Medication delivery management
First Claim
1. A system for managing a delivery of prepared medications, the system comprising:
- an active identification (ID) device associated with a first medication that is prepared for delivery, the active ID device configured to transmit signals containing identification information through a wireless link;
a memory comprising instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to;
receive an indication of an wireless transmission between a scanning device and the active ID device associated with the first medication, the indication including an identification of the first medication, the wireless transmission and receipt of the identification occurring automatically without an action taken by a participant;
in response to receiving the indication;
receive first information comprising a delivery deadline for the first medication;
receive second information comprising a preparation status and an estimated amount of time to finish preparation of a second medication;
compare the first information with the second information; and
determine, based on a comparison of the first information with the second information, whether the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication or whether to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication; and
when the first medication is indicated for delivery prior to completing the preparation, provide a notification to a mobile device remote from the system, the notification indicating the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication; and
when the second medication is to be completed prior to delivering the first medication, provide a notification to the mobile device to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication, wherein instructions to provide a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication comprises instructions to provide an audible or a visible alert via an output device coupled with the processor.
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Abstract
Methods for managing a delivery of prepared medications are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving first information includes a delivery deadline for a first medication, and receiving second information includes a preparation status of a second medication. The method also includes comparing the first information includes the delivery deadline for the first medication with the second information includes the preparation status of the second medication to determine whether the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication, and providing a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication based on the determination. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for managing a delivery of prepared medications, the system comprising:
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an active identification (ID) device associated with a first medication that is prepared for delivery, the active ID device configured to transmit signals containing identification information through a wireless link; a memory comprising instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to; receive an indication of an wireless transmission between a scanning device and the active ID device associated with the first medication, the indication including an identification of the first medication, the wireless transmission and receipt of the identification occurring automatically without an action taken by a participant; in response to receiving the indication; receive first information comprising a delivery deadline for the first medication; receive second information comprising a preparation status and an estimated amount of time to finish preparation of a second medication; compare the first information with the second information; and determine, based on a comparison of the first information with the second information, whether the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication or whether to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication; and when the first medication is indicated for delivery prior to completing the preparation, provide a notification to a mobile device remote from the system, the notification indicating the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication; and when the second medication is to be completed prior to delivering the first medication, provide a notification to the mobile device to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication, wherein instructions to provide a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication comprises instructions to provide an audible or a visible alert via an output device coupled with the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a delivery of prepared medications, the method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computing devices, an indication of an wireless transmission between a scanning device and an active identification (ID) device associated with a first medication that is prepared for delivery, an identification of the first medication, the active ID device being configured to transmit signals containing identification information through a wireless link, and the wireless transmission and receipt of the identification occurring automatically without an action taken by a participant; in response to receiving the indication, by the one or more computing devices; receiving first information comprising a delivery deadline for the first medication; receiving second information comprising a preparation status and an estimated amount of time to finish preparation of a second medication; comparing the first information with the second information; and determining, based on a comparison of the first information with the second information, whether the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication or whether to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication; and providing, by the one or more computing devices to a mobile device remote from the one or more computing devices, a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication based on the determination, the notification specifying to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication when a result of the determining step is to wait, and to deliver the first medication prior to completing the preparation when the result of the determining step indicates that the first medication is to be delivered prior to completing the preparation, wherein providing a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication comprises providing an audible or a visible alert via an output device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for managing a delivery of prepared medications, the method comprising:
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receiving, an indication of an wireless transmission between a scanning device and an active identification (ID) device associated with a first medication that is prepared for delivery, an identification of the first medication, the active ID device being configured to transmit signals containing identification information through a wireless link, and the wireless transmission and receipt of the identification occurring automatically without an action taken by a participant; in response to receiving the indication; receiving first information comprising a delivery deadline for the first medication; receiving second information comprising a preparation status and an estimated amount of time to finish preparation of a second medication; comparing the first information with the second information; and determining, based on a comparison of the first information with the second information, whether the first medication should be indicated for delivery prior to completing preparation of the second medication or whether to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication; and providing, to a mobile device remote from the processor, a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication based on the determination, the notification specifying to wait for the preparation of the second medication to be completed prior to delivering the first medication when a result of the determining step is to wait, and to deliver the first medication prior to completing the preparation when the result of the determining step indicates that the first medication is to be delivered prior to completing the preparation, wherein providing a notification indicating when to deliver the first medication comprises providing an audible or a visible alert via an output device coupled with the processor.
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