Override having built in audit trail for medication dispensing and administering systems
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- accessing a computer controlled apparatus;
identifying a patient;
accessing a medication for the identified patient, said selected medication not appearing on the patient'"'"'s medication profile;
prompting the user to identify an exception; and
reviewing the exception to determine its acceptability.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of dispensing or administering medications which requires prompting the user for a reason if the user wants to dispense or intends to administer a medication that is not on the patient'"'"'s medication profile. For example, a patient may be in severe discomfort, or some other condition exists, that requires dispensing and administration of a medication not approved by a pharmacist for the patient. The method prompts the user to supply a reason (exception) for the dispensing or administering that can be used to create an audit trail. The method may include identifying a patient, accessing a medication profile for the identified patient, selecting a medication for the identified patient, the selected medication not having been reviewed against the patient'"'"'s medication profile, prompting the user to identify an exception, and reviewing the exception to determine its acceptability. If the exception is acceptable, access to a dispensing apparatus'"'"' storage compartment(s) for the purpose of dispensing the medication may be granted and a record of the dispensing event is created, or the healthcare giver may administer the medication and a record of the administration is created. If the exception is not acceptable, a record of the request to dispense or the request to administer is created. The method may further include transferring the override requests and override events to a database containing pharmacy orders. The requests, events, and orders may be sorted according to a predetermined criterion, and presented to a pharmacist for review.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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accessing a computer controlled apparatus;
identifying a patient;
accessing a medication for the identified patient, said selected medication not appearing on the patient'"'"'s medication profile;
prompting the user to identify an exception; and
reviewing the exception to determine its acceptability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling the administration of a medication to a patient when the medication does note appear in the patient'"'"'s medication profile, comprising:
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logging onto a computer controlled dispensing device;
identifying a patient;
selecting a medication to administer in an override mode;
receiving an exception from the user after a medication is selected; and
when the exception is an approved exception, recording the administration of the medication to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program which, when executed, performs a method comprising:
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receiving information identifying a user;
comparing the received information to stored information about the user;
receiving information identifying a patient;
receiving information identifying a medication; and
prompting the user to enter an exception when the medication does not appear on a list of approved medications for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program which, when executed, performs a method comprising:
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receiving information identifying a user;
comparing the received information to stored information about the user;
receiving information identifying a patient;
displaying a medication profile for the identified patient;
receiving information identifying a mode in which medications other than those listed on the profile may be selected;
displaying a list of medications available for selection;
receiving information identifying a selected medication;
prompting the user to enter an exception; and
evaluating said exception. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method, comprising:
transferring a plurality of non-dispensed based override requests and override events into a database of pharmacy orders. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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25. A method, comprising:
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storing a plurality of non-dispensed based override requests and override events;
transferring said stored plurality of override requests and override events to a database of pharmacy orders;
presenting said plurality of override requests and override events for review.
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