Medical services method and system
A medical services system and method supporting private and secure telemedicine sessions between a patient and a remote medical facility are provided including a medical services kiosk comprising a plurality of individual interior chambers, an inventory storage component, and other medical technology. The medical services system is configured to communicatively couple components within both the medical services kiosk and the remote medical facility so that information necessary for examining, treating, and diagnosing the patient is acquired and medical professionals are able to provide offsite instructions, prescriptions, and other medical related services to the patient in a manner that is convenient, timely, and efficient.
1. A method comprising:
collecting, by a computing device from a patient in a medical services kiosk on an electronic communication network, medical information, and the medical information includes biometric measurements obtained by biometric devices in the medical services kiosk;
transmitting, by the computing device to a clinician station in remote communication with the patient by the electronic communication network, the medical information upon initiating remote session;
displaying a first colored light associated with an intake person from the clinician station that is visible in the medical services kiosk;
facilitating a communicative interlink with a healthcare professional needed according to data inputted by the intake person;
displaying the healthcare professional on a display device in the medical services kiosk automatically after initiating the remote session;
displaying a second colored light associated with the healthcare professional from the clinician station that is visible to the patient in the medical services kiosk, the healthcare professional being different than the intake person; and
setting a privacy window of the medical services kiosk to an opaque mode inhibiting a view into an interior chamber of the medical services kiosk from an exterior area.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical information comprises one of a weight, blood pressure, and temperature.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the medical services kiosk, a plurality of images, videos, and audio to the clinician station; and
the first colored light and the second colored light are associated with different backgrounds on the display device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a prescription for a medication for the patient to the medical services kiosk.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the medical services kiosk includes a medication storage component, the method further comprising:
sending instructions to the medical services kiosk to dispense the medication from the medication storage component to the patient; and
verifying the medication using a camera in the medical services kiosk.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the healthcare professional on the display device comprises displaying the healthcare professional on a life-size dimension and a face-to-face screen.
7. A non-transitory storage media storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
collect, from a patient in a medical services kiosk on an electronic communication network, medical information, and the medical information includes biometric measurements obtained by biometric devices in the medical services kiosk;
set a privacy window of the medical services kiosk to an opaque mode that inhibits a view into an interior chamber of the medical services kiosk from an exterior area;
transmit, to a clinician station in remote communication with the patient by the electronic communication network, the medical information upon initiating a remote session;
display a first colored light associated with an intake person from the clinician station that is visible in the medical services kiosk;
facilitate a communicative interlink with a healthcare professional needed according to data inputted by the intake;
display the healthcare professional on a display device in the medical services kiosk automatically after initiating the remote session; and
display a second colored light associated with the healthcare professional from the clinician station that is visible to the patient in the medical services kiosk, the healthcare professional being different than the intake person.
8. The non-transitory storage media of claim 7 , further storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive instructions via a medicine storage component of the medical services kiosk for dispensing medication to the patient.
9. The non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , further storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
verify the medication using a camera in the medical services kiosk.
10. The non-transitory storage media of claim 7 , wherein the medical information comprises one of a weight, blood pressure, and temperature of the patient.
11. The non-transitory storage media of claim 7 , further storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
transmit, by the medical services kiosk, a plurality of images, videos, and audio to the clinician station; and
the first colored light and the second colored light are associate with different backgrounds on the display device.
12. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
set a privacy window of a medical services kiosk to an opaque mode that inhibits a view into an interior chamber from an exterior area;
collect, from a patient in the medical services kiosk on an electronic communication network, medical information that includes biometric measurements obtained by biometric devices in the medical services kiosk;
transmit, to a station in remote communication with the patient by the electronic communication network, the medical information upon initiating a remote session;
display a first symbol associated with an intake person from the station in the medical services kiosk;
facilitate a communicative communicative interlink with a healthcare professional needed according to data inputted by the intake person;
display the healthcare professional on a display device in the medical services kiosk automatically during the remote session; and
display a second symbol associated with the healthcare professional from the station in the medical services kiosk, and the first symbol and the second symbol are different and the healthcare professional is different than the intake person.
13. The system of claim 12 , further including instructions to:
receive instructions via a medicine storage component of the medical services kiosk for dispensing medication to the patient.
14. The system of claim 13 , further including instructions to:
verify the medication using a camera in the medical services kiosk.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the medical information comprises one of a weight, blood pressure, and temperature.
16. The system of claim 12 , further including instructions to:
transmit, by the medical services kiosk, a plurality of images, videos, and audio to the station; and
the first symbol and the second symbol are associated with different backgrounds on the display device.