Management of pending medication orders
First Claim
1. A system for managing pending medication orders pertaining to a patient located in a healthcare facility, the system comprising:
- an infusion pump;
a controller located at the infusion pump and being in operational control over the infusion pump, the controller comprising a controller processor;
a display device located at the controller and being under the operational control of the controller; and
an identification device associated with the controller and configured to acquire identification data from a caregiver or a patient and provide that patient identification data to the controller;
wherein the controller processor is configured to;
receive patient identification data from the identification device;
receive caregiver identification data from the identification device;
receive, based on the patient identification data, pending medication orders pertaining to a patient identified by the patient identification data;
determine, responsive to receiving the patient identification data and the caregiver identification data, whether a caregiver identified by the caregiver identification data is authorized to administer medications to the patient identified by the patient identification data; and
provide for display, for selection on the display device, responsive to and only when determining that the caregiver is authorized to administer medications to the patient, a listing of the pending medication orders pertaining to the identified patient;
receive a selected medication order from the displayed listing of the pending medication orders; and
provide, over a network, an indication that an administration of a medication corresponding to the selected medication order has been initiated.
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Abstract
Pending medication orders are presented on the controller of an infusion pump to which a patient has been identified. All pending medication orders are displayed on the screen of the controller and any may be selected by the clinician. Selecting a pending order at the controller that involves an infusion to the patient also results in automatic programming of the infusion pump in accordance with that order. Selection of an oral medication at the controller results, as does selection of any other order, in notification to the healthcare facility server that the order is being administered. Such notification resolves open controlled item transactions as well as provides information that may be relevant to a patient'"'"'s EMAR. Selection of a pending order may occur manually or automatically through identification of a medication.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing pending medication orders pertaining to a patient located in a healthcare facility, the system comprising:
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an infusion pump; a controller located at the infusion pump and being in operational control over the infusion pump, the controller comprising a controller processor; a display device located at the controller and being under the operational control of the controller; and an identification device associated with the controller and configured to acquire identification data from a caregiver or a patient and provide that patient identification data to the controller; wherein the controller processor is configured to; receive patient identification data from the identification device; receive caregiver identification data from the identification device; receive, based on the patient identification data, pending medication orders pertaining to a patient identified by the patient identification data; determine, responsive to receiving the patient identification data and the caregiver identification data, whether a caregiver identified by the caregiver identification data is authorized to administer medications to the patient identified by the patient identification data; and provide for display, for selection on the display device, responsive to and only when determining that the caregiver is authorized to administer medications to the patient, a listing of the pending medication orders pertaining to the identified patient; receive a selected medication order from the displayed listing of the pending medication orders; and provide, over a network, an indication that an administration of a medication corresponding to the selected medication order has been initiated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing pending medication orders pertaining to a patient located in a healthcare facility, the method comprising:
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receiving patient identification data from an identification device associated with an infusion device controller; receiving caregiver identification data from the identification device; obtaining, based on the patient identification data, pending medication orders pertaining to a patient identified by the patient identification data; determining, responsive to receiving the patient identification data and the caregiver identification data, whether a caregiver identified by the caregiver identification data is authorized to administer medications to the patient identified by the patient identification data; and providing for display, for selection on a display device associated with the infusion device controller, responsive to and only when determining that the caregiver is authorized to administer medications to the patient, a listing of the pending medication orders pertaining to the identified patient; receiving a selected medication order from the displayed listing of the pending medication orders; and providing, over a network, an indication that an administration of a medication corresponding to the selected medication order has been initiated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
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receiving patient identification data from an identification device associated with an infusion device controller; receiving caregiver identification data from the identification device; obtaining, based on the patient identification data, pending medication orders pertaining to a patient identified by the patient identification data; determining, responsive to receiving the patient identification data and the caregiver identification data, whether a caregiver identified by the caregiver identification data is authorized to administer medications to the patient identified by the patient identification data; and providing for display, for selection on a display device associated with the infusion device controller, responsive to and only when determining that the caregiver is authorized to administer medications to the patient, a listing of the pending medication orders pertaining to the identified patient; receiving a selected medication order from the displayed listing of the pending medication orders; and providing, over a network, an indication that an administration of a medication corresponding to the selected medication order has been initiated. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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