System, method, and computer program product for health care patient and service management
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1. A method for managing health services, comprising:
- receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
receiving a caregiver identifier that identifies an individual performing a health service;
receiving a service identifier that identifies the health service performed for the patient;
associating the patient identifier with the caregiver identifier and the service identifier; and
storing the patient identifier, the caregiver identifier, and the service identifier.
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Abstract
A system and method for traceability and accountability in a healthcare environment. Individual patient identifiers, preferably in the form of barcodes, are used to identify substantially every pharmaceutical, test sample, and individual involved with the patient'"'"'s treatment. As the patient is treated, the identifying barcode of substantially every treating individual, drug, or other object or process are scanned an associated with the patient'"'"'s identifier, and patient-specific barcodes are also printed on demand to immediately label any test sample, report, or other object associated with the patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for managing health services, comprising:
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receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
receiving a caregiver identifier that identifies an individual performing a health service;
receiving a service identifier that identifies the health service performed for the patient;
associating the patient identifier with the caregiver identifier and the service identifier; and
storing the patient identifier, the caregiver identifier, and the service identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for managing health services, comprising:
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receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
receiving a medication identifier that identifies a medication to be dispensed to the patient;
determine if any conflicts exist between the patient and the medication;
sending a response indicating the whether any conflicts exist between the patient and the medication; and
storing the patient identifier, the medication identifier, and an indicator as to whether the medication is to be dispensed to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory, comprising:
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means for receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
means for receiving a caregiver identifier that identifies an individual performing a health service;
means for receiving a service identifier that identifies the health service performed for the patient;
means for associating the patient identifier with the caregiver identifier and the service identifier; and
means for storing the patient identifier, the caregiver identifier, and the service identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory, comprising:
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means for receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
means for receiving a medication identifier that identifies a medication to be dispensed to the patient;
means for determine if any conflicts exist between the patient and the medication;
means for sending a response indicating the whether any conflicts exist between the patient and the medication; and
means for storing the patient identifier, the medication identifier, and an indicator as to whether the medication is to be dispensed to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, comprising:
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instructions for receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
instructions for receiving a caregiver identifier that identifies an individual performing a health service;
instructions for receiving a service identifier that identifies the health service performed for the patient;
instructions for associating the patient identifier with the caregiver identifier and the service identifier; and
instructions for storing the patient identifier, the caregiver identifier, and the service identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, comprising:
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instructions for receiving a patient identifier that identifies a patient;
instructions for receiving a medication identifier that identifies a medication to be dispensed to the patient;
instructions for determine if any conflicts exist between the patient and the medication;
instructions for sending a response indicating the whether any conflicts exist between the patient and the medication; and
instructions for storing the patient identifier, the medication identifier, and an indicator as to whether the medication is to be dispensed to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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