Method and apparatus for providing medication administration warnings
First Claim
1. A computer programmed method for providing medication administration comments comprising:
- accepting a medication administrator identification for a medication administrator;
accepting a patient identification for a patient from the medication administrator;
displaying a graphical user interface listing one or more medications scheduled for administration to the patient;
accepting the selection of one of the listed medications;
determining if a condition for a compliance rule has been satisfied, wherein the compliance rule relates to the selected medication and has an associated comment; and
displaying, on a display device, the comment associated with the compliance rule when the condition has been satisfied.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for preventing medication errors by providing warnings at the time of medication administration. A user/administrator of medication and a patient are identified to the system. Once the patient is identified, a graphical user interface (GUI) listing available medications for that patient is displayed. The user selects a medication for administration from the GUI. One or more compliance rules are associated with one or more medications. Each compliance rule provides the text for a comment or warning to be displayed upon the occurrence of a specified condition. The condition may be based on an attribute of the medication or patient such as the name of the medication, allergies of the patient, etc. If a condition is satisfied, the comment/warning in the compliance rule associated with the medication is displayed to the user. If the user opts to continue with the administration of the medication, the medication is added to a confirmation list where the user administers the medication and may enter additional information regarding the administration (e.g., time of administration, notes, etc.). The compliance rules may be invoked to display a comment/warning regarding the traditional five patient rights—right patient, right medication, right dose, right route and right time. Additionally, the compliance rules may be invoked to display a comment/warning regarding many additional causes of medication errors. Such rules may include look-alike medications, sound-alike medications, physical act requirements, dosage requirements, monitor/health equipment requirements, route requirements, dilution requirements, test requirements, and lethal/toxic substance warnings.
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51 Claims
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1. A computer programmed method for providing medication administration comments comprising:
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accepting a medication administrator identification for a medication administrator;
accepting a patient identification for a patient from the medication administrator;
displaying a graphical user interface listing one or more medications scheduled for administration to the patient;
accepting the selection of one of the listed medications;
determining if a condition for a compliance rule has been satisfied, wherein the compliance rule relates to the selected medication and has an associated comment; and
displaying, on a display device, the comment associated with the compliance rule when the condition has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing medication administration comments comprising:
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(a) a computer having a memory and a processor;
(b) a compliance rule stored in said memory, wherein the compliance rule is associated with a medication and maintains a condition and a comment relating to the medication;
(c) a program executing on said computer, the program configured to;
(1) accept a medication administration identification for a medication administrator;
(2) accept a patient identification for a patient from the medication administrator;
(3) accept a selection of a listed medication;
(4) determine if the condition for the compliance rule has been satisfied;
(d) a graphical user interface (GUI) executing on said computer, the graphical user interface configured to;
(1) list one or more medications scheduled for administration to the patient;
(2) display the comment associated with the selected medication from the compliance rule when the program determines that the condition for the compliance rule has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for providing medication administration comments, the method comprising:
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accepting a medication administrator identification for a medication administrator;
accepting a patient identification for a patient from the medication administrator;
displaying a graphical user interface listing one or more medications scheduled for administration to the patient;
accepting the selection of one of the listed medications;
determining if a condition for a compliance rule has been satisfied, wherein the compliance rule relates to the selected medication and has an associated comment; and
displaying, on a display device, the comment associated with the compliance rule when the condition has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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