Method and system for identifying and anticipating adverse drug events
First Claim
1. A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes comprising:
- defining a plurality of ADE rules having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, and a drug; and
filtering a patient'"'"'s lab data and pharmacy data using the plurality of definitions.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for anticipating potential Adverse Drug Events (ADE) in a patient'"'"'s medication regimen by integrating data typically located in laboratory and pharmacy information systems and filtering the data using predefined criteria. The present invention includes a system for anticipating a possible ADE through the use of a search engine that compares integrated data from laboratory and pharmacy information systems and compares it to predefined ADE rules defining normal ranges for a particular laboratory test. If an abnormal test value is received and a drug in the patient'"'"'s medication regimen satisfies a drug included in an ADE rule then an alert procedure is triggered which allows for a period of time wherein the patient'"'"'s lab and pharmacy data is monitored in order to determine if a proper corrective action is undertaken, and if no corrective action or an improper corrective action is taken within that period of time, the healthcare provider is warned of a potential ADE.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes comprising:
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defining a plurality of ADE rules having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, and a drug; and
filtering a patient'"'"'s lab data and pharmacy data using the plurality of definitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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17. A system for anticipating adverse drug events comprising:
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a central processor having a search engine therein; and
an ADE rule database in communication with the server.
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27. A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes comprising:
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defining a plurality of ADE rules having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, and a drug;
storing the ADE rules within an ADE rules database;
importing a patient'"'"'s lab data and pharmacy data;
storing a patient'"'"'s lab result, the lab test name, and a name of a drug administered to the patient within a database;
matching a patient'"'"'s lab result, test name, and administered drug with a lab value, lab name and drug within an ADE rule.
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