Predictive medication safety
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a physician order entry system at a healthcare facility; and
a pharmacy information system communicatively coupled to the physician order entry system, wherein the pharmacy information system is configured to store a list of drugs and provide a subset of the list of drugs, and a recommendation for administration for each drug in the subset of the list of drugs to the physician order entry system; and
a monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system is configured to;
receive an indication that a caregiver has entered a set of parameters into an infusion device to administer a medication to a patient;
obtain, from physician order entry system, responsive to the indication and prior to the administration of the medication to the patient, a history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and a history of the caregiver with regard to administering the medication;
generate one or more alternative medication delivery parameters for the administration of the medication to the patient based on the set of parameters entered into the infusion device, the obtained history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and the history of the caregiver; and
cause, based on the history of the caregiver and the generating of the one or more alternative medication delivery parameters, a locking of the infusion device to restrict operation of the infusion device until an override of the lock is received;
send a notification to the caregiver regarding the alternative medication delivery parameters; and
send, when the alternative medication delivery parameters are confirmed or overridden, a signal to the infusion device to begin the administration of the medication.
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Abstract
Methods for facilitating safe use of a medical item are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first identifier for a medical entity located in an institution. The medical entity includes at least one of a patient, medical device, medical location, or medical item. The method also includes receiving a second identifier for a first course of action associated with the medical entity. The method further includes generating, based on a history of the medical entity and the first course of action associated with the medical entity, a second course of action for the medical entity, and providing a notification to a device indicating the second course of action. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a physician order entry system at a healthcare facility; and a pharmacy information system communicatively coupled to the physician order entry system, wherein the pharmacy information system is configured to store a list of drugs and provide a subset of the list of drugs, and a recommendation for administration for each drug in the subset of the list of drugs to the physician order entry system; and a monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system is configured to; receive an indication that a caregiver has entered a set of parameters into an infusion device to administer a medication to a patient; obtain, from physician order entry system, responsive to the indication and prior to the administration of the medication to the patient, a history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and a history of the caregiver with regard to administering the medication; generate one or more alternative medication delivery parameters for the administration of the medication to the patient based on the set of parameters entered into the infusion device, the obtained history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and the history of the caregiver; and cause, based on the history of the caregiver and the generating of the one or more alternative medication delivery parameters, a locking of the infusion device to restrict operation of the infusion device until an override of the lock is received; send a notification to the caregiver regarding the alternative medication delivery parameters; and send, when the alternative medication delivery parameters are confirmed or overridden, a signal to the infusion device to begin the administration of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method, the method comprising:
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storing a list of drugs that are available at a healthcare facility; and providing, to a physician order entry system at the healthcare facility, a subset of the list of drugs together with a drug name and a recommendation for administration for each drug in the subset of the list of drugs; receiving an indication that a caregiver has entered a set of parameters into an infusion device to administer a medication to a patient; obtaining, from physician order entry system, responsive to the indication and prior to the administration of the medication to the patient, a history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and a history of the caregiver with regard to administering the medication; generating one or more alternative medication delivery parameters for the administration of the medication to the patient based on the set of parameters entered into the infusion device, the obtained history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and the history of the caregiver; and causing, based on the history of the caregiver and the generating of the one or more alternative medication delivery parameters, a locking of the infusion device to restrict operation of the infusion device until an override of the lock is received; sending a notification to the caregiver regarding the alternative medication delivery parameters; and sending, when the alternative medication delivery parameters are confirmed or overridden, a signal to the infusion device to begin the administration of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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storing, with a pharmacy information system, a list of drugs that are available at a healthcare facility; and providing, to a physician order entry system at the healthcare facility, a subset of the list of drugs together with a drug name and a recommendation for administration for each drug in the subset of the list of drugs; receiving an indication that a caregiver has entered a set of parameters into an infusion device to administer a medication to a patient; obtaining, from physician order entry system, responsive to the indication and prior to the administration of the medication to the patient, a history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and a history of the caregiver with regard to administering the medication; generating one or more alternative medication delivery parameters for the administration of the medication to the patient based on the set of parameters entered into the infusion device, the obtained history of previous medication delivery parameters entered into the infusion device, and the history of the caregiver; and causing, based on the history of the caregiver and the generating of the one or more alternative medication delivery parameters, a locking of the infusion device to restrict operation of the infusion device until an override of the lock is received; sending a notification to the caregiver regarding the alternative medication delivery parameters; and sending, when the alternative medication delivery parameters are confirmed or overridden, a signal to the infusion device to begin the administration of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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