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MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20070233050A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2007
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for programming a medical device having a drug library including drug library rule sets, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a scanner in communication with a medical device;

    providing a medication management computer in communication with both the medical device and a second computer containing order settings associated with one of an order ID and a medication ID on a medication container containing a medication;

    scanning a nurse to acquire a clinician ID;

    scanning a patient to acquire a patient ID;

    scanning the medication container to acquire at least one of the order ID and the medication ID;

    scanning the medical device to acquire a pump ID;

    transmitting a program pump message to the medical device, the program pump message including the pump ID, the clinician ID, the patient ID and at least one of an order ID and the medication ID;

    requesting that the medication management computer supply the medical device with an IP address for the second computer;

    from the medical device requesting that the second computer provide the order settings that correspond to one of the order ID and the medication ID included in the program pump message;

    downloading the order settings in an order settings message from the second computer to the medical device, the order settings message including programmable settings for the medical device and a medication name and concentration;

    automatically selecting a drug library rule set from a drug library resident in a memory of the medical device based upon the medication name and concentration included in the program pump message;

    automatically populating program setting fields on the medical device with the order settings received from the second computer and information transmitted by the scanner;

    manually supplementing and adjusting the order settings at the medical device to provide program settings;

    comparing the program settings to the drug library rule set;

    if there are any violations of the drug library rule set,generating an alert;

    undertaking one of the steps of adjusting the program settings and overriding the alert;

    repeating the comparing, generating, adjusting and overriding steps until all violations of the drug library rule set have been resolved; and

    confirming the program settings at the medical device.

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