Integrated Medication and Infusion Monitoring System
First Claim
1. An infusion pump monitoring system, comprising:
- an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump;
a repository of patient medical record information;
a fluid infusion monitor for using acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in said repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of said particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in said fluid infusion parameters; and
an interface processor for automatically initiating generation of a message indicating a potential adverse reaction to said particular infusion fluid in response to a determination of a lower rate being employed for previously administering said particular infusion fluid.
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Abstract
A System manages IV pumps so that clinicians automatically receive alerts, decisions, and actions required to maintain a patient IV medication therapy according to a prescribed treatment protocol. An infusion pump monitoring system, includes an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump. The system also includes a repository of patient medical record information. A fluid infusion monitor uses acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in the repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of the particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in the fluid infusion parameters. An interface processor automatically initiates generation of a message indicating a potential adverse reaction to the particular infusion fluid in response to a determination of a lower rate being employed for previously administering the particular infusion fluid.
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15 Claims
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1. An infusion pump monitoring system, comprising:
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an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump; a repository of patient medical record information; a fluid infusion monitor for using acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in said repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of said particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in said fluid infusion parameters; and an interface processor for automatically initiating generation of a message indicating a potential adverse reaction to said particular infusion fluid in response to a determination of a lower rate being employed for previously administering said particular infusion fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pharmacy information system supporting infusion discontinuation activity, comprising:
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an acquisition processor for acquiring weaning data identifying a fluid infusion medication is being discontinued over a time period to wean a patient from said fluid infusion medication; and a user interface for automatically initiating generation of a data element for incorporation into a pharmacy information system display image for alerting a pharmacist said fluid infusion medication is being discontinued over a time period to end at some future time and enabling a pharmacist to discontinue supplying said fluid infusion medication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An integrated infusion monitoring and scheduling system, comprising:
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an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion and at least one of, (a) a start time of infusion administration and (b) an end time of infusion administration, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump; a data processor for automatically predicting a time a patient receiving an administered infusion will be ready for a treatment procedure in response to said start time of infusion administration or said end time of infusion administration; and a scheduling processor for automatically using said time said patient will be ready for said treatment procedure in presenting a schedule identifying said treatment procedure together with a timeline. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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