System for monitoring compliance to a healthcare regiment of testing
A system for monitoring compliance to a health care regiment of testing includes a wireless communication device for sending and receiving communication signals, at least one bio-sensor within the wireless communication device for providing a medical test of an individual in accordance with the health care regiment, a memory within the wireless communication device for recording test results from the medical test, a carrier network for receiving data from the wireless communication device that includes test results, and a service provider for receiving the data via the carrier network, the service provider analyzing the test results in view of the healthcare regiment to determine if a message should be sent by the service provider to a receiving device of at least one of a mentor and a healthcare professional for the individual.
1 . A system for monitoring compliance to a health care regiment of testing, comprising:
a wireless communication device for sending and receiving communication signals;
at least one bio-sensor within the wireless communication device for providing a medical test of an individual in accordance with the health care regiment;
a memory within the wireless communication device for recording test results from the medical test;
a carrier network for receiving data from the wireless communication device that includes test results; and
a service provider for receiving the data via the carrier network, the service provider analyzing the test results in view of the healthcare regiment to determine if a message should be sent by the service provider to a receiving device of at least one of a mentor and a healthcare professional for the individual.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device is a cell phone.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving device is one of a cell phone, personal computer and fax machine.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the bio-sensor is a glucose meter.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device includes a second bio-sensor.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the second bio-sensor is a pedometer for measuring physical activity.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the data includes measurements from the pedometer.
8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the memory receives other information that is input into the wireless communication device by the individual.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the data includes the other information input into the wireless communication device by the individual.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the other information describes a dietary intake of the individual.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication device includes a camera and the other information is snap-shot of a meal.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device is programmed to send a message via the carrier network after a medical test is taken to show the results of the medical test to a receiving device of at least one of the mentor and the healthcare professional for the individual.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service provider sends a message to at least one of the mentor and the healthcare professional for the individual if no medical test data is received for a particular predetermined time period after a predetermined amount of time.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service provider periodically queries the wireless communication device for data of a predetermined period.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service provider sends a message to at least one of the mentor and the healthcare professional for the individual if no medical test data is received for a particular predetermined time period after a predetermined amount of time.
16 . A system for monitoring compliance to a healthcare regiment of testing, comprising:
a first cell phone for telephonic communications;
at least one bio-sensor within the cell phone for providing a medical test of an individual in accordance with the healthcare regiment;
a memory for recording test results from the medical test and other information input into the cell phone by the individual;
a carrier network for receiving data from the cell phone that includes the test results and the other information; and
a service provider for receiving the data via the carrier network,
wherein the cell phone is programmed to send a message via the carrier network after a medical test is taken to provide the results of the medical test to a second cell phone.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the bio-sensor is a glucose meter.
18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the cell phone includes a pedometer for measuring physical activity.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the data includes measurements from the pedometer.
20 . The system according to claim 19 , wherein the other information describes the activity measured by the pedometer.
21 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the other information describes the dietary intake of the individual.
22 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the first cell phone includes a camera and the other information is snap-shot of a meal.
23 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the service provider sends a message to at least one of a mentor and a healthcare professional for the individual if no medical test data is received for a particular predetermined time period after a predetermined amount of time.
24 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the service provider periodically queries the wireless communication device for data of a predetermined period.
25 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the service provider sends a message to at least one of a mentor and a healthcare professional for the individual if no medical test data is received for a particular predetermined time period after a predetermined amount of time.
26 . A system for monitoring compliance to a healthcare regiment of testing, comprising:
a cell phone for sending and receiving communication signals;
a glucose meter for providing a medical test of an individual in accordance with the healthcare regiment;
a memory for recording test results from the medical test and other information input into the wireless communication device by the individual;
a carrier network for receiving data from the cell phone that includes the test results and the other information; and
a service provider for receiving the data via the carrier network, the service provider analyzing the test results in view of the healthcare regiment and sending a message to a receiving device of at least one of a mentor and a healthcare professional for the individual.
27 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the receiving device is one of a cell phone, personal computer and fax machine.
28 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the other information describes a dietary intake of the individual.
29 . The system of claim 26 wherein the wherein the cell phone includes a bio-sensor.
30 . The system of claim 29 , wherein the bio-sensor is a pedometer for measuring physical activity.
31 . The system of claim 30 , wherein the data includes measurements from the pedometer.
32 . The system according to claim 26 , wherein the other information describes the activity measured by the pedometer.
33 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the cell phone automatically sends the data to the service provider after a medical test is taken and then the service provider sends the test results to one of the mentor and the healthcare professional for the individual.
34 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the service provider sends a message to at least one of the mentor and the healthcare professional for the individual if no medical test data is received for a particular predetermined time period after a predetermined amount of time.
35 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the service provider periodically queries the wireless communication device for data of a predetermined period.
36 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the service provider sends a message to at least one of the mentor and the healthcare professional for the individual if no medical test data is received for a particular predetermined time period after a predetermined amount of time.