ALERT NOTIFICATION SERVICE

• US 20120124174A1
• Filed: 11/16/2010
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Utech, Thomas, Godlewski, Peter, NUDELMAN, Anthony, Shelton, Stephen, Jing, Emily, Schmidt, Charlie
• Application Number:
  US12/947,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20120124174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers

Abstract

According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for providing medication dispense alert notifications is described. The system includes a communications module configured to receive, from a client, a request for information regarding a medication dispense for a patient, and to obtain clinical information associated with the patient based on the request. The system also includes a processor configured to determine, based on the clinical information, whether a response to be provided to the client will include an alert regarding the medication dispense. The communications module is further configured to provide, to the client, the response to the request. Methods and machine-readable media are also described.

Claims

1. A system for providing medication dispense alert notifications comprising:

a communications module configured to receive, from a client, a request for information regarding a medication dispense for a patient, and to obtain clinical information associated with the patient based on the request; and

a processor configured to determine, based on the clinical information, whether a response to be provided to the client will include an alert regarding the medication dispense,

wherein the communications module is further configured to provide, to the client, the response to the request.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request for information is sent in response to a request to dispense the medication for the patient.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the clinical information comprises at least one of lab values, lab results, and vital signs.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the clinical information is obtained after receipt of the request from the client.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the clinical information is updated based on a most recently recorded physician round.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert is included in the response if the clinical information comprises a critical indicator.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert comprises at least one of a lab value, a time value, a medication, a query, an instruction, and an acknowledgement.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert comprises a title of the alert, date of the alert, and a date of the last laboratory results associated with the alert.

9. A method for providing medication dispense alert notifications comprising:

receiving, from a client, a request for information regarding a medication dispense for a patient;

obtaining clinical information associated with the patient based on the request;

determining, using a processor and based on the clinical information, whether a response to be provided to the client will include an alert regarding the medication dispense; and

providing, to the client, the response to the request.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the clinical information comprises at least one of lab values, lab results, and vital signs.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the clinical information is obtained after receipt of the request from the client.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the clinical information is updated based on a most recently recorded physician round.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the alert is included in the response if the clinical information comprises a critical indicator.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the alert comprises at least one of a lab value, a time value, a medication, a query, an instruction, and an acknowledgement.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the alert comprises a title of the alert, date of the alert, and a date of the last laboratory results associated with the alert.

16. A machine-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for providing medication dispense alert notifications comprising:

receiving, from a client, a request for information regarding a medication dispense for a patient;

obtaining clinical information associated with the patient based on the request;

determining, using a processor and based on the clinical information, whether a response to be provided to the client will include an alert regarding the medication dispense; and

providing, to the client, the response to the request.

17. A system for providing medication dispense alert notifications comprising:

a communications module configured to receive a selection of a patient for a medication dispense, to provide, to a server, a request for information regarding the medication dispense for the patient, and to receive, from the server, a response to the request; and

a processor configured to instruct a display device to display an alert window if the response includes an alert regarding the medication dispense.

18. A system for dispensing medications to a patient comprising:

an input device configured to receive, from a user, a request to dispense a medication for a patient;

a communications module configured to provide, to a server, a request for information regarding the medication dispense for the patient, and to receive, from the server, a response to the request, wherein the response to the request includes an indicator that identifies the medication as potentially harmful to the patient based on clinical information for the patient; and

a processor configured to instruct a display device to display, to the user, an alert window comprising the indicator that identifies the medication as potentially harmful to the patient based on clinical information for the patient.

19. A method for providing medication dispense alert notifications comprising:

receiving a selection of a patient for a medication dispense;

providing, to a server, a request for information regarding the medication dispense for the patient;

receiving, from the server, a response to the request; and

displaying, using a processor, an alert window if the response includes an alert regarding the medication dispense.

20. A machine-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for providing medication dispense alert notifications comprising:

receiving a selection of a patient for a medication dispense;

providing, to a server, a request for information regarding the medication dispense for the patient;

receiving, from the server, a response to the request; and

displaying, using a processor, an alert window if the response includes an alert regarding the medication dispense.