Minimizing disruption during medication administration
First Claim
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having embodied thereon computer-useable instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for reducing disruptions to a clinician during medication administration, the method comprising:
- automatically and without human intervention receiving an input from a medication dispensing station indicating that the clinician has initiated a medication-administration process for a patient in a clinical care room, wherein the input is received upon the clinician retrieving medication(s) associated with the patient from the medication dispensing station; and
incident to receiving the input;
(1) automatically and without human intervention preventing the clinician from receiving messages that are not related to the patient in the clinical care room,(2) automatically and without human intervention providing a first notification to the clinician when the patient is not present in the clinical care room or is not present in the patient'"'"'s bed,(3) automatically and without human intervention providing one or more visual indicators indicating that the medication-administration process has been initiated, and(4) automatically and without human intervention modifying one or more physical structures in the clinical care room to prepare the clinical care room for the medication-administration process, wherein the one or more physical structures comprise at least one or more of the patient bed, a television in the clinical care room, or a lighting system in the clinical care room.
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Abstract
Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for reducing disruptions to a clinician during medication administration are provided. An input is received indicating that the medication-administration process has been initiated by the clinician. The medication-administration process is associated with one patient in a clinical care room. Incident to receiving this input, the clinician is prevented from receiving messages concerning patients and other matters not related to the one patient in the clinical care room. In addition, one or more visual indicators are provided to alert other clinicians, patients, and visitors that the clinician has begun the medication-administration process.
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17 Claims
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1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having embodied thereon computer-useable instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for reducing disruptions to a clinician during medication administration, the method comprising:
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automatically and without human intervention receiving an input from a medication dispensing station indicating that the clinician has initiated a medication-administration process for a patient in a clinical care room, wherein the input is received upon the clinician retrieving medication(s) associated with the patient from the medication dispensing station; and incident to receiving the input; (1) automatically and without human intervention preventing the clinician from receiving messages that are not related to the patient in the clinical care room, (2) automatically and without human intervention providing a first notification to the clinician when the patient is not present in the clinical care room or is not present in the patient'"'"'s bed, (3) automatically and without human intervention providing one or more visual indicators indicating that the medication-administration process has been initiated, and (4) automatically and without human intervention modifying one or more physical structures in the clinical care room to prepare the clinical care room for the medication-administration process, wherein the one or more physical structures comprise at least one or more of the patient bed, a television in the clinical care room, or a lighting system in the clinical care room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having embodied thereon computer-useable instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for reducing disruptions to a clinician during medication administration, the method comprising:
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automatically and without human intervention receiving an input from a medication dispensing station indicating the medication-administration process has been initiated by the clinician for a patient in a clinical care room, wherein the input is received upon the clinician retrieving medication(s) associated with the patient from the medication dispensing station; and incident to receiving the input indicating the medication-administration process has been initiated; (1) automatically and without human intervention preventing the clinician from receiving messages concerning patients not related to the patient in the clinical care room, (2) automatically and without human intervention providing a first notification to at least one of the patient'"'"'s family or the clinician when the patient is absent from at least one of the clinical care room or the patient'"'"'s bed; (3) automatically and without human intervention providing one or more visual indicators to alert people that the clinician has begun the medication-administration process, wherein at least one of the visual indicators comprises an object or device associated with the patient, and (4) automatically and without human intervention modifying one or more physical structures in the clinical care room to prepare the clinical care room for the medication-administration process, wherein the one or more physical structures comprise one or more of the patient'"'"'s bed, a television in the clinical care room, or a lighting system in the clinical care room. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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