Abstract: A patient monitoring device is disclosed herein for the remote monitoring of a patient. In an embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring device provides the monitoring of patient physiological parameters and supports bidirectional data and communications transmission with a centrally located clinician. In a further embodiment, the monitoring device provides the patient with medication information such as drug schedules and dosage amounts.

Abstract: A system and a method by which a clinician may monitor and communicate with a plurality of remotely located patients. This monitoring may be facilitated using a variety of communication protocols. Modular treatments and institutionally created standards are combined with clinician-provided input and decisions to provide the patient an individualized treatment regimen.

Abstract: A distributed diagnostic imaging system (62) and method includes a data processor coupled to a variety of diagnostic imaging components through a network (80). The diagnostic imaging components include acquisition devices (90) that are used to obtain diagnostic imaging signals, displays (98) on which obtained images can be viewed, and control units (94) that are used with either acquisition units (90) or displays (98) to control the manner in which an image is obtained or displayed. The distributed nature of the system (62) makes it relatively easy and inexpensive to upgrade or modify individual imaging components, and allows the businesses of selling, distributing, and upgrading an imaging lab, and obtaining and reviewing diagnostic images to be conducted in a novel manner, such as by costing an imaging procedure on a “per use” basis.

Abstract: A distributed diagnostic imaging system and method includes a data processor coupled to a variety of diagnostic imaging components through a network. The diagnostic imaging components include acquisition devices that are used to obtain diagnostic imaging signals, displays on which obtained images can be viewed, and control units that are used with either acquisition units or displays to control the manner in which an image is obtained or displayed. The distributed nature of the system makes it relatively easy and inexpensive to upgrade or modify individual imaging components, and allows the businesses of selling, distributing, and upgrading an imaging lab, and obtaining and reviewing diagnostic images to be conducted in a novel manner, such as by costing an imaging procedure on a “per use” or “per imaging application” basis.