System and method for processing ad hoc orders in an automated patient care environment
First Claim
1. A system for managing patient care, the system comprising:
- a portable computing device having an identifier recognition mechanism;
a patient machine-readable identifier;
a patient task list for an identified patient, wherein the task list becomes automatically available upon recognition of the patient machine readable identifier;
recognition tools for determining if an entered task is a recognized task that is consistent with any task contained within the patient task list; and
a user interface mechanism provided by the portable computing device for allowing an authorized caregiver to enter a new order including an unrecognized task.
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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 and to accommodate ad hoc entry of orders. The system may be driven by machine readable identifiers. The identifiers may include bar codes. The system may include a portable computing device having an identifier recognition mechanism and a patient machine-readable identifier. The system may additionally include a patient task list for an identified patient, wherein the task list becomes automatically available upon recognition of the patient machine readable identifier. The system may also include recognition tools for determining if an entered task is a recognized task that is consistent with any task contained within the patient task list. The portable computing device may include a user interface mechanism for allowing an authorized caregiver to enter a new order including an unrecognized task. A method of the invention may include recognizing a patient machine-readable identifier, matching the patient machine-readable identifier with a patient task list, determining whether an entered task request is consistent with any task on the patient task list, and allowing entry of an order including an unrecognized task by an authorized caregiver.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for managing patient care, the system comprising:
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a portable computing device having an identifier recognition mechanism;
a patient machine-readable identifier;
a patient task list for an identified patient, wherein the task list becomes automatically available upon recognition of the patient machine readable identifier;
recognition tools for determining if an entered task is a recognized task that is consistent with any task contained within the patient task list; and
a user interface mechanism provided by the portable computing device for allowing an authorized caregiver to enter a new order including an unrecognized task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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;
determining whether an entered task request is consistent with any task on the patient task list; and
allowing entry of an order including an unrecognized task by an authorized caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for facilitating performance of a patient-related task using a caregiver portable computing device for recognizing a patient identifier and associating a recognized patient with a task list, the method comprising:
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implementing automated recognition tools available through the caregiver portable computing device to identify a proposed task and determine if the proposed task is included on the task list; and
allowing entry of an order including the proposed task by an authorized caregiver using the caregiver portable computing device if the proposed task is not included on the task list. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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