System and method for monitoring progress of delivery of a patent-specific medication in a healthcare facility
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a patient/medication identification (ID) device provided on a package containing a medication, the patient/medication ID device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and a patient;
at least one location ID device provided at a respective at least one stationary location, each location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the respective stationary location;
at least one reader device configured to read the medication/patient information from the patient/medication ID device and to read the location ID from the at least one location ID device;
a database;
a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device and the database and configured to;
receive the medication/patient information and the location ID,generate delivery progress information comprising a last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID;
store the delivery progress information in the database;
when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, determine whether the package is delivered within a predetermined time interval; and
generate a notification message based on the determination; and
a tracking device in data communication with the database and configured to;
receive a medication track request for the medication;
retrieve a portion of the delivery progress information from the database; and
indicate a progress of the delivery of the medication based on the retrieved delivery progress information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring progress of delivery of a patient-specific medication are disclosed. A patient/medication identification (ID) device is provided on a package containing the medication, the patient/medication ID device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and the patient. At least one location ID device is provided at a location, the at least one location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the location. The medication/patient information and the patient/medication ID are read. Delivery progress information indicative of a last-known read location where at least one of the medication/patient ID information and the unique location identifier was read is generated. The delivery progress information is stored in a database. The delivery progress information is accessed from the database in response to the request. A delivery status of the medication is indicated to the user.
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22 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a patient/medication identification (ID) device provided on a package containing a medication, the patient/medication ID device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and a patient; at least one location ID device provided at a respective at least one stationary location, each location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the respective stationary location; at least one reader device configured to read the medication/patient information from the patient/medication ID device and to read the location ID from the at least one location ID device; a database; a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device and the database and configured to; receive the medication/patient information and the location ID, generate delivery progress information comprising a last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID; store the delivery progress information in the database; when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, determine whether the package is delivered within a predetermined time interval; and generate a notification message based on the determination; and a tracking device in data communication with the database and configured to; receive a medication track request for the medication; retrieve a portion of the delivery progress information from the database; and indicate a progress of the delivery of the medication based on the retrieved delivery progress information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a patient/medication identification (ID) device on a package containing a medication, the patient/medication ID device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and a patient; providing at least one location ID device at a respective at least one stationary location, each location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the respective stationary location; receiving the medication/patient information directly from the patient/medication ID device on the package and the location ID directly from the location ID device that is provided at the stationary location at which the package is currently located; generating delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient ID information and location ID; storing the delivery progress information in a database; when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information and location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, determining whether the package is delivered within a predetermined time interval; generating a notification message based on the determination; receiving a medication track request for the medication; retrieving a portion of the delivery progress information from the database; and indicating a delivery status of the medication based on the retrieved delivery progress information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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