Removal or return of items associated with a patient-specific bin systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for identifying discontinued medications from a patient-specific bin, the system comprising:
- a dispensing device of a healthcare facility, the dispensing device including one or more patient-specific bins assigned to a patient for exclusive storage of medications for the patient; and
a central server computer system, communicatively coupled to the dispensing device; and
configured to;
determine that the patient is to be transferred from an area associated with the dispensing device, the determination triggering removal of discontinued medications associated with the patient;
identify medications stored in the one or more patient-specific bins assigned to the patient;
identify a medication order associated with the patient;
automatically identify, in response to the determination that the patient is to be transferred, a first subset of the identified medications discontinued according to the medication order;
transmit a set of data directing removal of the identified medications from the one or more patient-specific bins;
identify one or more return locations for the subset of discontinued medications; and
transmit the identified return locations to the dispensing device.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A system for identifying discontinued medications from a patient-specific bin, the system comprising:
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a dispensing device of a healthcare facility, the dispensing device including one or more patient-specific bins assigned to a patient for exclusive storage of medications for the patient; and a central server computer system, communicatively coupled to the dispensing device; and
configured to;determine that the patient is to be transferred from an area associated with the dispensing device, the determination triggering removal of discontinued medications associated with the patient; identify medications stored in the one or more patient-specific bins assigned to the patient; identify a medication order associated with the patient; automatically identify, in response to the determination that the patient is to be transferred, a first subset of the identified medications discontinued according to the medication order; transmit a set of data directing removal of the identified medications from the one or more patient-specific bins; identify one or more return locations for the subset of discontinued medications; and transmit the identified return locations to the dispensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dispensing device with an integrated computer configured to identify medications to be removed from patient-specific bins, the dispensing device comprising:
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one or more patient-specific bins assigned to a patient for exclusive storage of medications for the patient; and a computer, integrated with the dispensing device and communicatively coupled with the one or more patient-specific bins; and
configured to;determine that the patient is to be transferred from an area associated with the dispensing device, the determination triggering removal of discontinued medications associated with the patient; identify medications stored in the one or more patient-specific bins assigned to the patient; identify a medication order associated with the patient; automatically identify, in response to the determination that the patient is to be transferred, a subset of the identified medications discontinued according to the medication order; and receive data identifying one or more return locations for the subset of discontinued medications. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method to identify discontinued medications associated with a patient assigned to patient-specific bins, the method comprising:
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determining that the patient is to be transferred from a first area, the determination triggering removal of discontinued medications associated with the patient; identifying a first set of medications stored at the first area in one or more first patient-specific bins assigned to the patient; identifying a second set of medications to be stocked or restocked at a second area for the patient in one or more second patient-specific bins assigned to the patient; comparing, in response to the determination that the patient is to be transferred, the first set of medications and the second set of medications with a medication order associated with the patient; and automatically identifying a subset of the first set and second set of medications discontinued according to the medication order, the automatic identification based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to identify medications for return to a patient assigned to one or more patient-specific bins, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of triggering data including notice of a triggering event; identifying a first set of medications stored in the one or more patient-specific bins assigned to the patient; determining that the patient is to be discharged from a healthcare facility; automatically identifying discontinued medication to be removed from the one or more patient-specific bins; and automatically identifying medications to be returned to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for removal of medications from patient-specific bins, the system comprising:
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a first dispensing device and second dispensing device at a healthcare facility; and a central server computer system, communicatively coupled to the dispensing device, and configured to; receive a first set of data including notice of a transfer of medications from one or more patient-specific bins assigned to the patient at the first dispensing device to the second dispensing device, the transfer of medications resulting from a transfer of the patient; identify medications stored in the one or more patient-specific bins assigned to the patient at the first dispensing device; identify, at a first time, a medication order associated with the patient; automatically identify, in response to the received first set of data, a subset of the identified medication discontinued according to the medication order; receive a second set of data including notice of stocking of the transferred medications from the first dispensing device to one or more patient-specific bins at the second dispensing device; identify, at a second time later than the first time, a modified medication order associated with the patient; automatically identifying, in response to the received second set of data, a subset of the transferred medications discontinued according to the modified medication order; and directing the stocking of the transferred medication exclusive of the subset discontinued according to the modified medication order. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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