Enhanced safety medication administration system
First Claim
1. A system for checking safety of medication administration to a patient, comprising:
- an input processor for receiving an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient;
a first safety processor for using said received identifiers in checking for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient, said checking occurring substantially at said time of administering said particular medication to said particular patient; and
a display generator for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including a message alerting a user to a safety impairment.
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Abstract
A system provides dual independent medication administration clinical safety checks comprising a check upon medication ordering and a check substantially at the time of medication administration. A system checks safety of medication administration to a patient using an input processor for receiving, an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient. A first safety processor uses the received identifiers in checking for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering the particular medication to the particular patient. The checking occurs substantially at the time of administering the particular medication to the particular patient. A display generator initiates generation of data representing at least one display image including a message alerting a user to the safety impairment. A second safety processor checks for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering the particular medication to the particular patient using received information associated with an order prescribing the particular medication is to be administered to the particular patient.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for checking safety of medication administration to a patient, comprising:
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an input processor for receiving an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient;
a first safety processor for using said received identifiers in checking for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient, said checking occurring substantially at said time of administering said particular medication to said particular patient; and
a display generator for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including a message alerting a user to a safety impairment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for checking safety of medication administration to a patient, comprising:
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an input processor for receiving an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient;
a first safety processor for using said received identifiers for performing a first check for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient, said first check occurring in response to user initiation of an order prescribing said particular medication is to be administered to said particular patient;
a second safety processor for using said received identifiers in performing a second check for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient using medical condition information of said particular patient acquired during an intervening time interval occurring between said first and second checks, said second check occurring substantially at said time of administering said particular medication to said particular patient; and
a display generator for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including a message alerting a user to a safety impairment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for checking safety of medication administration to a patient, comprising:
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an input processor for receiving an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient;
a first safety processor for using said received identifiers for performing a first check for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient, said first check occurring in response to user initiation of an order prescribing said particular medication is to be administered to said particular patient;
a second safety processor for using said received identifiers in performing a second check for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient using medical condition information of said particular patient acquired during an intervening time interval occurring between said first and second checks, said second check occurring substantially at said time of administering said particular medication to said particular patient; and
a task manager for updating a record indicating a task sequence to be performed by a healthcare worker by including an additional task in response to a determined safety impairment.
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21. A method for checking safety of medication administration to a patient, comprising the activities of:
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receiving an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient;
using said received identifiers in checking for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient, said checking occurring substantially at said time of administering said particular medication to said particular patient; and
initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including a message alerting a user to a safety impairment.
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22. A method for checking safety of medication administration to a patient, comprising the activities of:
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receiving an identifier identifying a particular medication and an identifier identifying a particular patient;
using said received identifiers for performing a first check for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient, said first check occurring in response to user initiation of an order prescribing said particular medication is to be administered to said particular patient;
employing said received identifiers in performing a second check for a clinical condition indicative of potentially impaired safety in administering said particular medication to said particular patient using medical condition information of said particular patient acquired during an intervening time interval occurring between said first and second checks, said second check occurring substantially at said time of administering said particular medication to said particular patient; and
initiating generation of data representing at least one display image including a message alerting a user to a safety impairment. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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