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A method of providing customized medical monitoring to a patient is disclosed. The method can include steps of selecting a medical monitoring device for a patient, where the medical monitoring device is associated with a biological transducer, determining at least one desired monitoring parameter, a

A method of providing customized medical monitoring to a patient is disclosed. The method can include steps of selecting a medical monitoring device for a patient, where the medical monitoring device is associated with a biological transducer, determining at least one desired monitoring parameter, and customizing locally the medical monitoring device to monitor the desired monitoring parameter collected by the biological transducer. The method may further include steps of providing the medical monitoring device to the patient, and monitoring at least one health parameter of the patient from a remote location. The medical monitoring device can also be customized remotely.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing customized medical monitoring of a patient to a medical care provider, comprising steps of: selecting a customizable medical monitoring device for the patient, the medical monitoring device associated with a biological transducer; determining at least on

What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing customized medical monitoring of a patient to a medical care provider, comprising steps of: selecting a customizable medical monitoring device for the patient, the medical monitoring device associated with a biological transducer; determining at least one intended health parameter; customizing the customizable medical monitoring device according to at least one of a hardware prescription from the medical care provider, firmware or interchangeable software modules to monitor the at least one intended health parameter collected by the biological transducer; providing the customizable medical monitoring device to the patient; monitoring at least one health parameter of the patient from a remote location; and reconfiguring either locally or remotely at least one patient-utilized hardware device of the customizable medical monitoring device according to the at least one of the hardware prescription from the medical care provider, the firmware or the interchangeable software modules; wherein when the reconfiguring is based on the hardware prescription, the hardware prescription maps from an initial hardware prescription to a selection of contingent hardware prescriptions, and the hardware prescription for the reconfiguring is selected as needed from the initial and contingent hardware prescriptions according to the patient's changing conditions and needs; wherein the at least one patient-utilized hardware device of the customizable medical monitoring device is selected from the group consisting of memory, processing power, storage, and diagnostic module. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of customizing includes customizing locally the customizable medical monitoring device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of customizing includes customizing remotely the customizable medical monitoring device. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of customizing remotely includes uploading software to the customizable medical monitoring device. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of customizing remotely includes enabling or disabling software in the customizable medical monitoring device. 6. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of customizing remotely occurs due to changes in the at least one health parameter. 7. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of customizing remotely occurs due to changes in a medication regimen of the patient. 8. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of customizing remotely occurs in order to collect diagnostic health data. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the intended health parameter includes a portion of a physiological waveform. 10. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of adding a data module to the customizable medical monitoring device. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the data module performs data analysis. 12. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering an amount of control memory in the customizable medical monitoring device. 13. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering an amount of program memory in the customizable medical monitoring device. 14. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering an amount of storage memory in the customizable medical monitoring device. 15. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering processing power of the customizable medical monitoring device. 16. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering software in the customizable medical monitoring device. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of altering software further includes a step of adding an interchangeable software module to the customizable medical monitoring device. 18. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering data compression within the customizable medical monitoring device. 19. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally further includes a step of altering battery capacity of the customizable medical monitoring device. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the biological transducer is changeable. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the biological transducer measures a biological fluid. 22. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of customizing locally includes a step of adding a medical diagnostic module to the customizable medical monitoring device. 23. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining the at least one intended health parameter at least partially depends on a prior history of the patient. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the intended health parameter is at least partially related to the diagnosis of the patient. 25. The method of claim 1, wherein the intended health parameter is at least partially unrelated to the diagnosis of the patient. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the customizable medical monitoring device is at least partially customized by the patient. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one health parameter is the at least one intended health parameter. 28. A method for providing improved medical monitoring of a patient located at a remote location from a medical facility, comprising steps of: providing the patient with a medical diagnosis; determining an appropriate customizable medical monitoring device according to the medical diagnosis; determining at least one intended health parameter related to the medical diagnosis; providing the medical monitoring device to the patient; customizing the medical monitoring device according to at least one of a hardware prescription from the medical care provider, firmware, or interchangeable software modules to monitor the at least one intended health parameter; monitoring at least one health parameter of the patient via the medical monitoring device from a remote location; and reconfiguring either locally or remotely at least one patient-utilized hardware device of the customizable medical monitoring device, the reconfiguring being based on the at least one of the hardware prescription, the firmware, or the interchangeable software modules; wherein when the reconfiguring is based on the hardware prescription, the hardware prescription maps from an initial hardware prescription to a selection of contingent hardware prescriptions, and the hardware prescription for the reconfiguring is selected as needed from the initial and contingent hardware prescriptions according to the patient's changing conditions and needs; wherein the at least one patient-utilized hardware device of the customizable medical monitoring device is selected from the group consisting of memory, processing power, storage, and diagnostic module. 29. The method of claim 28, further including a step of determining at least one intended health parameter related to a prior medical history of the individual. 30. The method of claim 28, further comprising a step of customizing remotely the medical monitoring device. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the step of customizing remotely occurs due to changes in the at least one health parameter.