System and method for managing patient care through automated messaging
First Claim
1. A system for notifying users of the occurrence of medication supply events, the system comprising:
- a medication dispenser that generates a medication supply event signal representative of the occurrence at the dispenser of a medication supply event;
a memory in which may be stored user-selected event types;
a messaging processor adapted to;
receive medication supply event signals from the medication dispenser;
compare the received medication supply event signals to any user-selected event types in the memory;
send a message to a user that the medical supply event has occurred if the comparison indicates that the medication supply event signals received by the messaging processor correspond to a user-selected event type in the memory; and
a messaging device carried by the user that is adapted to receive the message from the messaging processor and to communicate the received message to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method in accordance with the invention allow a user to select when messages relating to medication events are sent and to select the content parameters of those messages. In one aspect, a user selects certain event types, the occurrence of which will cause a message to be sent to the user. For example, the user may select a message type that pertains to the availability of a medication in an automated dispensing machine for that user'"'"'s patient. In another aspect, the user may customize the contents of the message to include or exclude certain information. For example, the user may desire the message to indicate only the patient'"'"'s name and not the patient'"'"'s gender or age. In yet another aspect, the user may filter messages so that only certain messages are sent. For example, the user may select a filter that permits only messages pertaining to his or her patients to be sent. The system further comprise a user interface disposed on an automated dispensing machine that enables a user to configure the messaging system as he or she desires. A method in accordance with the invention comprises selecting medication event types about which a message will be sent to the user, the content of the message, and filters for messages.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for notifying users of the occurrence of medication supply events, the system comprising:
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a medication dispenser that generates a medication supply event signal representative of the occurrence at the dispenser of a medication supply event;
a memory in which may be stored user-selected event types;
a messaging processor adapted to;
receive medication supply event signals from the medication dispenser;
compare the received medication supply event signals to any user-selected event types in the memory;
send a message to a user that the medical supply event has occurred if the comparison indicates that the medication supply event signals received by the messaging processor correspond to a user-selected event type in the memory; and
a messaging device carried by the user that is adapted to receive the message from the messaging processor and to communicate the received message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of notifying users of the occurrence of medication supply events, the method comprising:
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generating a medication supply event signal representative of the occurrence of a medication supply event at a medication dispenser;
storing user-selected event types in a memory;
receiving medication supply event signals from the medication dispenser;
comparing the received medication supply event signals to stored user-selected event types;
sending a message to a user that the event has occurred if the comparison indicates that the medication supply event signals received by the messaging processor correspond to a user-selected event type in the memory; and
receiving the message from the messaging processor by means of a messaging device carried by the user; and
communicating the received message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for notifying users of the occurrence of medication supply events, the system comprising:
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an automated medication dispenser coupled to a communication network, the dispenser configured to generate a medication supply event signal representative of the occurrence at the dispenser of a medication supply event;
a memory in which may be stored user-selected event types, user-selected message parameters, and user-selected message filters;
a messaging processor adapted to;
receive the medication supply event signals from the medication dispenser;
compare the received medication supply event signals to user-selected event types in the memory;
if the comparison indicates that the medication supply event signals received by the messaging processor correspond to a user-selected event type in the memory and that the event satisfies a message filter stored in memory, send a message to a user that the event has occurred in accordance with user-selected message parameters contained in memory; and
a messaging device carried by the user that is adapted to receive the message from the messaging processor and to communicate the received message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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