SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING AND TRACKING PRODUCT INFORMATION TO A PATIENT RECORD

• US 20100274585A1
• Filed: 04/22/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LOGI D Incorporated
• Original Assignee: LOGI D Incorporated
• Inventors: Philippe, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 9,767,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

The present system and the method relate to adding product information to patient record. A product database stores the product information corresponding to a product, while a patient database stores the patient record corresponding to a patient. A product detector detects a product identifier corresponding to the product information and generates a product identifier message. The patient detector detects a patient identifier corresponding to the patient record and generates a patient identifier message. An adding module adds the product information to the patient record based on the patient identifier message and the product identifier message.

Claims

1. A system for adding a product information to a patient record, the system comprising:

a product database for storing the product information corresponding to a product;

a patient database for storing the patient record corresponding to a patient;

a product detector for detecting a product identifier corresponding to the product information and generating a product identifier message;

a patient detector for detecting a patient identifier corresponding to the patient record and generating a patient identifier message; and

an adding module for adding the product information to the patient record based on the patient identifier message and the product identifier message.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the product detector is affixed to a receptacle, the receptacle receiving a package of the product.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the product detector is adapted to detect the product identifier when the package enters the receptacle.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the patient detector is affixed to the receptacle.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the patient detector is adapted to detect the patient identifier when the patient is within a predetermined distance from the receptacle.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the patient detector is adapted to detect the patient identifier when the patient identifier is within a predetermined distance from the receptacle.

7. The system of claim 2 wherein the adding module is affixed to the receptacle.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the adding module is adapted to add in the patient record a pointer to the product information in the product database.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the adding module is adapted to store in a linking database a link corresponding to the product information and the patient record.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the linking database is the patient database.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the linking database is the product database.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the patient database and the product database form one single database.

13. The system of claim 4 wherein the patient detector is adapted to detect the patient identifier when the patient is in proximity from the receptacle.

14. The system of claim 4 wherein the patient detector is adapted to detect the patient identifier when the patient identifier is in proximity from the receptacle.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the product information comprises at least one of the following:

a product code, a product serial number, a product name, a product purchase date, a product expiry date, a product supplier contact information, and a product manufacturer'"'"'s number.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the patient record comprises at least one of the following:

a patient number, an event number, a patient hospital card number, a patient medical insurance number, a patient name, a patient date of birth, a patient sex, a patient contact information, and a patient emergency contact information.

17. A method for adding a product information to a patient record, the method comprising:

inserting into a product database the product information corresponding to a product;

inserting into a patient database the patient record corresponding to a patient;

detecting a product identifier corresponding to the product information and generating a product identifier message;

detecting a patient identifier corresponding to the patient record and generating a patent identifier message; and

upon receipt of the product identifier message and the patient identifier message, adding the product information to the patient record.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising alerting a user when an incompatibility is detected between the product and the patient record.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising managing a product expiry date for identifying an expired product.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising generating a report to a user for replacing the identified expired product.