Patent ID: 7366570

Claim:
A method for patient participation in clinical care and therapy delivery in connection with detected heart conditions comprising: establishing a communications link between an implanted medical device and a data processor via an implanted medical device interface when an episode of a detected heart condition commences; obtaining access to a secured database via the data processor using a set of patient identification data; submitting via the data processor a query to the secured database in response to patient diagnostic data obtained from the implanted medical device wherein submitting the query comprises: detecting via the data processor at least one of a plurality of predefined conditions of the patient's implanted medical device; and generating a data response as a function of the detected conditions; providing a data response based upon the query and the patient diagnostic data including at least one of electrical impulse therapy and medication therapy; and displaying the data response in the form of a patient notification that an episode of a detected heart condition has occurred and guides the patient in actuation of the implanted medical device to invoke at least one of an electrical impulse therapy delivery and a medication therapy delivery in treatment of the episode of a detected heart condition; notifying the patient via the data processor of the detected condition; monitoring the implanted medical device; and displaying a first implanted medical device status displaying a first set of treatment options as a function of the first implanted medical device status and of the patient notification; and exercising at least one of the treatment options, wherein displaying treatment options includes displaying at least one medical option along with a time interval for exercising the displayed option.