Abstract: A system for handling data from medical testing devices ensures the integrity of the data to facilitate accurate handling of the data and to facilitate payment for legitimately needed therapy or medical equipment. A disclosed example includes a communication device that is useful for extracting data from a testing device in a secure manner. In one example, the data is encrypted when extracted by the communication device. Communications with a control center are also protected. The control center automatically verifies whether the contents of the extracted data fit within expected criteria.

Abstract: A system facilitates automated, remote communication between a variety of individuals or entities involved in the process of providing medical services or equipment to patients. A communication module facilitates automated remote communication using a network accommodating hard wire, wireless, internet, intranet or Ethernet technologies, for example, to share information between physicians, therapists, nurses, facilities, manufacturers, insurance providers, equipment providers, payors and caregivers to expedite the therapeutic process. The inventive arrangement eliminates redundancies and promotes efficiencies that are realized through automatic generation of required documentation in expediting communications between all entities involved in the process of providing the necessary care. In one example, the inventive arrangement facilitates automatically generating a certificate of medical necessity at the time that a physician places an order for a selected prescribed therapy.