Secure medication transport and administration system
First Claim
1. A portable medication dispensing system comprising:
- a portable medication tote, comprising;
a plurality of securable compartments; and
a controller, responsive to access information comprising patient identification information, user identification information, and an authorized location, the controller configured to;
assign a patient to at least one of the plurality of securable compartments;
selectively permit a user with access to a medication for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments when the access information indicates the user has access to the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; and
generate an alert if the portable medication tote leaves the authorized location.
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Abstract
A portable medication dispensing system is described. In some embodiments, the system includes a portable medication tote comprising a securable compartment configured to hold medication, and a controller, responsive to access information, configured to assign a patient to the securable compartment such that medications for the patient are authorized for placement into the securable compartment. The controller is also configured to selectively permit a user access to the medications for the patient in the securable compartment when the access information indicates the user has access to the securable compartment, and restrict access to retrieval of the medications for the patient in the securable compartment when the access information indicates the user does not have access to the securable compartment. The system also includes an information output module configured to output usage information regarding access to the securable compartment.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable medication dispensing system comprising:
a portable medication tote, comprising; a plurality of securable compartments; and a controller, responsive to access information comprising patient identification information, user identification information, and an authorized location, the controller configured to; assign a patient to at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; selectively permit a user with access to a medication for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments when the access information indicates the user has access to the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; and generate an alert if the portable medication tote leaves the authorized location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for patient-specific medication dispensing, comprising:
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assigning, by a controller, a patient to at least one of a plurality of securable compartments in a portable medication tote, the tote comprising the controller; selectively permitting, by the controller, access to a user to store medications for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments when access information indicates the user has storage access to the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; comparing an identification of the user and an identification of the patient to the access information to determine whether the user has access to dispense to the patient the medications for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; selectively permitting, by the controller, access to the user to dispense to the patient the medications for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments based on the comparing; and generating an alert if the portable medication tote is removed from an authorized usage area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a processor to execute instructions to control a portable medication dispensing system by performing a method, the method comprising:
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assigning, by a controller, a patient to at least one of a plurality of securable compartments in a portable medication tote, the tote comprising the controller; selectively permitting, by the controller, access to a user to store a medication for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartment when access information indicates the user has storage access to the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; comparing an identification of the user and an identification of the patient to the access information to determine whether the user has access to dispense to the patient the medication for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments; selectively permitting, by the controller, access to the user to dispense to the patient the medication for the patient in the at least one of the plurality of securable compartments based on the comparing; and generating an alert if the portable medication tote leaves an authorized usage area. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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