MATCHING DELAYED INFUSION AUTO-PROGRAMS WITH MANUALLY ENTERED INFUSION PROGRAMS
First Claim
1. A system that identifies acceptable manual programs that correspond to delayed infusion auto-programs that arrive at an infusion pump comprising:
- a first computer comprising a computer network interface; and
,at least one infusion pump;
wherein said first computer communicates with said at least one infusion pump via said computer network interface;
wherein said first computerreceives at least one infusion auto-program from a remote source,wherein said at least one infusion auto-program comprises IV drug container information, infusion pump information, and infusion program settings,transmits said at least one infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump,queues said at least one infusion auto-program when said first computer is unable to transmit said at least one infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump, and,sends at least one stale auto-program to said at least one infusion pump when said at least one infusion pump communicates with said first computer; and
,wherein said at least one infusion pumpreceives at least one manual infusion program from a caregiver,wherein said at least one manual infusion program comprises one or more of a completed manual infusion program or a running manual infusion program,saves and executes said at least one manual infusion program received from said caregiver,compares said at least one stale auto-program to said at least one manual infusion program,wherein said comparison is based on one or more factors comprising an approximate time of infusion administration or parameter matching logic comprising infusion parameters,compares the infusion parameters to identify potential matches between said at least one stale auto-program and said at least one manual infusion program,evaluates the potential matches using one or more configurable rules and determines if said potential matches are within a predefined tolerance,continues to execute said at least one manual infusion program on said at least one infusion pump if said potential matches are within said predefined tolerance,saves differences in said at least one manual infusion program and said at least one stale auto-program,saves a first event alert indicating the at least one manual infusion program as an acceptable potential match of said potential matches, andsaves a second event alert indicating the at least one auto-program as an un-executed program because the at least one manual infusion program is an acceptable potential match.
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Abstract
A system and method that identifies delayed infusion programs at an infusion pump or with a first computer and an infusion pump. The first computer receives an infusion auto-program from a remote source, transmits the infusion auto-program to the infusion pump, and sends a stale auto-program to the infusion pump. The infusion pump receives a manual infusion program, saves and executes the manual infusion program, and compares the stale auto-program to the manual infusion program to identify potential matches between the stale auto-program and the manual infusion program. The infusion pump evaluates the potential matches and determines if the potential matches are within a predefined tolerance, continues to execute the at least one manual infusion program on the infusion pump if the potential matches are within the predefmed tolerance, and remotely saves differences in the manual infusion program and the at stale auto-program in a remote server for later analysis.
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12 Claims
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1. A system that identifies acceptable manual programs that correspond to delayed infusion auto-programs that arrive at an infusion pump comprising:
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a first computer comprising a computer network interface; and
,at least one infusion pump; wherein said first computer communicates with said at least one infusion pump via said computer network interface; wherein said first computer receives at least one infusion auto-program from a remote source, wherein said at least one infusion auto-program comprises IV drug container information, infusion pump information, and infusion program settings, transmits said at least one infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump, queues said at least one infusion auto-program when said first computer is unable to transmit said at least one infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump, and, sends at least one stale auto-program to said at least one infusion pump when said at least one infusion pump communicates with said first computer; and
,wherein said at least one infusion pump receives at least one manual infusion program from a caregiver, wherein said at least one manual infusion program comprises one or more of a completed manual infusion program or a running manual infusion program, saves and executes said at least one manual infusion program received from said caregiver, compares said at least one stale auto-program to said at least one manual infusion program, wherein said comparison is based on one or more factors comprising an approximate time of infusion administration or parameter matching logic comprising infusion parameters, compares the infusion parameters to identify potential matches between said at least one stale auto-program and said at least one manual infusion program, evaluates the potential matches using one or more configurable rules and determines if said potential matches are within a predefined tolerance, continues to execute said at least one manual infusion program on said at least one infusion pump if said potential matches are within said predefined tolerance, saves differences in said at least one manual infusion program and said at least one stale auto-program, saves a first event alert indicating the at least one manual infusion program as an acceptable potential match of said potential matches, and saves a second event alert indicating the at least one auto-program as an un-executed program because the at least one manual infusion program is an acceptable potential match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for identifying delayed infusion programs at an infusion pump comprising:
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providing a first computer comprising a computer network interface; and
,providing at least one infusion pump; communicating with said first computer and said at least one infusion pump via said computer network interface; receiving via said first computer, at least one infusion auto-program from a remote source, wherein said at least one infusion auto-program comprises IV drug container information, infusion pump information, and infusion program settings, transmitting said at least one infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump, queuing said at least one infusion auto-program when said first computer is unable to transmit said at least one infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump, and, sending at least one stale auto-program to said at least one infusion pump when said at least one infusion pump communicates with said first computer; and
,receiving via said at least one infusion pump, at least one manual infusion program from caregiver, wherein said at least one manual infusion program comprises one or more of a completed manual infusion program or a running manual infusion program, saving and executing said at least one manual infusion program received from said caregiver, comparing said at least one stale auto-program to said at least one manual infusion program, wherein said comparing is based on an approximate time of infusion administration and parameter matching logic comprising infusion administration parameters and infusion pump operating parameters, comparing the infusion pump operating parameters and the infusion administration parameters to identify potential matches between said at least one stale auto-program and said at least one manual infusion program, evaluating the potential matches using one or more configurable rules and determines if said potential matches are within a predefined tolerance, continuing to execute said at least one manual infusion program on said at least one infusion pump if said potential matches are within said predefined tolerance, saving differences in said at least one manual infusion program and said at least one stale auto-program, saving a first event alert indicating the at least one manual infusion program as an acceptable potential match of said potential matches, and saving a second event alert indicating the at least one auto-program as an un-executed program because the at least one manual infusion program is an acceptable potential match. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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