REMOTELY-EXECUTED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY INCLUDING EMERGENCY AUTOMATION
Devices, systems, methods, and software for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject comprising: a module for conducting telecommunications with a telemedicalist; a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and optionally, a biosensor apparatus.
1 . A computer-based device comprising a processor and a memory device, the device further comprising:
a. a software module for conducting telecommunications with a live, remote telemedical care provider;
b. a software module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; and
c. an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation
provided that the computer-based device is configured for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject in a healthcare encounter.
2 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a software module for verifying credentials of a telemedical care provider.
3 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a software module for remote monitoring or operation of the device by the telemedical care provider.
4 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a software module for identifying the subject.
5 . The device of claim 5 , further comprising a software module for securely accessing one or more electronic health records for the subject.
6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory of medical items is determined by profiling health or economic risk for a subject or a population in advance of need for said medical items.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory of medical items is risk profiled by determining a statistical level of likelihood that the items will be needed within 2 years, within 1 year, within 6 months, within 1 month, within 2 weeks, within 1 week, or within 1 day.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory of medical items comprises items that require a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider.
9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the inventory of medical items comprises: one or more medications, one or more therapeutic devices, one or more diagnostic devices, or one or more diagnostic kits.
10 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a biosensor adapted to collect medical information from a subject or the subject's environment.
11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the diagnostic or therapeutic analysis comprises performing statistical analysis, performing probability calculations, making recommendations, and making outcome predictions to predict a health or economic outcome of a patient or therapy, wherein said prediction is real-time, individualized, and probabilistic-based and uses historic, peer-reviewed health or economic data and emerging health or economic data.
12 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the diagnostic or therapeutic analysis comprises:
a. accessing one or more information sources selected from the group consisting of: electronic health records, medical databases, medical literature, economic databases, economic literature, insurance databases, and insurance literature;
b. performing natural language processing to identify information determined to be of value in determining health and economic risks of an adverse outcome related to a health encounter; and
c. transforming said data into numerical format useful for application in statistical modeling to determine health and economic risks of an adverse outcome related to a health encounter.
13 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the diagnostic or therapeutic analysis comprises predicting acute risks, with and without one or more potential therapies, based on the severity of a condition and risks associated with each potential therapy to determine the intensity of therapy recommended.
14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the prediction of acute risks is updated in time intervals selected from the group consisting of: at least every 24 hours, at least every 12 hours, at least every 6 hours, at least every 1 hour, at least every 45 minutes, at least every 30 minutes, at least every 15 minutes, at least every 1 minute, at least every 45 seconds, at least every 30 seconds, at least every 15 seconds, and at least every 1 second.
15 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the prediction of acute risks is made for a time period selected from the group consisting of: less than 72 hours, less than 48 hours, less than 24 hours, less than 12 hours, less than 8 hours, less than 4 hours, less than 2 hours, and less than 1 hour.
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17 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a software module for processing payment.
18 . A system comprising:
a. a first networked device comprising a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the first device comprising: an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation;
b. a second networked device comprising a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the second device comprising: at least one biosensor; wherein the first and second networked devices further comprise: a module for remote monitoring or operation by a live, remote telemedical care provider; a module for telecommunications with a live, remote telemedical care provider; and a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis;
c. a networked computer comprising a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the computer accessible to a live, remote telemedical care provider, the computer provided a computer program including executable instructions operable to create an application comprising:
i. a module for telecommunications between the first or second device, or a user thereof, and the telemedical care provider;
ii. a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; and
iii. a module for remotely monitoring or operating the first or second device
provided that the system is configured for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject in a healthcare encounter.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the inventory of medical items is determined by profiling health or economic risk for a subject or a population in advance of need for said medical items.
20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the inventory of medical items is risk profiled by determining a statistical level of likelihood that the items will be needed within 2 years, within 1 year, within 6 months, within 1 month, within 2 weeks, within 1 week, or within 1 day.
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22 . A non-transitory computer readable media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by a processor to create a remote, acute healthcare application, wherein the application comprises:
a. a software module for conducting telecommunications;
b. a software module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis;
c. a software module for monitoring or operating a biosensor;
d. a software module for monitoring or operating an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items to a subject, the inventory risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and
e. optionally, a software module for providing instantaneous encounter-specific financial insurance coverage, wherein said insurance includes a level of guarantee and an associated premium;
provided that said software modules are supervised or operated by a live, remote telemedical care provider in a healthcare encounter.
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