Inventors:
Edward K. Kasper - Lutherville MD, US
Gary Gerstenblith - Reisterstown MD, US
Sheldon H. Gottlieb - Baltimore MD, US
Jeffrey A. Spaeder - Baltimore MD, US
James G. Palmer - Ellicott City MD, US
Philip R. Thorne - Mt. Airy MD, US
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore MD
International Classification:
A61B 5/00
Abstract:
The present invention is an outpatient monitoring system which enables patients to interact with a health care provider using a standard telephone. A patient is presented with a series of condition-appropriate questions. Based upon the patient responses, additional questions are posed on a real-time dynamic basis. In addition, certain general questions from a predefined set of questions are asked of the patient in a rotating manner to ensure that there is variety with each telephone session. Further, the question sets can be recorded in the voice of the patient's clinician, or other person familiar to the patient, so that a familiar voice is heard by the patient, thereby personalizing the medical experience.