Automatic association of medical elements
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1. A method of associating a plurality of objects, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining, by one or more computing devices, that a patient and a medical device are within a predefined physical space;
determining, without user intervention based on respective wireless transmitters associated with a plurality of medications being detected at a receiving device in the predefined physical space, that the plurality of medications have moved to within the predefined physical space with the medical device and the patient;
providing to the medical device, without user interaction based on determining that the plurality of medications are within the predefined physical space with the medical device and the patient, a listing of the plurality of medications determined to be within the predefined physical space with the medical device for display by the medical device;
receiving, from the medical device, a selected medication from the list of the plurality of medications;
confirming that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient associated with the medical device; and
automatically providing to the medical device, based on receiving the selected medication and confirming that the selected medication has been ordered, operating parameters for configuring the medical device to administer the medication.
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Abstract
A system and method of associating a plurality of objects is disclosed. A physical space may be defined and a real-time locating system (RTLS) may be used to determine objects that are within the physical space. The objects may be determined by the RTLS to be within the physical space are associated. The objects may include at least one of a caregiver, a patient, a medical device, a medication, and a medical substance.
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1. A method of associating a plurality of objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining, by one or more computing devices, that a patient and a medical device are within a predefined physical space; determining, without user intervention based on respective wireless transmitters associated with a plurality of medications being detected at a receiving device in the predefined physical space, that the plurality of medications have moved to within the predefined physical space with the medical device and the patient; providing to the medical device, without user interaction based on determining that the plurality of medications are within the predefined physical space with the medical device and the patient, a listing of the plurality of medications determined to be within the predefined physical space with the medical device for display by the medical device; receiving, from the medical device, a selected medication from the list of the plurality of medications; confirming that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient associated with the medical device; and automatically providing to the medical device, based on receiving the selected medication and confirming that the selected medication has been ordered, operating parameters for configuring the medical device to administer the medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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one or more receiving devices configured to detect one or more wireless transmitters associated with a medication, a patient, a caregiver, or a medical device; and one or more computing devices configured to; determine, based on respective wireless transmitters associated with a plurality of medications being detected by the one or more receiving devices in a predefined physical space, that each of the plurality of medications has moved to within the predefined physical space with a medical device and a patient; providing to the medical device, without user intervention based on detecting that the plurality of medications are within the predefined physical space as the medical device, identifiers for the plurality of medications determined to be within the predefined physical space as the medical device and the patient for display by the medical device; receive, based on a selection at the medical device, a selected medication of the plurality of medications from the medical device; and confirming that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient; and automatically providing to the medical device, based on receiving the selected medication and confirming that the selected medication has been ordered, operating parameters for configuring the medical device to administer the medication. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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