Physician-Centric Health Care Delivery Platform

1 . A system for diagnosing and treating a patient, the system comprising:

a patient information database for storing and retrieving patient health data related to the patient, the patient health data including:

one or more of real-time patient health information;

at least one clinical practice guideline;

patient questionnaire answers; and

a patient medical history;

at least one server operative to access the patient information database;

a computing device remotely located from the server for communication using a network;

wherein the computing device includes a microprocessor and memory configured to execute and store a diagnostic computer application;

wherein the computing device is configured for communication with the server for retrieving the patient health data;

wherein the diagnostic computer application generates at least one of a patient diagnosis and a patient treatment recommendation using the patient health data retrieved; and

a drug delivery device in communication with the diagnostic computer application comprising:

at least one reservoir in fluid communication with a needle;

at least one actuator to drive a fluid within a respective at least one reservoir to the needle;

a microcontroller to control operation of the at least one actuator; and

a power source to power the microcontroller.

2 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the drug delivery device further comprises a wireless communication interface.

3 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the drug delivery device further comprises at least one sensor to monitor a health condition of the patient and transmit a status of the health condition.

4 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

the needle is one of an array of needles; and

the drug delivery device further includes a conduit and drive electronics controlled by the microcontroller to position the conduit at the needle of the array of needles.

5 . A system for remotely treating a patient, the system comprising:

at least one reservoir in fluid communication with a needle;

at least one actuator to drive a fluid within the at least one reservoir to the needle;

a microcontroller to control operation of the at least one actuator;

a communication interface configured to download and upload information from and to at least one remote server over a network; and

a power source.

6 . A system in accordance with claim 5 , further comprising a communication interface configured to download and upload information from and to at least one server.

7 . A system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein further comprising at least one sensor to monitor a health condition of the patient.

8 . A system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the needle is one of an array of needles.

9 . A system in accordance with claim 5 , further comprising a conduit and drive electronics controlled by the microcontroller to position the conduit at the needle of the array of needles.

10 . A method for remotely administering a drug, the method comprising:

providing a drug delivery device comprising:

at least one reservoir in fluid communication with a needle;

at least one actuator to drive a fluid from the at least one reservoir to the needle;

a microcontroller to control operation of the actuator; and

a power source to power the microcontroller and the at least one actuator;

programming the microcontroller of the drug delivery device to administer a medication according to an instruction; and

administering the medication according to the instruction.

11 . A method in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the drug delivery device is in wireless communication with a computing device.

12 . A method in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the microcontroller is programmable responsive to a patient diagnosis for a patient treatment recommendation associated with the instruction.

13 . A method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein:

the needle is one of an array of needles; and

the drug delivery device further includes a conduit and drive electronics controlled by the microcontroller to position the conduit at the needle of the array of needles.

14 . A method in accordance with claim 12 , further comprising:

providing a patient information database for retrieving and storing patient data associated for use of the drug delivery device; and

providing at least one server operative to access the patient information database.

15 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the computing device is remotely located from the server for communication therebetween over a network.

16 . A method in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the computing device includes a microprocessor and memory configured to execute and store a diagnostic computer application.

17 . A method in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the computing device is configured for communication with the server using the Internet.

18 . A method in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the computing device and the drug delivery device in combination provide a telehealth/telemedicine system for generation of health data for use with the patient data.

19 . A method in accordance with claim 18 , further comprising storing the health data in the patient information database as part of the patient data.

20 . A method in accordance with claim 18 , further comprising generating the patient diagnosis and the patient treatment recommendation in real time using the diagnostic computer application using the health data and the patient data.