System and method for remote tele-health services
A tele-health services cabin includes a plurality of vital signs monitoring devices, a cabin management unit, and videoconferencing hardware via which a remote practitioner in a remote medical call center videoconferences with a patient in the cabin to diagnose symptoms of the patient. The cabin management unit includes a processor that controls the cabin, a data input at which patient data is provided from the vital signs monitoring devices, and a transmitter connectable to a communication link for bi-directional communication between the cabin management unit and the medical call center, where the transmitter transmits the patient data to the medical call center. The tele-health services cabin may include a patient chair including a motorized seat back and at least one sensor encapsulated in the seat back. The tele-health services cabin may include a hands-free medical device station. The tele-health services cabin may include an automatic cleaning system.
1. A tele-health services cabin comprising:
a medical device station comprising:
an enclosure having a wall, wherein an opening is formed in the enclosure wall;
a medical device disposed behind the enclosure wall that shields the medical device from user contact, wherein a test strip receptacle of the medical device is aligned with the opening, wherein the opening is sized to permit only a user test strip to be inserted through the opening into the test strip receptacle; and
a cabin management unit comprising:
a processor that controls equipment in the cabin;
a data input at which patient data is provided from the medical device;
a data output to control the medical device;
a transmitter connectable to a communication link for bi-directional communication between the cabin management unit and a remote medical call center, wherein the transmitter transmits the patient data to the medical call center;
videoconferencing hardware via which a remote practitioner in the medical call center videoconferences with a patient in the cabin to diagnose symptoms of the patient; and
a bracket having a first movable arm, wherein:
the medical device is mounted on the first movable arm in a horizontal plane in the enclosure, and
the first movable arm is operable to retract the medical device away from the opening and rotate the medical device.
2. The tele-health services cabin of claim 1 , wherein the bracket further comprises a second movable arm operable to press an eject button of the medical device, thereby causing ejection of the test strip.
3. The tele-health services cabin of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is a blood glucose monitor or a cholesterol monitor.