US 12,243,014 B2
Network-enabled global positioning satellite-based device for obtaining patient verification
Larry Leighton Holmes, Fairhope, AL (US); Eric Jason Shiflet, Franklin, TN (US); William Stephen McConnell, IV, Brentwood, TN (US); and Auston Guillium DeVille, Huntingdon, TN (US)
Assigned to Rearden Analytics, Brentwood, TN (US)
Filed by Rearden Analytics, Brentwood, TN (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/081,127.
Prior Publication US 2021/0042704 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 10/10 (2013.01) [G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A prescription-based patient treatment system, the system comprising:
a communications module operatively coupled to a communication network;
an agreement signification device configured to capture data indicative of a signature of a patient;
at least one sensor configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with medical equipment for prescribed treatment of a breathing condition of the patient;
at least one microcontroller coupled with the communications module and the at least one sensor, the microcontroller being configured to:
obtain, using the agreement signification device and the at least one sensor, information that is input into the microcontroller and is associated with at least one of the patient, the medical equipment, a physician, and an ancillary provider, the information comprising an agreement by the patient verifying an accuracy of data entered into the patient treatment system by the physician comprising at least one of (i) whether the patient is benefitting from use of the medical equipment, (ii) whether continued use of the medical equipment by the patient is required, (iii) hours of operation of the medical equipment, and (iv) a measure of efficacy of the prescribed treatment;
convert the information into a digital format enabling verification that the information complies with a prescription for a prescribed treatment associated with the medical equipment;
transmit to a remote user, via the communications module, data indicative of real-time status and usage of the medical equipment by the patient, wherein the data includes an apnea hypopnea index (AHI) associated with a severity of the breathing condition of the patient calculated by the medical equipment;
generate at least one signal causing the medical equipment to automatically administer or discontinue administration of the prescribed treatment using the medical equipment, as a function of the information; and
receive, from the remote user over the communication network, at least one control signal generated by the remote user to modify the prescription for the prescribed treatment to a modified prescription prescribed by the physician based on the real-time status and usage of the medical equipment including the AHI associated with the severity of the breathing condition of the patient, the microcontroller automatically adjusting an amount and/or frequency of at least one parameter of the medical equipment being currently prescribed for administration to the patient from a first in-use value to a second value as a function of the at least one control signal to thereby change an operation of the medical equipment in accordance with the modified prescription for the prescribed treatment, wherein the prescribed treatment using the medical equipment facilitates identification of the severity of the breathing condition and treatment of the patient based at least on the severity of the breathing condition in accordance with the modified prescription without a need for an in-office doctor-patient visit.