Controlling access to a medical monitoring system

Abstract

Systems and techniques for remote medical monitoring. In one implementation, a method includes monitoring a first medical condition of an individual, the monitoring being initiated remotely by a monitoring service, receiving a query relating to a second medical condition of the individual, transmitting a response to the query to the monitoring service, receiving a prompt from the monitoring service, and transmitting a response to the prompt to the monitoring service. The query is received from the monitoring service. The prompt is designed to provoke a particular action.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10 / 728,631, filed December 5, 2003, entitled "CONTROLLINGACCESS TO A MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEM," and published as U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004 / 0085186A1, and claim its priority. U.S. Application Serial No. 10 / 728,631 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Serial No. 09 / 841,154, filed April 23, 2001, now U.S. Patent No. 6,664,893, the disclosures of both applications are hereby incorporated by reference This article. technical field [0003] [0002] The following description relates to controlling access to medical monitoring devices and / or services associated with such devices, for example, to help ensure that access to monitoring devices and services is authorized before use begins. Background technique [0004] [0003] Advances in sensor technology, electronics, and communications have made it possible to monitor patien...

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In the absence of proper authorization, patients may use medical monitoring system equipment and incur substantial costs in the form of, for example, the rental amount of medical monitoring equipment, telephone charges, the cost of monitoring the system at the center, and the cost of medical personnel, while those goods and The provider of the service may not have received a fee

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