一種交互式疾病處理系統(tǒng)，綽號叫做“電子護(hù)士”，互動式心臟監(jiān)測系統(tǒng)
能夠幫助充血性心衰患者在自己家中監(jiān)測重要生命體征。

Montefiore醫(yī)療中心(New York, NY, USA)的家庭健康機(jī)構(gòu)正在使用該系統(tǒng)作為對充血性心衰患者家庭護(hù)士探視的補充。“電子護(hù)士”系統(tǒng)被配備給患者，與患者家中常規(guī)按鍵式電話相連接。患者使用該系統(tǒng)用于日常監(jiān)測他們的生命體征，并通過電話線傳輸資料。

電子電子天平檢測體重的改變，這是心衰惡化的關(guān)鍵指標(biāo)；峰值流速儀檢測肺功能，這是哮喘或者慢阻肺(COPD)惡化的指標(biāo)。血糖儀測量血糖水平，這是控制糖尿病的關(guān)鍵指標(biāo)。檢測血壓用于監(jiān)測高血壓。脈沖式血氧儀測量血液中氧氣水平，這能夠幫助確定是否需要對哮喘和慢阻肺患者采取干預(yù)治療措施。

Interactive Heart Monitoring System
 
A new interactive disease management system, dubbed the “electronic nurse,” helps monitor the vital signs of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients in their homes.

The home health agency of Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY, USA) is using the system to supplement regular nursing visits to the homes of CHF patients. An “e-nurse” system is assigned to each patient and attached to a regular push-button phone in the patient’s home. Patients use the system daily to monitor their vital signs and transmit the data through the phone line.

The electronic scale measures changes in weight, a key indicator of worsening heart failure, and a peak flow meter checks lung capacity, an indicator of worsening asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A glucometer measures blood sugar levels, which are key to managing diabetes, and blood pressure levels are monitored for hypertension. A pulse oxymeter reads oxygen levels in the blood, which help to determine interventions needed for patients with asthma and COPD.