System and method for automatically notifying a blood bank database of blood product administration and transfusion

• US 8,204,694 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2009
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Hauck, Arthur J., Cross, Lori N., Fry, Jeffrey D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Clow, Lori A
• Application Number:
  US12/350,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20090112631A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,258 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for automatically tracking blood product administration in a computerized healthcare environment. Information regarding a blood product unit received by the blood bank department is documented in a database. An indication that the blood product unit has been administered to the patient by a healthcare provider is received and the database is automatically updated to reflect that the blood product unit has been administered to the patient. The present invention also relates to a method for automatically notifying a blood bank database of administration of a blood product to a patient in a computerized healthcare environment is provided.

Claims

1. One or more non-volatile computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for communicating blood product and patient identifications to a blood bank database for blood product administration in a computerized healthcare environment, the method comprising:

identifying a blood product to be administered to a patient by receiving, at a remote computer located at the patient location, a blood product identifier identifying the blood product to be administered to the patient;

identifying the patient by receiving, at the remote computer located at the patient location, a patient identifier identifying the patient;

communicating the blood product identifier and the patient identifier to the blood bank database to maintain a record of administration of the blood product to the patient;

determining that the blood product has not been administered to the patient by analyzing the identified blood product identified at the remote computer located at the patient location and the identified patient identified at the remote computer located at the patient location; and

notifying the blood bank database that the blood product has not been administered to the patient such that the blood bank database includes accurate information regarding a status of administration of the blood product.

2. The media of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving and documenting identification of a healthcare provider administering the blood product.

3. The media of claim 1, wherein the patient identifier is received by scanning a bar code on a patient identification bracelet.

4. The media of claim 1, wherein the blood product is identified by a blood product identification number assigned by the blood product supplier.

5. One or more non-volatile computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for communicating blood product and patient identifications to a blood bank database for blood product administration in a computerized healthcare environment, the method comprising:

identifying a blood product to be administered to a patient by receiving, at a remote computer located at the patient location, a blood product identifier identifying the blood product to be administered to the patient;

identifying the patient by receiving, at the remote computer located at the patient location, a patient identifier identifying the patient;

communicating the blood product identifier and the patient identifier to the blood bank database to maintain a record of administration of the blood product to the patient;

determining that the administration of the blood product to the patient has been initiated;

determining that the administration of the blood product is complete by analyzing the identified blood product identified at the remote computer located at the patient location and the identified patient identified at the remote computer located at the patient location; and

notifying the blood bank database that the administration of the blood product to the patient is complete such that the blood bank database includes accurate information regarding a status of the administration of the blood product.

6. The media of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving and documenting identification of a healthcare provider administering the blood product.

7. The media of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving and documenting the identification of a healthcare provider completing the administration of the blood product.

8. The media of claim 5, wherein the patient identifier is received by scanning a bar code on a patient identification bracelet.

9. The media of claim 5, wherein the blood product is identified by a blood product identification number assigned by the blood product supplier.

10. A computing device for communicating blood product and patient information to a blood bank database for blood product administration in a computerized healthcare environment, the computing device comprising:

a first identifying component for identifying a blood product to be administered to a patient such that a blood product identifier identifying the blood product to be administered to the patient is received at a remote computer located at the patient location;

a second identifying component for identifying the patient such that the a patient identifier identifying the patient is received at the remote computer located at the patient location;

a communicating component for communicating the blood product identifier and the patient identifier to the blood bank database to maintain a record of administration of the blood product to the patient;

a determining component for determining whether the blood product has been administered to the patient by analyzing the identified blood product identified at the remote computer located at the patient location and the identified patient identified at the remote computer located at the patient location; and

a notification component for notifying the blood bank database as to whether the blood product has been administered to the patient such that the blood bank database includes accurate information regarding a status of the administration of the blood product.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the second identifying component identifies the patient by a patient identification number.

12. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the first identifying component identifies the blood product by a blood product identification number assigned by the blood product supplier.