INFUSION ORDER AND DELIVERY CONSISTENCY
First Claim
1. A fluid medication delivery monitoring system comprising:
- a memory configured to receive first information indicating orders for fluid medications for patients, and second information indicating delivery status information for fluid medications for patients;
a processor configured to;
compare the orders for fluid medications for patients with the delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; and
provide a notification when the comparison shows at least one of;
one of the orders for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding delivery status information for that order for fluid medication for the patient;
ora delivery status information for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding order for fluid medication for that patient.
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Abstract
Methods for monitoring delivery of a medication are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving first information indicating an order for a fluid medication in a container for a patient, and second information indicating a current status of delivery of fluid medication to the patient. The method also includes determining whether the order for the fluid medication for the patient is consistent with the current status of delivery of fluid medication to the patient, and providing an alert indicating an inconsistency between the order for the fluid medication and the current status of delivery of fluid medication when the order for the fluid medication for the patient is inconsistent with the delivery of fluid medication to the patient. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A fluid medication delivery monitoring system comprising:
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a memory configured to receive first information indicating orders for fluid medications for patients, and second information indicating delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; a processor configured to; compare the orders for fluid medications for patients with the delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; and provide a notification when the comparison shows at least one of; one of the orders for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding delivery status information for that order for fluid medication for the patient;
ora delivery status information for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding order for fluid medication for that patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for monitoring delivery of a medication, the method comprising:
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receiving first information indicating orders for fluid medications for patients, and second information indicating delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; comparing the orders for fluid medications for patients with the delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; and providing a notification when the comparison shows at least one of; one of the orders for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding delivery status information for that order for fluid medication for the patient;
ora delivery status information for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding order for fluid medication for that patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for monitoring delivery of a medication, the method comprising:
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receiving first information indicating orders for fluid medications for patients, and second information indicating delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; comparing the orders for fluid medications for patients with the delivery status information for fluid medications for patients; and providing a notification when the comparison shows at least one of; one of the orders for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding delivery status information for that order for fluid medication for the patient;
ora delivery status information for fluid medication for a patient does not have a corresponding order for fluid medication for that patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for monitoring delivery of a medication, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a patient associated with a medical device is unidentified; providing a notification indicating a location of the medical device in the institution; sending, to a display associated with the medical device, a request to identify the patient associated with the medical device; receiving an identification of the patient associated with the medical device; comparing an order for fluid medication for the patient with the delivery status information for fluid medication for the patient; and providing a notification to the display associated with the medical device when the comparison shows at least one of; the order for fluid medication for the patient does not have a corresponding delivery status information for that order for fluid medication for the patient;
ora delivery status information for fluid medication for the patient does not have a corresponding order for fluid medication for that patient.
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