Distributed remote asset and medication management drug delivery system
First Claim
1. A system for remote managing drug delivery to a patient, comprising:
- a care facility information system comprising a first memory storing a medical order for the patient;
a medical transaction carrier (MTC) device comprising a machine-readable code associated with a container of a medication, and information related to a delivery of the medication according to the medical order;
a patient specific asset (PSA) comprising an infusion pump configured to communicate with the MTC device to receive the code and information from the MTC and, based on receiving the information;
store medical order data for the medical order in a second memory,automatically load and execute infusion protocols to deliver the medication to the patient;
determine that an operation performed by the PSA was carried out according to the infusion protocols and the medical order, andautomatically transmit, based on determining that the operation was carried out according to the medical order, an electronic message to the care facility information system over a network, the electronic message indicating that the operation was carried out according to the medical order.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating and validating patient information including medication delivery information in a care-giving facility is provided. A medical transaction carrier is used to communicate information regarding medication delivery and other patient information between a control system in communication with the care-giving facility'"'"'s other information systems and a patient specific asset such as an infusion pump. All information carried by the medical transaction carrier is validated both at the patient specific asset and at the control system. This validation allows for positive control of all transactions even if a medical transaction carrier is lost. The medical transaction carrier may be a smartcard, a FDA such as a Palm™ Pilot, laptop computer, pager, mobile phone, or other device capable of storing and communicating information. The system may use either wired or wireless connections to communicate information between the components of the system.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for remote managing drug delivery to a patient, comprising:
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a care facility information system comprising a first memory storing a medical order for the patient; a medical transaction carrier (MTC) device comprising a machine-readable code associated with a container of a medication, and information related to a delivery of the medication according to the medical order; a patient specific asset (PSA) comprising an infusion pump configured to communicate with the MTC device to receive the code and information from the MTC and, based on receiving the information; store medical order data for the medical order in a second memory, automatically load and execute infusion protocols to deliver the medication to the patient; determine that an operation performed by the PSA was carried out according to the infusion protocols and the medical order, and automatically transmit, based on determining that the operation was carried out according to the medical order, an electronic message to the care facility information system over a network, the electronic message indicating that the operation was carried out according to the medical order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for remote managing drug delivery to a patient, comprising:
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a care facility information system comprising a first memory storing a medical order for the patient; a medical transaction carrier (MTC) device comprising a machine-readable code associated with a container of a medication, and information related to the medical order; a patient specific asset (PSA) comprising an infusion pump and a second memory, the PSA configured to communicate with the MTC device to receive the code and information from the MTC and, based on receiving the information, automatically deliver the medication to the patient per the information, store a record of a delivery of the medication in the second memory, and automatically transmit, to the care facility information system over a network based on the medication being delivered to the patient, an electronic message indicating that the medication was delivered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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