The device (1) has a housing comprising a radio frequency (RF) digital data transmitter/receiver (21) and an Universal serial busport. A CPU (4) includes a microprocessor (411), where the CPU acquires and stores an identifier of a patient and an address of a remote server. The CPU selects an active communication device e.g. mobile phone, and an address of the remote server that is compatible with the communication device for transmitting the patient identifier, portion of medical information and a destination address of the remote server. An independent claim is also included for a telemedicine system.