processing system to identify medical conditions of each respective patient;
• displaying the identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity;
• and
• in response to selecting one of the identified medical conditions for a respective patient, displaying treatment options for treating the medical condition.

A portable apparatus for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a patient afflicted with diabetes mellitus, comprising:

• means for receiving and storing patient blood glucose and behavioral data;
• an insulin dosage algorithm stored within the apparatus for using the stored patient blood glucose and behavioral data to generate insulin dosage recommendations in real time;
• means for communicating with and transmitting the stored patient blood glucose and behavioral data to a remotely located data processing system;
• and
• means for receiving treatment information from said remotely located data processing system.

A system for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients afflicted with diabetes mellitus, comprising:

• a central data processing system configured to communicate with a plurality of remotely located blood glucose monitoring devices;
• means for obtaining patient data from each of said plurality of remotely located blood glucose monitoring devices;
• means for analyzing the obtained patient data from each respective blood glucose monitoring device at said central data processing system to identify medical conditions of each respective patient;
• at least one remotely located client in communication with said central data processing system;
• and
• means for displaying the identified patient medical conditions for each respective patient in selectable, prioritized order according to medical severity via said at least one remotely located client.