System and method for automated collection and analysis of patient information retrieved from an implantable medical device for remote patient care

A method for automated remote patient care using patient information retrieved from a medical device adapted to be implanted in a patient, comprising:

• organizing one or more patient care records in a database with each patient care record comprising a plurality of he collected measurements sets, each collected measurements set comprising individual measurements which each relate to patient information recorded by a medical devise adapted to be implanted for an individual patient;
• receiving a set of the collected measurements periodically sent from the implantable medical device over a communications link;
• storing the collected measurements set into the patient care record in the database for the individual patient;
• analyzing one or more of the collected measurements sets in the patient care record for the individual patient relative to one or more other collected measurements sets stored in the patient care record of the individual patient;
• and
• sending feedback based on the analysis of the one or more collected measurements sets to the individual patient over a feedback communications link.

A system for automated remote cardiac patient care using cardiovascular patient information retrieved from a cardiac monitoring device adapted to be implanted in a patient, comprising:

• a telemetry transceiver on a substantially regular basis a set of collected cardiovascular measurements recorded by and stored in the cardiac monitoring device adapted to be implanted and periodically communicating the collected cardiovascular measurements set over a communications link to a centralized server;
• and
• a centralized server comprising:
• a database storing the collected cardiovascular measurements set into a patient care record for the individual patient, the database being organized into a plurality of patient care records with each patient care record comprising a plurality of the collected cardiovascular measurements sets, each collected cardiovascular measurements set comprising individual cardiovascular measurements which each relate to patient information recorded by a implantable cardiac monitoring device for an individual patient;
• an analysis module analyzing one or more of the collected cardiovascular measurements sets in the patient care record for the individual patient relative to one or more other collected cardiovascular measurements sets stored in the patient care records in the database;
• and
• a feedback module sending feedback based on the analysis of the one or more collected cardiovascular measurements sets to the individual patient over a feedback communications link.

A method for automated remote cardiac patient care using cardiovascular patient information retrieved from a cardiac monitoring device adapted to be implanted in a patient, comprising:

• retrieving on a substantially regular basis a set of collected cardiovascular measurements recorded by and stored in the cardiac monitoring device adapted to be implanted;
• periodically communicating the collected cardiovascular measurements set over a communications link to a centralized server;
• storing the collected cardiovascular measurements set into a patient care record for the individual patient in a database coupled to the centralized server;
• organizing a plurality of patient care records in the database with each patient care record comprising a plurality of the collected cardiovascular measurements sets, each collected cardiovascular measurements set comprising individual cardiovascular measurements which each relate to patient information recorded by the cardiac monitoring device for an individual patient;
• analyzing one or more of the collected cardiovascular measurement sets in the patient care record for the individual patient relative to one or more other collected cardiovascular measurements sets stored in the patient care records in the database;
• and
• sending feedback based on the analysis of the one or more collected cardiovascular measurements sets to the individual patient over a feedback communications link.