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A repeater device for an advanced patient management system communicates with a medical device coupled to a patient to obtain data about the medical device and/or patient's condition. The repeater device maintains the data while if considers various factors when coordinating transfer of the data to

A repeater device for an advanced patient management system communicates with a medical device coupled to a patient to obtain data about the medical device and/or patient's condition. The repeater device maintains the data while if considers various factors when coordinating transfer of the data to a repository of the advanced patient management system. The repeater device may be configured to analyze the data to determine a degree of urgency, such as whether an emergency exists, and then determine when to transfer the data based on the degree of urgency. The repeater device may also be configured to test the condition of the communication medium being used to transfer the data to the repository, such as determining whether a telephone line is in use, and then determine when to transfer the data based on the condition of the of the communication medium.

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What is claimed is: 1. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising: a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain the data; a memory to maintain the data once it has been received; a transmission device configured to s

What is claimed is: 1. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising: a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain the data; a memory to maintain the data once it has been received; a transmission device configured to send the data over a wireless radio frequency connection to a data repository; and a processing device, comprising: a signal strength-based transceiver configured to detect a signal strength that is available through the wireless radio frequency connection and trigger the transmission device to send the data when the signal strength is adequate for transmission; and a patient urgency-based transceiver configured to detect a degree of urgency by analyzing the data to detect health conditions of the patient and trigger the transmission device to send the data at a time based on the degree of urgency. 2. A stored patient data set for use in remote patient care, comprising: information to identify a patient enrolled in automated patient care and comprising at least one of treatment profile information and medical history; and medical device data comprising a set of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device and provided to a repository conditioned upon detecting an adequacy of a wireless radio frequency connection for transmission. 3. A stored patient data set according to claim 2, further comprising: analysis data comprising a predictive assessment of patient well-being determined from the medical device data. 4. A stored patient data set according to claim 2, further comprising: instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to a change in a health condition of the patient determined from the medical device data. 5. A stored patient data set according to claim 2, wherein the collected device data set is selected from the group comprising physiological, subjective, and environmental data. 6. A stored patient data set according to claim 2, wherein the patient identifying information and the medical device data are organized as a structured record. 7. A stored patient data set according to claim 6, wherein the structured record is maintained in a database. 8. A medical device providing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: one or more sensors to monitor data of a patient enrolled in automated patient care as telemetered signals; a memory to store the telemetered signals for a short term; and an interface providing external access to the stored telemetered signals, wherein the stored telemetered signals are periodically retrieved and provided to a repository conditioned upon detecting an adequacy of a wireless radio frequency connection for transmission. 9. A medical device according to claim 8, further comprising: a processor operating on instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to a change in a health condition of the patient determined from the medical device data. 10. A medical device according to claim 8, wherein the monitored data is selected from the group comprising physiological, subjective, and environmental data. 11. A medical device according to claim 8, wherein the medical device comprises at least one of an internal medical device and an external medical device. 12. An analysis system for providing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: a database storing a plurality of sets of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device for a patient enrolled in automated patient care; and a processor receiving the collected device data sets from a repeater conditioned upon the repeater detecting an adequacy of a wireless radio frequency connection for transmission. 13. An analysis system according to claim 12, further comprising: an analyzer to determine a predictive assessment of patient well-being from the medical device data and to store the predictive assessment in the database. 14. An analysis system according to claim 12, further comprising: a programmer to determine a change in a health condition of the patient determined from the medical device data and to form instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to the change. 15. A structured record storing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: structured data for a patient enrolled in automated patient care, comprising at least one of: device data directly recorded by a medical device; and device data derived from the directly recorded device data, wherein the structured data is received from a repeater conditioned upon the repeater detecting an adequacy of a wireless radio frequency connection for transmission. 16. A structured record according to claim 15, further comprising at least one of: analysis data comprising a predictive assessment of patient well-being determined from the medical device data; and instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to a change in a health condition of the patient determined from the medical device data. 17. A structured record according to claim 15, wherein the monitored data is selected from the group comprising physiological, subjective, and environmental data. 18. A process for storing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: storing a plurality of sets of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device for a patient enrolled in automated patient care; and receiving the collected device data Sets from a repeater conditioned upon the repeater detecting an adequacy of a wireless radio frequency connection for transmission. 19. A process according to claim 18, further comprising: determining a predictive assessment of patient well-being from the medical device data and to store the predictive assessment in the database. 20. A process according to claim 18, further comprising: determining a change in a health condition of the patient from the medical device data; and forming instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to the change. 21. A computer-readable storage medium holding code for performing the process according to claim 18. 22. A stored patient data set for use in remote patient care, comprising: information to identify a patient enrolled in automated patient care and comprising at least one of treatment profile information and medical history; and medical device data comprising a set of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device and provided to a repository at a time based on a degree of urgency determined from an analysis of a health condition of the patient. 23. A stored patient data set according to claim 22, further comprising: analysis data comprising a predictive assessment of patient well-being determined from the medical device data. 24. A stored patient data set according to claim 22, further comprising: instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to a change in a condition of the patient determined from the medical device data. 25. A stored patient data set according to claim 22, wherein the collected device data set is selected from the group comprising physiological, subjective, and environmental data. 26. A stored patient data set according to claim 22, wherein the patient identifying information and the medical device data are organized as a structured record. 27. A stored patient data set according to claim 26, wherein the structured record is maintained in a database. 28. A medical device providing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: one or more sensors to monitor data of a patient enrolled in automated patient care as telemetered signals; a memory to store the telemetered signals for a short term; and an interface providing external access to the stored telemetered signals, wherein the stored telemetered signals are periodically retrieved and provided to a repository at a time based on a degree of urgency determined from an analysis of a health condition of the patient. 29. A medical device according to claim 28, further comprising: a processor operating on instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to a change in a condition of the patient determined from the medical device data. 30. A medical device according to claim 28, wherein the monitored data is selected from the group comprising physiological, subjective, and environmental data. 31. A medical device according to claim 28, wherein the medical device comprises at least one of an internal medical device and an external medical device. 32. An analysis system for providing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: a database storing a plurality of sets of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device for a patient enrolled in automated patient care; and a processor receiving the collected device data sets from a repeater at a time based on a degree of urgency determined from an analysis of a health condition of the patient. 33. An analysis system according to claim 32, further comprising: an analyzer to determine a predictive assessment of patient well-being from the medical device data and to store the predictive assessment in the database. 34. An analysis system according to claim 32, further comprising: a programmer to determine a change in a condition of the patient determined from the medical device data and to form instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to the change. 35. A structured record storing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: structured data for a patient enrolled in automated patient care, comprising at least one of: device data directly recorded by a medical device; and device data derived from the directly recorded device data, wherein the structured data is received from a repeater at a time based on a degree of urgency determined from an analysis of a health condition of the patient. 36. A structured record according to claim 35, further comprising at least one of: analysis data comprising a predictive assessment of patient well-being determined from the medical device data; and instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to a change in a condition of the patient determined from the medical device data. 37. A structured record according to claim 35, wherein the monitored data is selected from the group comprising physiological, subjective, and environmental data. 38. A process for storing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising: storing a plurality of sets of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device for a patient enrolled in automated patient care; and receiving the collected device data sets from a repeater at a time based on a degree of urgency determined from an analysis of a health condition of the patient. 39. A process according to claim 38, further comprising: determining a predictive assessment of patient well-being from the medical device data and to store the predictive assessment in the database. 40. A process according to claim 38, further comprising: determining a change in a condition of the patient from the medical device data; and forming instructions comprising reprogramming data to be implemented by the medical device in response to the change. 41. A computer-readable storage medium holding code for performing the process according to claim 38.