Handling of patient's own medicine systems, methods, and devices
First Claim
1. A system for designating an item as a patient'"'"'s own medication, the system comprising:
- a plurality of dispensing devices for medications; and
a central server computer system, communicatively coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of dispensing devices, and configured to;
receive a set of data identifying medication brought to a healthcare facility by a patient;
designate the medication as the patient'"'"'s own medication;
automatically retain the designation for the medication when the patient is transferred from a first location to a second location at the healthcare facility; and
automatically identify the medication as an item to be returned to the patient when the patient is discharged from the healthcare facility, the identification based at least in part on the designation.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are described related to the assignment and management of patient-specific bins. A dispensing device at a healthcare facility includes a number of bins for storage of medical supplies, with some of the bins designated as patient-specific bins allocated to be assigned to patients for storage of their medications or certain other supplies. A central server computer system, in communication with a computer of the dispensing device, may monitor and assign current and future patient-specific use of the bins for the dispensing device. The assignment and management of patient-specific bins may be performed by devices distributed through the system.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for designating an item as a patient'"'"'s own medication, the system comprising:
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a plurality of dispensing devices for medications; and a central server computer system, communicatively coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of dispensing devices, and configured to; receive a set of data identifying medication brought to a healthcare facility by a patient; designate the medication as the patient'"'"'s own medication; automatically retain the designation for the medication when the patient is transferred from a first location to a second location at the healthcare facility; and automatically identify the medication as an item to be returned to the patient when the patient is discharged from the healthcare facility, the identification based at least in part on the designation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing a patient'"'"'s own medication, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of data identifying medication brought to a healthcare facility by the patient; designating the medication as the patient'"'"'s own medication; automatically retaining the designation for the medication when the medication is transferred from a first one of a plurality of dispensing devices to a second one of the plurality of dispensing devices at the healthcare facility; and automatically identifying the designated medication as an item to be returned to the patient when the patient is discharged from the healthcare facility, the identification based at least in part on the designation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of managing a patient'"'"'s own medication, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of data identifying medication brought to a healthcare facility by the patient; designating the medication as the patient'"'"'s own medication; receiving notice of a patient transfer from a first location to a second location at the healthcare facility; transmitting, in response to the notice, data directing the move of the designated medication from a first dispensing device associated with the first location to a second dispensing device associated with the second location; and automatically retaining the designation for the designated medication during the move. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method of managing a patient'"'"'s own medication, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of data identifying medication brought to a healthcare facility by the patient; designating the medication as the patient'"'"'s own medication; associate the patient with a selected one of a plurality of dispensing devices, the selected dispensing device including a first set of one or more patient-specific bins assigned for exclusive use of the patient for medication stocked from the healthcare facility; assign a second set of one or more patient-specific bins at the selected dispensing device to the patient for the designated medication, the second set distinct from the first set; receiving notice of a patient discharge from the healthcare facility; and transmitting, in response to the notice, data to the selected dispensing device directing return of the designated medication to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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