SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PROGRESS OF DELIVERY OF A PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY
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Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring progress of delivery of a patient-specific medication are disclosed. A patient/medication identification (ID) device is provided on a package containing the medication, the patient/medication ID device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and the patient. At least one location ID device is provided at a location, the at least one location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the location. The medication/patient information and the patient/medication ID are read. Delivery progress information indicative of a last-known read location where at least one of the medication/patient ID information and the unique location identifier was read is generated. The delivery progress information is stored in a database. The delivery progress information is accessed from the database in response to the request. A delivery status of the medication is indicated to the user.
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47 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. A system comprising:
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a patient/medication identification (ID) device comprising medication/patient information indicative of a medication or a patient; at least one reader device at a respective location that reads the ID device and correlates the location of that device to the respective location; a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device configured to; determine a last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID, and when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, determine whether the package is delivered within a predetermined time interval; and a user interface in communication with the processor and configured to display the last known location to a user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving medication/patient information from a patient/medication ID device on a package and a location ID directly from a location ID device at which the package is currently located; generating, delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient ID information and location ID, wherein the delivery progress information is displayed in a user interface; and when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, displaying the delivery location with the delivery progress information in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving medication/patient information from a patient/medication ID device on a package and a location ID directly from a location ID device at which the package is currently located; generating, delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient ID information and location ID, wherein the delivery progress information is displayed in a user interface; and when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, displaying the delivery location with a time of delivery in the user interface.
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