Patent ID: 8019618

Claim:
A networked health-monitoring system comprising: a plurality of remote patient sites, each site including a device having at least one display and configured to be temporarily affixed to a patient and to operate in a monitoring mode; a data management unit in signal communication with said device and configured to facilitate collection of patient health-related data; a memory connected to said device, said memory storing computer program instructions for collecting said patient health-related data and generating health-monitoring related information on the display; and at least one central server connectable for communication with said data management unit at said remote patient sites to provide said computer program instructions stored in said memory and receive said patient health-related data collected at said remote patient sites, wherein said central server is configured to (i) analyze said patient health-related data, (ii) process said patient health-related data, (iii) produce reports, including standardized reports, from said patient health-related data, and (iv) transmit said reports to a designated health care professional.