Medication Related Task Notification System

• US 20090048868A1
• Filed: 07/01/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Saeger, Deborah, Portnoy, Alan M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,115,171 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3334 Selection or weighting of terms from queries, including natural language queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A task management system for informing a clinician of medication administration related tasks to be performed, includes a repository of information. The repository of information associates data identifying multiple different medications with corresponding multiple post-administration alert messages. An individual alert message notifies a clinician of a particular post-administration task to be performed concerning a particular medication following administration of the particular medication to a patient. An input processor receives data indicating the particular medication has been administered to the patient. A workflow processor, in response to received data indicating the particular medication has been administered to the patient, uses the repository for identifying a post-administration task associated with the particular medication and automatically adds data indicating the post-administration task to be performed to a task list of a clinician. A reproduction device presents the post-administration task and task list of the clinician for viewing by a user.

Claims

1. A task management system for informing a clinician of medication administration related tasks to be performed, comprising:

a repository of information associating data identifying a plurality of different medications with a corresponding plurality of post-administration alert messages, an individual alert message being for notifying a clinician of a particular post-administration task to be performed concerning a particular medication following administration of said particular medication to a patient;

an input processor for receiving data indicating said particular medication has been administered to said patient;

a workflow processor for, in response to received data indicating said particular medication has been administered to said patient, using information in said repository to identify a post-administration task associated with said particular medication and automatically adding data indicating an identified post-administration task to be performed to a task list of a clinician; and

a reproduction device for presenting said identified post-administration task and task list of said clinician for viewing by a user.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said repository of information associates said data identifying said plurality of different medications with a corresponding plurality of post-administration alert messages for notifying one or more clinicians of a particular post-administration task to be performed concerning a particular medication following administration of said particular medication to a patient and said reproduction device presents a post-administration alert message to a clinician.

3. A system according to claim 2, including

a communication interface for communicating said post-administration alert message to said clinician.

4. A system according to claim 1, including

a pharmacy interface for receiving order data concerning said patient from a pharmacy information system, said order data associating said particular medication with said patient and

said workflow processor automatically adds data indicating said identified post-administration task is to be performed for said patient to said task list in response to received order data.

5. A system according to claim 1, including

a mobile point of care unit wherein

said task management system is accessible via a workstation on said mobile point of care unit.

6. A system according to claim 1, including

a user interface located on a workstation at a point of care for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image enabling a clinician to access said task list in response to entered login information.

7. A system according to claim 6, including

an authorization processor for enabling access by a clinician to said task list in response to entered login information.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein

said workflow processor determines a clinician role in response to predetermined information and said entered login information and automatically compiles said task list in response to a determined role.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said workflow processor automatically adds said data indicating said identified post-administration task to be performed to said task list together with a scheduled time for performance of said identified post-administration task.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said workflow processor automatically compiles a task list including pre-administration and post-administration tasks associated with said particular medication in response to received data indicating scheduled medication administration for said patient.

11. A system according to claim 1, including

a user interface located on a workstation at a point of care for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image enabling a clinician to postpone the addition of data indicating said identified post-administration task to said task list of said clinician.

12. A task management system for informing a clinician of medication administration related tasks to be performed, comprising:

a repository of information associating data identifying a plurality of different medications with a corresponding plurality of post-administration alert messages, an individual alert message being for notifying a clinician of a particular post-administration task to be performed concerning a particular medication following administration of said particular medication to a patient;

a configuration processor enabling a user to initiate incorporating data in said repository associating a post-administration alert message with a particular medication;

an input processor for receiving data indicating said particular medication has been administered to said patient;

a workflow processor for, in response to received data indicating said particular medication has been administered to said patient, using information in said repository to identify a post-administration task associated with said particular medication and communicating an alert message indicating an identified post-administration task is to be performed to a clinician; and

a reproduction device for presenting the communicated post-administration alert message to a clinician indicating said identified post-administration task to be performed for a patient for viewing by the clinician.

13. A system according to claim 12, including

a pharmacy information system including said configuration processor enabling a pharmacist to initiate incorporating data in said repository associating a post-administration alert message with a particular medication;

14. A system according to claim 12, including

a bar code point of care system presenting the communicated post-administration alert message to a clinician associated with an order for administering medication to a patient.

15. A system according to claim 12, including

a pharmacy information system including said configuration processor enabling a pharmacist to initiate incorporating data in said repository associating a post-administration alert message with a particular medication and

a bar code point of care system presenting the communicated post-administration alert message to a clinician associated with an order for administering medication to a patient.

16. A task management system for informing a clinician of medication administration related tasks to be performed, comprising:

a repository of information associating data identifying a plurality of different medications with a corresponding plurality of post-administration alert messages, an individual alert message being for notifying a clinician of a particular post-administration task to be performed concerning a particular medication following administration of said particular medication to a patient;

a configuration processor enabling a user to initiate incorporating data in said repository associating a post-administration alert message with a particular medication;

an input processor for receiving data indicating said particular medication has been administered to said patient;

a workflow processor for, in response to received data indicating said particular medication has been administered to said patient, using information in said repository to identify a post-administration task associated with said particular medication and communicating an alert message indicating an identified post-administration task is to be performed to a clinician; and

a bar code point of care system presenting an identified post-administration alert message to a clinician associated with an order for administering medication to a patient.

17. A system according to claim 16, including

a pharmacy information system including said configuration processor enabling a pharmacist to initiate incorporating data in said repository associating a post-administration alert message with a particular medication.