Method and system for identifying and anticipating adverse drug events
First Claim
1. A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes comprising:
- defining a plurality of ADE rules, each having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, a drug name, and at least one drug/lab linkage parameter relating the lab test name and the drug name; and
filtering a patient'"'"'s lab data and pharmacy data using the plurality of definitions.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for anticipating potential Adverse Drug Events (ADE) in a patient'"'"'s medication regimen by integrating data typically located in laboratory and pharmacy information systems and filtering the data using predefined criteria. The present invention includes a system for anticipating a possible ADE through the use of a search engine that compares integrated data from laboratory and pharmacy information systems and compares it to predefined ADE rules defining normal ranges for a particular laboratory test. If an abnormal test value is received and a drug in the patient'"'"'s medication regimen satisfies a drug included in an ADE rule then an alert procedure is triggered which allows for a period of time wherein the patient'"'"'s lab and pharmacy data is monitored in order to determine if a proper corrective action is undertaken, and if no corrective action or an improper corrective action is taken within that period of time, the healthcare provider is warned of a potential ADE.
96 Citations
33 Claims
-
1. A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes comprising:
-
defining a plurality of ADE rules, each having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, a drug name, and at least one drug/lab linkage parameter relating the lab test name and the drug name; and filtering a patient'"'"'s lab data and pharmacy data using the plurality of definitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A system for anticipating adverse drug events comprising:
-
a central processor having a search engine therein; and an ADE rule database in communication with the central processor, a plurality of ADE rules, each having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, a drug name, and at least one drug/lab linkage parameter being stored in the ADE rule database, the at least one drug/lab linkage parameter relating the lab test name and the drug name. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes comprising:
-
defining a plurality of ADE rules, each having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, and a drug name, and at least one drug/lab linkage parameter relating the lab test name and the drug name; storing the plurality of ADE rules within an ADE rules database; importing a patient'"'"'s lab data and pharmacy data, the patient'"'"'s lab data including a lab test name and a lab test result, and the patient'"'"'s pharmacy data including a name of a drug administered to the patient; storing the patient'"'"'s lab test result, lab test name, and a administered drug name within a database; matching the patient'"'"'s lab test result, lab test name, and administered drug name with a lab value, lab test name and drug name within an ADE rule. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
-
Specification