System and method for comparing and utilizing activity information and configuration information from multiple medical device management systems
First Claim
1. A method of assisting a medical institution in developing an institution-specific customized configuration library for configuring at least one medical device at the institution, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a configuration library database comprising medical device configuration information from a plurality of remote distinct institutions;
organizing the configuration library database into peer groups according to one or more assigned criteria of the remote distinct institutions wherein at least one of the criteria is selected from the group consisting of institution type, number of beds, medical device type, and service line;
assigning a peer group to each institution by matching institutions with selected peer definitions and storing the peer group assignment in the database;
granting a configuration library developing institution access to view a portion of the configuration library database if access criteria are satisfied; and
providing the developing institution access to programming code that enables the developing institution to copy a part of the viewed portion of the configuration library database within a peer group into an institution-specific customized configuration library database.
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Abstract
A method of aggregating and using medical device data from a plurality of remote institutions. The system and method electronically receives at a central computer system a plurality of established medical device data, each of the plurality of established medical device data being received from a respective medication delivery system, each of the respective medication delivery systems having a respective plurality of medical devices within the respective remote institution, such as medication delivery pumps, associated therewith and utilized therein. The system and method electronically combines and stores the plurality of established medical device data from each of the plurality of remote institutions within a memory, and electronically provides a remote client computer access to at least one of a central reporting application adapted for providing summary information to the remote client computer about the medical device data, and/or other applications.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of assisting a medical institution in developing an institution-specific customized configuration library for configuring at least one medical device at the institution, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a configuration library database comprising medical device configuration information from a plurality of remote distinct institutions; organizing the configuration library database into peer groups according to one or more assigned criteria of the remote distinct institutions wherein at least one of the criteria is selected from the group consisting of institution type, number of beds, medical device type, and service line; assigning a peer group to each institution by matching institutions with selected peer definitions and storing the peer group assignment in the database; granting a configuration library developing institution access to view a portion of the configuration library database if access criteria are satisfied; and providing the developing institution access to programming code that enables the developing institution to copy a part of the viewed portion of the configuration library database within a peer group into an institution-specific customized configuration library database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17)
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13. A method of hosting medication delivery systems and medical device data therefore for a plurality of remote institutions/facilities, and for assisting a medical institution in developing an institution-specific customized configuration library for configuring at least one medical device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a central computer system for hosting a medication delivery system application at a data center for a plurality of medical devices located at the remote institutions/facilities, providing for receiving at the central computer system the medical device data from the plurality of medical devices located remote institutions/facilities; providing for storing the plurality of medical device data from the plurality of medical devices from the plurality of remote institutions/facilities within a memory within the central computer system, wherein the medical device data comprises configuration library information for each of the plurality of remote institutions/facilities, wherein the configuration library information for each of the plurality of remote institutions/facilities together establish a configuration library database; organizing the configuration library database into peer groups according to one or more assigned criteria of the remote institutions/facilities wherein at least one of the criteria is selected from the group consisting of institution type, number of beds, medical device type, and service line; assigning a peer group to each institution by matching institutions with selected peer definitions and storing the peer group assignment in the database; providing for granting a configuration library developing institution access to a configuration library development application within the central computer system for developing an institution-specific customized configuration library for configuring at least one medical device; and
,providing for granting a configuration library developing institution access to view a portion of the configuration library database, including configuration library information for other institutions/facilities within a peer group. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of using medical device data for a plurality of remote institutions/facilities, and for assisting a medical institution in developing an institution-specific customized configuration library for configuring at least one medical device using the medical device data, comprising the steps of:
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providing for granting the medical institution access to an aggregation of a plurality of established medical device data stored in a memory in a central computer system, each of the plurality of established medication data received for a respective medication delivery system, each of the respective medication delivery systems having a respective plurality of medical devices associated therewith and utilized therein, and each of the respective medication delivery systems being associated with and implemented for a respective remote institution/facility of the plurality of remote institutions/facilities, providing for organizing the combined established medical device data sets into peer groups, wherein each peer group is comprised of one or more of the plurality of remote institutions/facilities, according to one or more assigned criteria of the remote institutions/facilities wherein at least one of the criteria is selected from the group consisting of institution type, number of beds, medical device type, and service line; assigning a peer group to each institution by matching institutions with selected peer definitions and storing the peer group assignment in the database; providing for granting the medical institution access to a configuration library development application within the central computer system for developing an institution-specific customized configuration library for configuring at least one medical device; and
,providing for granting the medical institution access to view a portion of the established medical device data, including configuration library information for other institutions/facilities within a peer group; providing for granting the medical institution access to a central reporting application within the central computer system; providing for receiving search parameters from the medical institution at the central reporting application, for querying the established medical device data; and
,providing for communicating summary information to the medical institution about the medical device data from other institutions/facilities.
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