COMPUTERIZED METHOD OF DETERMINING MEDICAL TREATMENT VALUES

• US 20130253946A1
• Filed: 05/29/2013
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safedose Incorporated
• Original Assignee: eBroselow, LLC
• Inventors: Broselow, James
• Granted Patent: US 8,676,602 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A computerized method of providing patient treatment values in real time, including the steps of providing a computer database having a plurality of predetermined patient selection criteria, patient condition categories, and drug selection, dosing values and related information, and providing an input device in communication with the computer database for inputting one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and drug selection and dosing values and related information. A computer display in communication with the computer database and the input device is provided for displaying precalculated dosing values based on one or more inputted patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and dosing values and related information. One or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and treatment type is input by the input device into the computerized database provided in step (a) and associating a unique identifier with the inputted information. An appropriate drug dose is determined by the computer database, based on one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and drug dosage values. The unique identifier is then used to communicate the appropriate drug dosage for administration to the patient.

Claims

1. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values in real time, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a computer database having a plurality of predetermined patient selection criteria, patient condition categories, drug selection, dosing values and related information;

(b) providing an input device in communication with the computer database for inputting one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and drug selection and dosing values and related information;

(c) providing a computer display in communication with the computer database and the input device for displaying precalculated dosing values based on one or more inputted patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and dosing values and related information;

(d) inputting, by way of the input device of step (b), one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and treatment type into the computerized database provided in step (a) and associating a unique identifier with the inputted information;

(e) determining an appropriate drug dose by the computer database provided in step (a), based on one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and drug dosage values; and

(f) utilizing the unique identifier to communicate the appropriate drug dosage for administration to the patient.

2. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 1, wherein the unique identifier comprises a barcode.

3. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of predetermined patient selection criteria comprises body weight and a color indicative of a predetermined body weight range.

4. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 1, wherein the unique identifier comprises a barcode and further wherein the method includes the step of scanning the barcode with a barcode reader that outputs a signal to an input device indicative of the predetermined patient selection criteria, patient condition categories, and drug selection, dosing values and related information in the database.

5. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 1, wherein the computer display comprises the display screen of an electronic handheld device.

6. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 1, and including the step of utilizing the unique identifier to communicate the appropriate drug dosage for administration to the patient via an infusion pump.

7. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 1, and including the steps of utilizing the unique identifier to calculate and convert drug dosage information into an administration value, and communicating the appropriate drug dosage for administration to the patient to an electronically programable infusion pump.

8. A computerized method of providing patient infusion treatment values for an infusion pump in real time, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a computer database having a plurality of predetermined patient selection criteria, patient condition categories, infusion selection, dosing values and information;

(b) providing an input device in communication with the computer database for inputting one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and infusion selection and dosing values;

(c) providing a computer display in communication with the computer database and the input device for displaying precalculated infusion dosing values based on one or more inputted patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and infusion pump dosing values;

(d) inputting, by way of the input device of step (b), one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and treatment type into the computerized database provided in step (a) and associating a unique identifier with the inputted information;

(e) determining an appropriate infusion dose by the computer database provided in step (a), based on one or more of the patient selection criteria, patient condition categories and infusion dosage; and

(f) utilizing the unique identifier to communicate the appropriate infusion dose for entry into the infusion pump.

9. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 8, and including the step of providing an electronic slider scale visible on the computer display and having a predetermined range indicating that the dosage is in the correct range of dosages for the particular patient based on that patient'"'"'s individual characteristics as input into the computer.

10. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 9, wherein the unique identifier comprises a barcode.

11. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of predetermined patient selection criteria comprises body weight and a color indicative of a predetermined body weight range.

12. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 8, wherein the unique identifier comprises a barcode and further wherein the method includes the step of scanning the barcode with a barcode reader that outputs a signal to an input device indicative of the predetermined patient selection criteria, patient condition categories, and drug selection, dosing values and related information in the database.

13. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 8, wherein the computer display comprises the display screen of an electronic handheld device.

14. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 8, wherein the step of utilizing the unique identifier to communicate the appropriate infusion dose for entry into the infusion pump comprises the step of manually entering the appropriate infusion dose.

15. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 8, wherein the step of utilizing the unique identifier to communicate the appropriate infusion dose for entry into the infusion pump comprises the steps of scanning the barcode, electronically delivering the appropriate infusion dose to the infusion pump and electronically entering the appropriate infusion dose into the infusion pump.

16. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 10, and including the steps of printing a label having an image of the barcode thereon, and applying the label to an infusion bag associated with the patient.

17. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values in real time, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a computer database containing a universe of possible drug dosages, frequencies and indications for a plurality of drugs;

(b) determining for the plurality of drugs all of the medically appropriate combinations of drug dosages, frequencies and indications;

(c) assigning a unique identifier to each one of all of the medically appropriate combinations of drug dosages, frequencies and indications; and

(f) utilizing the unique identifier to communicate the appropriate drug dosage, frequency and indication for administration to the patient.

18. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 17, wherein the unique identifier comprises a barcode.

19. A computerized method of providing patient treatment values according to claim 17, wherein the database also contains a plurality of predetermined patient selection criteria, patient condition categories, and related information.