System and method for monitoring progress of delivery of a patient-specific medication in a healthcare facility
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a medical database configured to store at least one of order status information or delivery progress information of a medication having a medication order number;
a tracking device configured to receive a tracking request to monitor the at least one of order status information or delivery progress information, the tracking request includes at least a patient'"'"'s name and the medication order number;
a patient/medication identification (ID) device provided on the medication;
at least one location ID device provided at a respective location, each location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the respective location;
at least one reader device configured to read the patient/medication ID device and the at least one location ID device; and
a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device configured to;
determine a last-known location of the medication based on the patient/medication ID and the unique location ID,when the last-known location of the medication based on the patient/medication ID and the unique location ID correspond to a delivery location of the medication, determine whether the medication is delivered within a time of a predetermined time interval, andstore the last-known location and the time to the medical database.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a medical database configured to store at least one of order status information or delivery progress information of a medication having a medication order number; a tracking device configured to receive a tracking request to monitor the at least one of order status information or delivery progress information, the tracking request includes at least a patient'"'"'s name and the medication order number; a patient/medication identification (ID) device provided on the medication; at least one location ID device provided at a respective location, each location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the respective location; at least one reader device configured to read the patient/medication ID device and the at least one location ID device; and a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device configured to; determine a last-known location of the medication based on the patient/medication ID and the unique location ID, when the last-known location of the medication based on the patient/medication ID and the unique location ID correspond to a delivery location of the medication, determine whether the medication is delivered within a time of a predetermined time interval, and store the last-known location and the time to the medical database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a medical database configured to store at least one of order status information or delivery progress information of a medication having a medication order number; a tracking device configured to receive a tracking request to monitor the at least one of order status information or delivery progress information, the tracking request includes at least a patient and the medication order number; a patient/medication identification (ID) device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and the patient; at least one reader device at a respective location capable of reading the ID device and correlating a location of the ID device to the respective location; a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device, the processor configured to; determine a last-known location of a package based on a received medication/patient information associated with the package and a location ID; when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information associated with the package and the location ID correspond to a delivery location of the package, determine whether the package is delivered within a predetermined time interval; and send an electronic notification message to the tracking device, the electronic notification message being the at least one of order status information or delivery progress information of the package. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, a tracking request to monitor delivery progress information of a medication; receiving, from a reader device, ID information indicative of the medication and a patient based on an ID device on a package for the medication while the reader device and the package are at a location identified by a location ID; generating the delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on the ID information and the location ID; and sending a notification to a tracking device, when the last-known location corresponds to a delivery location of the package, the notification indicating the delivery location and the delivery progress information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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