Patent ID: 7983930

Claim:
A system for testing and diagnosis of a medical condition, comprising: a test device located at a test location and configured to perform a medical testing protocol for generating test data, the test device including a computer and memory module for storing a patient record containing test data and a communications module for sending the patient record to a medical specialist; a recipient computer for receiving the patient data from the test device, the recipient computer displaying the test data to the medical specialist at a diagnosis center located remote from the test location, the test location and the diagnosis center located at different facilities, wherein the recipient computer includes an input device configured to enter input indicative of a diagnosis by the medical specialist as a function of medical analysis of the test data, wherein the input indicative of the diagnosis includes an electronic signature executed by the medical specialist; an intermediate computer operatively connected to the test device and the recipient computer, the intermediate computer located remote from both the test location and the diagnosis center at a different facility and configured to send a signal to the recipient computer after the test device produces a set of test data, the signal being indicative of the availability of the test data for diagnosis by the medical specialist, the intermediate computer being further configured to transmit the input indicative of the diagnosis to the computer of the test device, wherein the intermediate computer is configured to remotely run at least one of a training protocol and a device diagnostic protocol on the test device; and a plurality of payer computers each configured to receive billing information and located remote from both the test location and the diagnosis center at a different facility, wherein the recipient computer is further configured to transmit a signal conveying information indicative of billing by the medical specialist, wherein the computer in the test device is configured to transmit a signal conveying information indicative of billing by a user of the test device, and wherein the intermediate computer is operatively connected to each of the payer computers and configured to receive the billing information from the test device and recipient computer, and transmit signals conveying information indicative of the billing signals to a selected one of the payer computers, where the payer computer is selected as a function of insurance information contained in the patient record.