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Abstract

A system and related method for remotely monitoring the health of a patient are provided to inform the patient as to his/her state of health. Data on a patient physiological parameter is analyzed at a patient site using Shewhart's rules of detection. The patient is notified when the conditions for one of Shewhart's rules are met, which may indicate a significant change in the patient's health status. Preferably, the notice to the patient is tailored by the patient's health care provider, and may instruct the patient to contact the health care provider or take some other preventative action. Preferably, information is transferred from the patient site to a health care provider site. An elementary system has a patient operated sensor for taking physiological measurements and converting them into an indexed data record, a patient site data processing unit with a database for storing such indexed data records, and a SPC instruction set which enables the patient site data processing unit to perform a SPC analysis on the indexed data records to determine if Shewhart's rules are met. Means for notifying the patient that one of Shewhart's rules is met are also provided.

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