Prescription compliance monitoring system
A method for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy that includes repeatedly measuring therapy compliance of a patient, uploading the therapy compliance measurements to a personal computer, connecting a central server using the personal computer, sending the uploaded therapy compliance measurements from the personal computer to the central server, providing a number of predetermined compliance threshold amounts, comparing the sent therapy compliance measurements with the number of predetermined compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient, determining a need and level of intervention based on the result of the comparing and reporting the determined need for intervention to a health professional corresponding to the patient and determined level.
1. A method for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy using a device having a central processing unit and a server having a central processing unit, comprising:
receiving therapy compliance measurements of a patient repeatedly measured by obtaining a voluntary compliance response from the patient using the device;
selecting, using the server, a number of individualized compliance threshold amounts for the patient, the individualized compliance threshold amounts being uniquely selected for the patient based on characteristics of the medical therapy;
comparing, using the server, the received therapy compliance measurements with the number of individualized compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient;
identifying, using the server, instances where patient compliance fails to meet the individualized compliance thresholds; and
reporting a failure to meet the individualized compliance thresholds to a care-giving party enabling action to be taken by that party.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the medical therapy includes at least one of: reminders for exercise and physical therapy, reminders to record vital sign data, reminders to record symptom severity for a medical condition, reminders for medical appointments, and reminders to record results for patient use tests.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actions taken by that party include providing rewards.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actions taken by that party include implementing patient cost increases.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a capacity to record voluntary responses and a capacity to transfer corresponding data to the server are both resident in the device.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the medical therapy includes a recordation of medical information regarding the patient.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the medical therapy includes performance of an anaerobic activity.
8. A method for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy using a device having a central processing unit and a server having a central processing unit, comprising:
receiving therapy compliance measurements of a patient repeatedly measured by obtaining a voluntary compliance response from the patient using the device;
selecting, using the server, a number of individualized compliance threshold amounts for the patient, the individualized compliance threshold amounts being uniquely selected for the patient based on characteristics of the medical therapy;
comparing, using the server, the received therapy compliance measurements with the number of individualized compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient;
identifying, using the server, instances where patient compliance meets the individualized compliance thresholds; and
reporting a success in meeting the individualized compliance thresholds to a care-giving party enabling action to be taken by that party.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the medical therapy includes at least one of: reminders for exercise and physical therapy, reminders to record vital sign data, reminders to record symptom severity for a medical condition, reminders for medical appointments, and reminders to record results for patient use tests.
10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the actions taken by that party include providing rewards.
11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the actions taken by that party include implementing patient cost increases.
12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a capacity to record voluntary responses and a capacity to transfer corresponding data to the server are both resident in the device.
13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the medical therapy includes a recordation of medical information regarding the patient.
14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the medical therapy includes performance of an anaerobic activity.
15. A server for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy having a central processing unit, comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive therapy compliance measurements of a patient repeatedly measured by obtaining a voluntary compliance response from the patient using a device;
a selection unit implemented by the central processing unit and configured to select a number of individualized compliance threshold amounts for the patient, the individualized compliance threshold amounts being uniquely selected for the patient based on characteristics of the medical therapy;
a comparison unit configured to compare the received therapy compliance measurements with the number of individualized compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient;
an identification unit configured to identify instances where patient compliance fails to meet the individualized compliance thresholds; and
a reporting unit configured to report a failure to meet the individualized compliance thresholds to a care-giving party enabling action to be taken by that party.
16. The server according to claim 15 , wherein the therapy compliance measurements are received via wireless connection.
17. The server according to claim 16 wherein the wireless connection is one of IR, Bluetooth, cellular and/or wireless local area network.
18. The server according to claim 15 , wherein the therapy compliance measurements are received via wired connection.
19. The server according to claim 15 , wherein the device is a NexDose device, a device containing compliance measurement software installed thereon, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a personal computer.
20. The server according to claim 19 , wherein a capacity to record voluntary responses and a capacity to transfer corresponding data to the server are both resident in the device.
21. The server according to claim 15 , wherein the therapy compliance measurements are integrated into a medical record or an insurance record.
22. The server according to claim 15 , wherein a capacity to record voluntary responses and a capacity to transfer corresponding data to the server are both resident in the device.
23. A server for monitoring patient compliance to medical therapy having a central processing unit, comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive therapy compliance measurements of a patient repeatedly measured by obtaining a voluntary compliance response from the patient using a device;
a selection unit implemented by the central processing unit and configured to select a number of individualized compliance threshold amounts for the patient, the individualized compliance threshold amounts being uniquely selected for the patient based on characteristics of the medical therapy;
a comparison unit configured to compare the received therapy compliance measurements with the number of individualized compliance thresholds corresponding to the patient;
an identification unit configured to identify instances where patient compliance meets the individualized compliance thresholds; and
a reporting unit configured to report success in meeting the individualized compliance thresholds to a care-giving party enabling action to be taken by that party.
24. The server according to claim 23 , wherein the therapy compliance measurements are received via wireless connection.
25. The server according to claim 24 wherein the wireless connection is one of IR, Bluetooth, cellular and/or wireless local area network.
26. The server according to claim 23 , wherein the therapy compliance measurements are received via wired connection.
27. The server according to claim 23 , wherein the device is a NexDose device, a device containing compliance measurement software installed thereon, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a personal computer.
28. The server according to claim 27 , wherein a capacity to record voluntary responses and a capacity to transfer corresponding data to the server are both resident in the device.
29. The server according to claim 23 , wherein the therapy compliance measurements are integrated into a medical record or an insurance record.
30. The server according to claim 23 , wherein a capacity to record voluntary responses and a capacity to transfer corresponding data to the server are both resident in the device.