MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
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 through 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;
retrieving medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information;
transmitting to the second computer from the first computer the medical device specific identification information and the medical device specific delivery information;
transmitting the medical device specific delivery information from the second computer 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;
after at least one of the aforesaid transmitting steps, receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from the identification receiver;
comparing at least one of the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to stored medication order information within a first memory associated with the first computer;
transmitting a first medication delivery initiation signal to the second 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; and
,at least in part in response to receiving the first medication delivery initiation signal at the second computer, transmitting a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously received by the medical device.
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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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17 Claims
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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 through 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; retrieving medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information; transmitting to the second computer from the first computer the medical device specific identification information and the medical device specific delivery information; transmitting the medical device specific delivery information from the second computer 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; after at least one of the aforesaid transmitting steps, receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from the identification receiver; comparing at least one of the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to stored medication order information within a first memory associated with the first computer; transmitting a first medication delivery initiation signal to the second 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; and
,at least in part in response to receiving the first medication delivery initiation signal at the second computer, transmitting a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously received by the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 through 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 identification receiver; receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from identification receiver; retrieving medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information; transmitting to the second computer from the first computer the medical device specific identification information and the medical device specific delivery information; transmitting the medical device specific delivery information from the second computer 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; after at least one of the aforesaid transmitting steps, comparing at least one of the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to stored medication order information within a first memory associated with the first computer; transmitting a first medication delivery initiation signal to the second 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; and
,at least in part in response to receiving the medication delivery initiation signal at the second computer, transmitting a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously received by the medical device.
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15. 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, and medical device 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 second computer in communication with the first computer, wherein the first computer is structured to transmit to the second computer the medical device specific identification information and the medical device specific delivery information; a medical device in communication with the second computer, wherein the second computer is structured to transmit the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient, wherein the first computer is further structured to receive patient specific identification information and compare at least the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to the stored medication order information within a first memory after the medical device specific delivery information is transmitted to at least one of the second computer and the medical device, and wherein the first computer is also structured to transmit a first medication delivery initiation signal to the second computer if the received drug container specific identification information and/or the patient specific identification information matches the stored medication order information, and wherein the second computer is structured to receive the medication delivery initiation signal and transmit a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously received by the medical device.
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16. 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 second computer in communication with the first computer, wherein the first computer is structured to transmit to the second computer the medical device specific identification information and the medical device specific delivery information; a medical device in communication with the second computer, wherein the second computer is structured to transmit the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient, wherein the first computer is further structured to compare at least the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to the stored medication order information within a first memory after the medical device specific delivery information is transmitted to at least one of the second computer and the medical device, and wherein the first computer is also structured to transmit a first medication delivery initiation signal to the second computer if the received drug container specific identification information and/or the patient specific identification information matches the stored medication order information, and wherein the second computer is structured to receive the medication delivery initiation signal and transmit a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously received by the medical device.
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17. 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 receiving from a point of care computer medical device specific identification information and medical device specific delivery information in response to the point of care computer retrieving the medical device specific delivery information based on drug container specific identification information received by the point of care computer through an identification receiver; a second code segment for transmitting the medical device specific delivery information to the medical device; a third code segment for operation after the second code segment, for receiving a first medication delivery initiation signal from the point of care computer if the drug container specific identification information and/or patient specific identification information matches stored medication order information within a first memory associated with the first computer; and
,a fourth code segment for transmitting a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously transmitted to the medical device.
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