Remote Insulin Dosing Regimen Selection via HCP Portal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical devices and systems do not provide a mechanism for healthcare professionals to remotely select and customize medication-dosing regimens, particularly for patients with diabetes, and then prescribe these regimens over a data network using mobile devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows healthcare professionals to select and customize medication-dosing regimens, such as bolus-insulin dosing, through an HCP-portal application, which can be remotely unlocked on a patient's mobile device, and transmitted to a connected-care server system for execution by associated medical devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If healthcare professionals use traditional in-person consultation methods to prescribe medication-dosing regimens, then patient interaction and customization are improved, but accessibility and convenience for remote patients deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server system as an intermediary between the healthcare professional and the patient's mobile device. The server receives dosing regimen data from the HCP application, processes it, and transmits it to the patient's mobile device. This intermediary enables remote prescription while preserving the customization capability that would otherwise require direct in-person interaction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple dosing regimen options are provided to patients, then treatment customization is improved, but device complexity and data management deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the dosing regimen information into distinct data elements including dosing parameters, algorithm identifiers, and patient-specific settings. Each regimen option is structured as separate, organized data that can be independently selected and transmitted. This segmentation simplifies the management of multiple regimen options despite their complexity.
3Reliability
If secure transmission protocols are implemented for dosing data, then data security is improved, but transmission reliability and speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authentication and encryption setup before the actual dosing data transmission. The HCP application and server establish secure communication channels in advance, and data is encrypted before transmission. This preliminary security setup ensures secure transmission without significantly impacting the efficiency of the actual dosing regimen delivery.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for remote prescription of medication-dosing regimens. One embodiment takes the form of a method that includes presenting, via a healthcare-professional-(HCP)-portal user interface of an HCP system, multiple medication-dosing regimens pertaining to a patient. Each presented medication-dosing regimen is associated with a respective different medication-dosing algorithm. The method also includes receiving, via the HCP-portal user interface, an HCP selection of at least one of the presented medication-dosing regimens. The method also includes transmitting, to a medical mobile application (MMA) on a mobile device associated with the patient, HCP-selected-regimen data indicative of the at least one HCP-selected medication-dosing regimen.