Medication administration system
First Claim
1. A medication administration information system, comprising:
- a processor for, maintaining a schedule identifying a first nominal time for administering a first medication to a patient, said first medication being scheduled for administration to said patient subsequent to administration of a second medication to said patient and updating said schedule by re-calculating said first nominal time for administering said first medication to said patient to provide a re-calculated time in response to received information identifying at least one of, (a) a late administration of said second medication to said patient and (b) an early administration of said second medication to said patient, said late and early administration being relative to a second scheduled nominal time for administering said second medication to said patient; and
a display generator for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including said re-calculated time for administering said first medication to said patient.
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Abstract
A system automatically updates a patient medication administration schedule in response to a healthcare worker entering data into an information system identifying a time at which a medication was administered to the patient. A medication administration information system comprises a processor for maintaining a schedule identifying a first nominal time for administering a first medication to a patient. The first medication is scheduled for administration to the patient subsequent to administration of a second medication to the patient. The processor updates the schedule by re-calculating the first nominal time for administering the first medication to the patient to provide a re-calculated time in response to received information identifying at least one of, (a) a late administration of the second medication to the patient and (b) an early administration of the second medication to the patient. The late and early administration being relative to a second scheduled nominal time for administering the second medication to the patient. A display generator initiates generation of data representing at least one display image including the re-calculated time for administering the first medication to the patient.
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23 Claims
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1. A medication administration information system, comprising:
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a processor for, maintaining a schedule identifying a first nominal time for administering a first medication to a patient, said first medication being scheduled for administration to said patient subsequent to administration of a second medication to said patient and updating said schedule by re-calculating said first nominal time for administering said first medication to said patient to provide a re-calculated time in response to received information identifying at least one of, (a) a late administration of said second medication to said patient and (b) an early administration of said second medication to said patient, said late and early administration being relative to a second scheduled nominal time for administering said second medication to said patient; and
a display generator for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including said re-calculated time for administering said first medication to said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medication administration information system, comprising:
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a processor for, maintaining a schedule identifying a first nominal time for administering a first medication to a patient, said first medication being scheduled for administration to said patient subsequent to administration of a second medication to said patient and updating said schedule by re-calculating said first nominal time for administering said first medication to said patient to provide a re-calculated time in response to received information identifying at least one of, (a) a late administration of said second medication to said patient and (b) an early administration of said second medication to said patient, said late and early administration being relative to a second scheduled nominal time for administering said second medication to said patient; and
a task manager for updating a record indicating a task sequence to be performed by a healthcare worker in response to said updated schedule. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for monitoring medication administration, comprising the activities of:
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maintaining a schedule identifying a first nominal time for administering a first medication to a patient, said first medication being scheduled for administration to said patient subsequent to administration of a second medication to said patient;
updating said schedule by re-calculating said first nominal time for administering said first medication to said patient to provide a re-calculated time in response to received information identifying at least one of, (a) a late administration of said second medication to said patient and (b) an early administration of said second medication to said patient, said late and early administration being relative to a second scheduled nominal time for administering said second medication to said patient; and
initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including said re-calculated time for administering said first medication to said patient.
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23. A method for managing medication administration, comprising the activities of:
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maintaining a schedule identifying a first nominal time for administering a first medication to a patient, said first medication being scheduled for administration to said patient subsequent to administration of a second medication to said patient;
updating said schedule by re-calculating said first nominal time for administering said first medication to said patient to provide a re-calculated time in response to received information identifying at least one of, (a) a late administration of said second medication to said patient and (b) an early administration of said second medication to said patient, said late and early administration being relative to a second scheduled nominal time for administering said second medication to said patient; and
updating a record indicating a task sequence to be performed by a healthcare worker in response to said updated schedule.
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