Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for disease management

A system for providing social interaction between a first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device and a second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device, comprising:

• a memory for storing a program containing code for providing social interaction between the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device and the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device;
• a processor functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program and operative to at least:
• receive a social networking profile from the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device associated with a first patient, the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device configured to acquire first diagnostic data regarding the first patient and transmit the first diagnostic data over a network to a first healthcare provider,
• generate, through the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device, a diagnostic profile of the first patient, the diagnostic profile containing current and archived diagnostic information of the first patient including the first diagnostic data, the diagnostic profile stored on the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device,
• receive the diagnostic profile from the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device,
• select a second patient associated with the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device based on the at least one of the social networking profile and the diagnostic profile indicating compatibility between the first patient and the second patient, the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device configured to acquire second diagnostic data regarding the second patient and transmit the second diagnostic data over the network to a second health-care provider, and
• populate a user list at the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device with a unique identifier of the first patient enabling the second patient to communicate with the first patient, via the unique identifier, by way of the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for providing social interaction between a first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device and a second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device, the method comprising:

• receiving a social networking profile from the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device associated with a first patient, the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device configured to acquire first diagnostic data regarding the first patient and transmit the first diagnostic data over a network to a first healthcare provider;
• generating, through the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device, a diagnostic profile of first patient, the diagnostic profile containing current and archived diagnostic information of the first patient including the first diagnostic data, the diagnostic profile stored on the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device;
• receiving the diagnostic profile from the first handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device;
• selecting a second patient associated with the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device based on the at least one of the social networking profile and the diagnostic profile indicating compatibility between the first patient and the second patient, the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device configured to acquire second diagnostic data regarding the second patient and transmit the second diagnostic data over the network to a second health-care provider;
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• populating a user list at the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device with a unique identifier of the first patient enabling the second patient to communicate with the first patient, via the unique identifier, by way of the second handheld and portable medical testing and monitoring device.