SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
First Claim
1. A system to facilitate enhanced use of two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines when the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines are positioned in one or more long-term care facilities, in communication with a communications network, and in communication with one or more remote long-term care facility pharmacy management servers through the communications network, the system comprising:
- two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines being positioned at each of one or more long-term care facilities, each of the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines being positioned remote from, and adapted to be in communication with, one or more long-term care facility pharmacy management servers associated with a long-term care facility remote pharmacy via a communications network, each of the plurality of long-term care facilities being positioned remote from the long-term care facility remote pharmacy, the one or more long-term care facility pharmacy management servers including non-transitory, tangible memory medium being associated therewith to store long-term care facility management computer programs, the long-term care facility management computer programs including;
a patient prescription receiver to receive one or more patient medication prescription orders, anda medication dispensing apparatus administrator to control remotely and selectively the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machine functions;
the long-term care facility management computer programs also being configured and operable to;
verify, at the long-term care facility remote pharmacy, the one or more patient medication prescription orders received from one or more pharmaceutical prescription document processors when positioned in communication with the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines to thereby enhance reduction of medication order errors, the one or more patient medication prescription orders received from the one or more pharmaceutical prescription document processors including an image of a physician'"'"'s prescription order associated with each of the one or more medication prescription orders;
compare one or more digital images of the one or more patient medication prescription orders with one or more of a patient medication profile, a patient diagnosis profile, and a drug interaction profile, to thereby enhance reduction of drug conflicts;
determine, responsive to the one or more patient medication prescription orders, whether one or more drug conflicts exists;
transmit dispensing instructions to the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines via the communications network when none of the one or more drug conflicts exists to thereby initiate packaging and dispensing of one or more disposable patient dosing packages at the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines; and
verify, at the long-term care facility remote pharmacy, one or more changed order reports received from the one or more pharmaceutical prescription document processors to thereby further enhance reduction of medication order errors, the one or more changed order reports configured to indicate one or more of changes in time, quantity, and method of dispensing pharmaceuticals associated with the one or more patient medication prescription orders.
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Abstract
A system and related methods of enhanced distribution of pharmaceuticals in long-term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes one or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, and long-term care facility pharmacy management computer programs associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to enhance use of the one or more of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines. The long-term care facility management computer programs include a patient prescription receiver and a medication dispensing apparatus administrator and are configured and operable to transmit dispensing instructions to the one or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines when no drug conflicts exist to thereby initiate packaging and dispensing of one or more disposable patient dosing packages.
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1. A system to facilitate enhanced use of two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines when the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines are positioned in one or more long-term care facilities, in communication with a communications network, and in communication with one or more remote long-term care facility pharmacy management servers through the communications network, the system comprising:
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two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines being positioned at each of one or more long-term care facilities, each of the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines being positioned remote from, and adapted to be in communication with, one or more long-term care facility pharmacy management servers associated with a long-term care facility remote pharmacy via a communications network, each of the plurality of long-term care facilities being positioned remote from the long-term care facility remote pharmacy, the one or more long-term care facility pharmacy management servers including non-transitory, tangible memory medium being associated therewith to store long-term care facility management computer programs, the long-term care facility management computer programs including; a patient prescription receiver to receive one or more patient medication prescription orders, and a medication dispensing apparatus administrator to control remotely and selectively the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machine functions; the long-term care facility management computer programs also being configured and operable to; verify, at the long-term care facility remote pharmacy, the one or more patient medication prescription orders received from one or more pharmaceutical prescription document processors when positioned in communication with the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines to thereby enhance reduction of medication order errors, the one or more patient medication prescription orders received from the one or more pharmaceutical prescription document processors including an image of a physician'"'"'s prescription order associated with each of the one or more medication prescription orders; compare one or more digital images of the one or more patient medication prescription orders with one or more of a patient medication profile, a patient diagnosis profile, and a drug interaction profile, to thereby enhance reduction of drug conflicts; determine, responsive to the one or more patient medication prescription orders, whether one or more drug conflicts exists; transmit dispensing instructions to the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines via the communications network when none of the one or more drug conflicts exists to thereby initiate packaging and dispensing of one or more disposable patient dosing packages at the two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines; and verify, at the long-term care facility remote pharmacy, one or more changed order reports received from the one or more pharmaceutical prescription document processors to thereby further enhance reduction of medication order errors, the one or more changed order reports configured to indicate one or more of changes in time, quantity, and method of dispensing pharmaceuticals associated with the one or more patient medication prescription orders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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