Local medication scan code date repository (LMSCDR)
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1. An institutional level data repository system for medication product information, said system comprising:
- a) a database containing medical product information comprising one or more of the following fields or combinations of fields;
i) product scan codes;
ii) product description information including NDC number;
wherein said medical product information is specially formatted and designed to support one or more of the items including pharmaceutical calculations, patient care dosing calculations, determination of equivalencies, and proper formatting of text for dosing instructions and directions for use;
iii) re-packaging batch identifier codes;
iv) re-packaging related product and activity information;
v) solution admixture unique container identifier codes;
vi) related product and admixture activity information;
vii) product recall information;
viii) company specific data in support of a company'"'"'s individual product;
b) a user access data auditor which provides a user data access audit trail;
c) a programmed system computer for processing and storing said medical product information;
d) an input device operatively interconnected to the programmed system computer means;
e) an output device operatively interconnected to the programmed system computer means;
f) said input and output devices including a plurality of terminals located remotely from the programmed system computer for automatically accessing said database and displaying it to a user.
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Abstract
Interactive medication data repository and data management program, and method for providing timely medication data updates via use of a network, such as the Internet. The system and method for providing and managing medication data, including identifying scan codes for bar codes, compliments existing bedside scanning systems and other bar coded enabled hospital systems by providing missing data and communications infrastructure, thereby allowing data sharing that ensures proper medication usage and prevents medication errors.
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1. An institutional level data repository system for medication product information, said system comprising:
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a) a database containing medical product information comprising one or more of the following fields or combinations of fields;
i) product scan codes;
ii) product description information including NDC number;
wherein said medical product information is specially formatted and designed to support one or more of the items including pharmaceutical calculations, patient care dosing calculations, determination of equivalencies, and proper formatting of text for dosing instructions and directions for use;
iii) re-packaging batch identifier codes;
iv) re-packaging related product and activity information;
v) solution admixture unique container identifier codes;
vi) related product and admixture activity information;
vii) product recall information;
viii) company specific data in support of a company'"'"'s individual product;
b) a user access data auditor which provides a user data access audit trail;
c) a programmed system computer for processing and storing said medical product information;
d) an input device operatively interconnected to the programmed system computer means;
e) an output device operatively interconnected to the programmed system computer means;
f) said input and output devices including a plurality of terminals located remotely from the programmed system computer for automatically accessing said database and displaying it to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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6. A method for using and creating an institutional level data repository system for medical product information, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. calculating and assigning unique batch or container identifier codes to a medical product;
b. communicating said codes to a locally-based re-packaging, labeling, and admixture solution system;
c. receiving, storing and tracking information related to the re-packaging, labeling, and solution admixture activities in support of a bedside scanning medication safety system;
d. providing product recall information on re-packaged or admixed products that have been recalled to prevent administration at the time of use; and
e. communicating company specific data in support of the medical product. - View Dependent Claims (7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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