Method and apparatus for displaying medication information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying consistent medication information comprising:
- creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information;
receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information;
creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and
displaying the medication information content.
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Abstract
A method, system, and article of manufacture for ensuring that the content and appearance of medication information is consistent, accurate, and reliable across multiple hospitals, sites, and users. Publicly available databases provide medication information. Relevant data is extracted from such databases and placed into a drug reference table. The drug reference table is combined with a hospital formulary such that the medication information in the formulary is modified, completed, reformatted, etc. Such modifications, completions, and reformatting are conducted by enforcing one or more rules that are applied to elements and attributes of a medication. The resulting medication information content is stored in a hospital formulary file that is accessed and utilized for maintaining, displaying, administering, etc. medication. To combine the drug reference table with the formulary, a hospital setup tool comprising a graphical user interface that allows a user to approve and finalize medication information may be utilized.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying consistent medication information comprising:
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creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information;
receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information;
creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and
displaying the medication information content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for displaying consistent medication information in a computer system comprising:
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means for creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information;
means for receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information;
means for creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and
means for displaying the medication information content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. 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 displaying consistent medication information, the method comprising:
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creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information;
receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information;
creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and
displaying the medication information content. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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