Computerized system and method for determining whether a consumable may be safely administered to a body site of a patient
First Claim
1. A method in a computerized health care environment for determining whether a consumable may be safely administered to a body site of a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving a patient identifier to identify a patient;
receiving a consumable identifier identifying a consumable;
receiving a body site identifier identifying a location on the body of the patient to which the attachment is to be placed; and
determining whether the consumable may be safely administered to the body site of the patient.
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Abstract
A method and system in a computerized health care environment for determining whether a consumable may be safely administered to a body site of a patient is provided. A patient identifier to identify a patient and a consumable identifier identifying a consumable are received. A body site identifier identifying a location on the body of the patient to which the attachment is to be placed is received. The patient identifier, consumable identifier and body site identifier are utilized to determined whether the consumable may be safely administered to the body site of the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a computerized health care environment for determining whether a consumable may be safely administered to a body site of a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving a patient identifier to identify a patient;
receiving a consumable identifier identifying a consumable;
receiving a body site identifier identifying a location on the body of the patient to which the attachment is to be placed; and
determining whether the consumable may be safely administered to the body site of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized system for collecting data from a patient identifier, an attachment identifier, and a body site identifier, the system comprising:
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a central information system containing patient data, consumable data and body site data;
a patient identifier linking a patient to patient data in the central information system;
a consumable identifier linking the consumable to the consumable data in the central information system;
a body site identifier linking the site to body site data in the central information system; and
an information device for collecting data from the patient identifier and communicating with the central information system to access the patient data, consumable data and body site data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for retrieving and transmitting patient data in a healthcare computing environment, the method comprising:
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retrieving a patient identifier with a portable information device, wherein the patient identifier identifies a patient;
retrieving a consumable identifier with a portable information device, wherein the consumable identifier identifies a consumable to be administered to the patient;
retrieving a body site identifier with a portable information device, wherein the body site identifier identifies a body site of the patient;
communicating the patient identifier, the consumable identifier and the body site identifier to a central information system; and
receiving current patient related information from the central information system at the portable information device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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