American TeleCare's® NX Server Software is webbased
and designed to securely store and display patient information
using a SQL type database platform. The software is designed to
manage data collected using American TeleCare® Video Patient
Stations and American TeleCare Monitoring Stations.
The web server communication interface limits communications
with the NX Server to encrypted sessions using Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) technology. This provides privacy for data uploads from the
Monitoring Stations and the Video Patient Stations. Only licensed
authorized users (requiring a valid user name and password) may
access patient data at an authorized workstation on the network.
TeleChart,® tailored specifically
for home telehealth, is an electronic medical record (EMR) system
incorporating a relational
database component of the NX Server Software.
Patient data may also be forwarded
to a third-party EMR using an industry standard Health Level
Seven® (HL7) protocol, via
optional interface software developed by American TeleCare. Patient
data forwarded to a third-party EMR is subject to the functionality
included in the third-party EMR software.
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The TeleChart
EMR catalogs the patient's record and retains readings obtained
during home video visit encounters and/or monitoring data uploads.
NX Server Software Features:
Vital signs: Physiological measurements, such as blood pressure
and pulse, blood glucose, weight, temperature and PT/INR readings
are time and date stamped for future reference and can be graphed
to view trending analysis.
Patient-specific thresholds: Set by the clinician, thresholds
indicate significant vital sign fluctuations for each patient.
FDA approved medical peripherals are used with the American TeleCare
Video Patient Stations and Monitoring Stations. When recorded measurement
readings exceed the pre-determined threshold, they are colorcoded
to readily stand out from readings that are within clinician-set
limits.
Questionnaires: The clinician can remotely download questionnaires
directly to the Monitoring Station. The patient responds using
the touch screen on the Monitoring Station. Responses to these
questions supply providers with additional data to help them more
effectively manage their patients.
Session management: Designed to manage patients using the Video
Patient Stations or Monitoring Stations, telehealth sessions can
include instructions for the patients to take certain measurements
or to respond to specific questions associated with their condition. |
High-resolution snapshots: The Video
Patient Stations automatically time and date stamp high-resolution
snapshots. Stored images can
be easily viewed using the Provider Station or any internet-connected
PC running Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0.
Clinician notes: Clinicians can make
notations regarding their observations during video visit calls
with patients. “Free
text" areas are also available to add specific notes.
Physician's orders: The physician
can record information regarding the patient's episode
of care.
Medication schedules: Text space is provided for patient names,
medications, routes of administration and dosages and other necessary
information.
Diagnoses: Physician diagnoses may be entered and stored.
Video visit scheduler: Clinicians can schedule video visits with
patients.
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The NX Server Software
operates on a Windows® 2000
server platform. Minimum recommended requirements for the server
platform are:
- CPU: Pentium III 1 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Hard Disk: >15 GB, RAID recommended
The NX Server Software requires the use of an American TeleCare
Provider Station, server and Video Patient Station and/or Monitoring
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