Point of care information management system
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1. A method of collecting and testing data from a plurality of patient point of care locations, the method comprising:
- controlling a central device to receive sample data from at least one sample testing device at a patient point of care location, said sample testing device adapted to engage a sample cartridge and provide said sample data, said central device adapted to maintain at least one database;
controlling said central device to receive cartridge identifier information from said sample testing device;
controlling said central device to tag said received sample data with a patient identifier label information, said patient identifier label information communicated to said central device via a data input device; and
controlling said central device to update said database based upon at least one of said received sample data, cartridge identifier information and patient identifier information, and provide said database to a network server.
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting and testing data at a patient point of care location via a first device, such as a sample cartridge adapted to engage a first device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) incorporating a wireless communication module to communicate collected data to a second device, such as a healthcare workers personal PDA located beyond a contamination radius about a patient. Each device can further include a registration device, such as a bar code reader, to collect additional information at a point of care and tag data, or data analysis information, with an associated patient code.
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1. A method of collecting and testing data from a plurality of patient point of care locations, the method comprising:
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controlling a central device to receive sample data from at least one sample testing device at a patient point of care location, said sample testing device adapted to engage a sample cartridge and provide said sample data, said central device adapted to maintain at least one database;
controlling said central device to receive cartridge identifier information from said sample testing device;
controlling said central device to tag said received sample data with a patient identifier label information, said patient identifier label information communicated to said central device via a data input device; and
controlling said central device to update said database based upon at least one of said received sample data, cartridge identifier information and patient identifier information, and provide said database to a network server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, adapted to collect and test data at a patient point of care location from a point located beyond a contamination radius about a patient using modular components to create a point of care network, the system comprising:
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a sample cartridge, adapted to engage a sample testing device for testing a collected sample at a patient point of care location, said sample cartridge including a cartridge identifier mechanism, adapted to provide cartridge identifier information;
a patient identifier label, adapted to provide patient identifier information; and
a central device, adapted to receive sample data from said sample testing device at a patient point of care location, said central device being further adapted to maintain at least one database and to update said database based upon at least one of said cartridge identifier information, patient identifier information, and received sample data, and to provide said database to a network server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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