Patent ID: 7765112
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61B,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A multi-patient data management method for monitoring diabetic patients by a Health Care Professional, via a processor-based system, the processor-based system including a processor and one or more processor-readable media having digital code embedded therein for programming the processor, the method comprising: (a) with a plurality of recording devices of a plurality of patients diagnosed with a diabetic condition, recording sets of chronologically-tracked values of diabetes care parameters including measurements of glucose levels of the patients; (b) transmitting each of the stored sets of diabetes care parameter values from the recording devices to a master patient database of the system; (c) collecting and storing at the master patient database the sets of chronologically-tracked diabetes care parameter values including the measurements of glucose levels; (d) processing the stored sets of diabetes care parameter values via the processor-based system, including: comparing certain of the diabetes care parameter values with diabetes care regimens of the patients, said diabetes care regimens being stored in the master patient database; determining a compliance of each of said patients with prescribed measurement regimens included in the stored diabetes care regimens by comparing measurement dates and times provided by the diabetes care parameter values with prescribed measurement dates and times provided by the diabetes care regimens; and determining a completeness of the one or more sets of diabetes care parameter values by comparing measurement frequency values included in the diabetes care parameter values with prescribed measurement frequency values provided by the diabetes care regimens; (e) outputting results of the processing including: indicating in said results via a plurality of compliance indication icons and a plurality of completeness indication icons the determined compliance of the patients with said prescribed measurement regimens and the determined completeness of the patients in following said prescribed measurement regimens to enable a Health Care Professional to assess diabetic conditions of the patients based on the collected sets of diabetes care parameter values, wherein the results are provided as a group overview chart, the group overview chart being displayed via a display of system, the group overview chart allowing for the output results for a first patient included in the plurality of patients and a second patient included in the plurality of patients to be concurrently viewed, a first compliance indication icon included in the plurality of compliance indication icons indicating a determined compliance of the first patient with a first prescribed measurement regimen included in the prescribed measurement regimens, a second compliance indication icon included in the plurality of compliance indication icons indicating a determined compliance of the second patient with a second prescribed measurement regimen included in the prescribed measurement regimens, a first completeness indication icon included in the plurality of completeness indication icons indicating a determined completeness of the first patient in following the first prescribed measurement regimen, a second completeness indication icon included in the plurality of completeness indication icons indicating a determined completeness of the second patient in following the second prescribed measurement regimen; and transmitting supervisory instructions via the system to one or more selected diabetic patients included in the plurality patients based on said assessment by the Health Care Professional of the output results.