Some organizations provide off-site employees, such as home health professionals, with a network interface device that does not have private information stored on it, which are known as:
thin clients
Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that these devices are known as thin clients. They are a lightweight computer that has been specifically designed in order to establish a remote connection with a server that holds all of the information and programs needed by the individual, and the device itself hold none of that information.
