System and method for collecting data and managing patient care
First Claim
1. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:
- a first processor having a memory in which is stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters for programming the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient;
means for detecting an identity of the patient, the means for detecting in communication with the first processor for input of identification data to the first processor;
a second processor in communication with the clinical device and the first processor, the second processor configured to receive clinical device operating parameters from the first processor and download those clinical device operating parameters to the clinical device to program the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient in accordance with the downloaded clinical device operating parameters in response to an acceptable comparison of the detected identification data communicated to the first processor and the identification data stored in the memory of the first processor.
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Abstract
A care management system in which the management of the administration of care for patients is automated. Hospital information systems are monitored and the information from those systems is used in verifying the administrations of care to patients. The care management system monitors ongoing administrations for progress and automatically updates records and provides alarms when necessary. The care management system is modular in nature but is fully integrated among its modules. Particular lists of data, such as the termination times of all ongoing infusions, provide hospital staff current information for increased accuracy and efficiency in planning. Features include the automatic provision of infusion parameters to pumps for accurate and efficient configuration of the pump, and providing an alarm when an unscheduled suspension of an infusion exceeds a predetermined length of time. A passive recognition system for identifying patients and care givers is provided.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:
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a first processor having a memory in which is stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters for programming the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient;
means for detecting an identity of the patient, the means for detecting in communication with the first processor for input of identification data to the first processor;
a second processor in communication with the clinical device and the first processor, the second processor configured to receive clinical device operating parameters from the first processor and download those clinical device operating parameters to the clinical device to program the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient in accordance with the downloaded clinical device operating parameters in response to an acceptable comparison of the detected identification data communicated to the first processor and the identification data stored in the memory of the first processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:
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a first processor having a memory in which is stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters for programming the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient;
an identification device located on the patient, the identification device including identification data representative of an identity of the patient;
a sensor in communication with the first processor for detecting the identification device and retrieving the identification data from the identification device, wherein the retrieved identification data is communicated to the first processor;
a second processor in communication with the clinical device and the first processor, the second processor configured to receive clinical device operating parameters from the first processor and download those clinical device operating parameters to the clinical device to program the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient in accordance with the downloaded clinical device operating parameters in response to an acceptable comparison of the retrieved identification data communicated to the first processor and the identification data stored in the memory of the first processor. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:
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a first processor having a memory in which is stored patient identification data and clinical device operation parameters for programming the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient;
a second processor in communication with the clinical device and the first processor, the second processor configured to receive from the first processor stored identification data and clinical device operating parameters from the first processor and capable of downloading the clinical device operating parameters to the clinical device to program the clinical device to deliver the medication to the patient;
an identification device located on the patient, the identification device including patient identification data representative of an identity of the patient;
a sensor in communication with the second processor for detecting the identification device and retrieving the patient identification data;
wherein the second processor compares the detected patient identification data from the sensor to the stored identification data; and
wherein the second processor downloads the clinical device operating parameters associated with the patient treatment data to the clinical device to program the clinical device in accordance with the downloaded operating parameters in response to an acceptable comparison of the stored identification data to the detected identification data by the second processor.
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12. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:
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a first processor having a memory in which is stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to the patient, the first processor capable of providing signals representing the stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters;
a bar code printer operably connected to the first processor for printing bar codes on bar code labels representative of the identification data and clinical device operation parameters;
a patient identification label associated with the patient, the patient identification label including a bar code representative of the patient'"'"'s identification; and
a second processor and a bar code reader in communication with the clinical device, the bar code reader operable to interact with the bar codes on the bar code label to communicate the identification data and clinical device operation parameters from the first processor to the second processor and to interact with the bar code on the patient identification label to communicate the patient identification to the second processor, the second processor capable of comparing the communicated patient identification data and the patient'"'"'s identification and providing clinical operating parameters to the clinical device in response to an acceptable comparison of the communicated patient identification data and the patient'"'"'s identification.
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13. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:
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a first processor having a memory in which is stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to the patient, the first processor capable of providing signals representing the stored identification data and clinical device operation parameters;
a second processor in communication with the clinical device;
a wire-less means for communicating the identification data and clinical device operation parameters to the second processor;
a patient identification means associated with the patient, the patient identification means including means for communicating the patient'"'"'s identification to the second processor; and
wherein the second processor receives the patient'"'"'s identification from the patient identification means and compares the patient'"'"'s identification to the patient identification data communicated to the second processor by the wire-less communication means and the second processor provides clinical operating parameters communicated to the second processor by the wire-less communication means to the clinical device in response to an acceptable comparison of the communicated patient identification data and the patient'"'"'s identification.
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