MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method for administering a medication to a patient with a medical device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a first computer, in communication with a second computer, caregiver specific identification information from an identification receiver;
receiving at the first computer drug container specific identification information from the identification receiver, wherein the drug container specific identification information is located on a container containing the medication;
receiving at the first computer medical device specific identification information from the identification receiver;
receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from the identification receiver;
receiving from the second computer in communication with the medical device, an availability state signal for the medical device;
retrieving medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information; and
, if the availability state signal for the medical device indicates that the medical device is available, then transmitting the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device, and storing the medical device specific delivery information in a medical device memory for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program for programming a medical device to administer a medication to a patient includes the medical device, a scanner that may be associated with a point of care (POC) system, and a medication management unit (MMU). A computer in the POC system can directly program the medical device with the permission of the MMU after a full “five rights” check or the “right patient” check can be delayed until after the pump program is downloaded. Other workflows are disclosed for programming the medical device in manual, semi-automatic and automatic modes, with safety checks incorporated at various points.
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1. A method for administering a medication to a patient with a medical device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a first computer, in communication with a second computer, caregiver specific identification information from an identification receiver;
receiving at the first computer drug container specific identification information from the identification receiver, wherein the drug container specific identification information is located on a container containing the medication;
receiving at the first computer medical device specific identification information from the identification receiver;
receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from the identification receiver;
receiving from the second computer in communication with the medical device, an availability state signal for the medical device;
retrieving medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information; and
,if the availability state signal for the medical device indicates that the medical device is available, then transmitting the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device, and storing the medical device specific delivery information in a medical device memory for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for administering a medication to a patient with a medical device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a first computer, in communication with a second computer, caregiver specific identification information from an identification receiver;
receiving at the first computer drug container specific identification information from the identification receiver, wherein the drug container specific identification information is located on a container containing the medication;
receiving at the first computer medical device specific identification information from the identification receiver;
receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from the identification receiver; and
,receiving from the second computer in communication with the medical device, an availability state signal for the medical device, wherein if the availability state signal for the medical device indicates that the medical device is available, then;
comparing at least one of the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to stored medication order information stored within a first memory associated with the first computer;
if the received drug container specific identification information and/or the patient specific identification information matches the stored medication order information within the first memory associated with the first computer, retrieving at the first computer medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information; and
transmitting the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient.
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12. A system for administering a medication to a patient, comprising:
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an identification receiver for receiving caregiver specific identification information, drug container specific identification information located on a container containing the medication, medical device specific identification information, and patient specific identification information;
a first memory for storing medication order information comprising medical device specific delivery information;
a first computer associated with the first memory, in communication with the identification receiver, for receiving the caregiver specific identification information, the drug container specific identification, and the medical device specific identification information;
wherein the first computer is structured to retrieve the medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information;
a medical device having a medical device memory, the medical device in communication with the first computer, for delivering the medication to the patient;
a second computer in communication with the first computer and the medical device, structured to transmit to the first computer an availability state signal for the medical device, wherein the first computer is structured to retrieve the medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information, and structured to transmit the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device, if the availability state signal for the medical device indicates that the medical device is available, and wherein the medical device is structured to store the medical device specific delivery information in the medical device memory for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient.
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13. A computer program product for operation within a medication management computer for assisting in administering a medication to a patient using a medical device, comprising:
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a first code segment for determining an availability state of the medical device; and
,a second code segment for transmitting the availability state signal for the medical device to a point of care computer, wherein if the availability state signal for the medical device indicates that the medical device is available, then the point of care computer will transmit medical device specific delivery information to the medical device for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient.
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