Task-based system and method for managing patient care through automated recognition
First Claim
1. A system for managing patient care, the system comprising:
- a portable information device having a identifier recognition mechanism;
a patient machine readable identifier; and
a patient task list for an identified patient, wherein the task list becomes automatically available upon recognition of the patient machine readable identifier by the scanning device.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for managing patient care in order to minimize caregiver error. The system may be driven by machine readable identifiers. The identifiers may include bar codes. The system is also task-based so as to minimize caregiver input and the possibility of caregiver error. The system includes a caregiver portable information device having a scanning device. The system additionally includes a patient machine readable identifier and a medication machine readable identifier. The system further includes a dynamically generated patient task list for an identified patient, the task list including instructions for administration of at least one medication, wherein the task list becomes available upon scanning of the patient machine readable identifier by the scanning device.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for managing patient care, the system comprising:
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a portable information device having a identifier recognition mechanism;
a patient machine readable identifier; and
a patient task list for an identified patient, wherein the task list becomes automatically available upon recognition of the patient machine readable identifier by the scanning device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing patient care comprising:
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recognizing a patient machine-readable identifier;
matching the patient machine-readable identifier with a patient task list; and
providing the task list to a caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A task-based system for managing patient care, the system comprising:
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a central information system having a database including patient data;
a patient identifier for identifying a patient; and
a portable information device having tools for reading the patient identifier and accessing the central information device to obtain the patient data, wherein the central information system includes an application for dynamically generating a task list upon obtaining the patient data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for facilitating task performance by a caregiver, the method comprising:
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verifying a caregiver identifier and a patient identifier using a portable information device;
generating a task list for the identified caregiver and the identified patient; and
individually recording performance of each task. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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