ELECTRONIC PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic patient monitoring system comprising:
- a first module configured to receive and store information pertaining to a patient, said information including data related to a first parameter of the patient measured by a device connected to the patient, and data related to a second parameter of the patient received from a first database containing information about the patient; and
a second module configured to receive a medication order from a user via a user interface associated with the second module, said second module being further configured to transmit said treatment order to the first module, whereinsaid first module is further configured to;
a) obtain medication information about said medication or other drugs from a second database, the medication information including data providing limitations under which such medication is generally administered;
b) determine whether the medication order must be confirmed by the second module based on the medication information, the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter, andc) transmit a pre-established message from the first module to the second module for display on the user interface, said message confirming or warning about the acceptability of said medication order.
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Abstract
An electronic patient monitoring system comprising a monitoring client module configured to receive real time data from monitoring devices connected to a patient, and historical information pertaining to the patient'"'"'s physical characteristics, past medical history, current medications, drug allergies, among other information; the monitoring client capable of processing this information to determine whether a treatment ordered by a health care provider is appropriate under the circumstances. The monitoring client module may communicate with a communications module having a user interface, through which orders, such as medication orders, may be entered and transmitted to the monitoring client module. The monitoring client module, in turn, may transmit warnings or recommendations to the communications module for review by the provider. The original order may be confirmed by the provider, or a modified order may be entered in the communications module, which may then be transmitted to the monitoring client module for further processing of the order.
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4 Claims
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1. An electronic patient monitoring system comprising:
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a first module configured to receive and store information pertaining to a patient, said information including data related to a first parameter of the patient measured by a device connected to the patient, and data related to a second parameter of the patient received from a first database containing information about the patient; and a second module configured to receive a medication order from a user via a user interface associated with the second module, said second module being further configured to transmit said treatment order to the first module, wherein said first module is further configured to; a) obtain medication information about said medication or other drugs from a second database, the medication information including data providing limitations under which such medication is generally administered; b) determine whether the medication order must be confirmed by the second module based on the medication information, the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter, and c) transmit a pre-established message from the first module to the second module for display on the user interface, said message confirming or warning about the acceptability of said medication order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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