Patent ID: 8781847

Claim:
A system for managing alert notifications in an automated patient management system, comprising: a server for patient data storage and analysis, wherein the server comprises a server collector configured to manage collection of patient data by one or more data collection devices, a server evaluator configured to evaluate collected patient data against a complete set of alert conditions, and a server notifier configured to provide alert notifications when an alert condition is detected, wherein the complete set of alert conditions comprises user configurable alert conditions and user non-configurable alert conditions; and one or more data collection devices uniquely assigned to an individual patient; the one or more data collection devices comprising a device collector configured to receive patient data for the individual patient from one or more patient data sources selected from at least one implantable medical device and at least one external physiological data sensor, a device evaluator for evaluating patient data against a subset of the alert conditions, and a device notifier configured to provide an alert notification when an alert condition is detected, wherein the subset of the alert conditions comprises user configurable alert conditions and user non-configurable alert conditions.