VERIFICATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ADHERENCE
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Abstract
A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined.
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40 Claims
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22. A method of confirming administration of medication, comprising:
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identifying a particular medication prescription regimen; predefining one or more identifiable gestures indicative of proper administration of the medication in accordance with the medication prescription regimen; providing, on a display of a local device, one or more instruction prompts directing performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper administration of the medication; capturing video activity sequences, by a video capture device of the local device, of a user following the one or more instruction prompts to administer the medication during a current medication administration session; storing the captured video activity sequences to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; comparing, by a computer processor, the stored video activity sequences to the predefined one or more identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; determining, from the comparison, differences between the stored video activity sequences and the predefined one or more identifiable gestures, wherein the differences indicate that the medication has not been properly administered; responsive to determining the differences, providing, on the display of the local device, one or more further instruction prompts that further direct current performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; capturing, by the video capture device, second video activity sequences of the user following the one or more further instruction prompts to administer the medication during the current medication administration; storing the captured second video activity sequences to the non-transitory computer readable storage medium; comparing, by the computer processor, the stored second video activity sequences to the predefined one or more identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; and determining, by the computer processor, that the stored second video activity sequences are sufficiently similar to the predefined one or more identifiable gestures, thus confirming proper administration of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for confirming administration of a medication, comprising:
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an authentication apparatus operable to authenticate a healthcare provider; an input device operable to receive information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen from the authenticated healthcare provider; a storage device operable to store prescription administration information associated with the identified medication prescription regimen, a predefined set of one or more identifiable gestures indicative of proper administration of the medication in accordance with which the prescription regimen is to be administered, and one or more instruction prompts directing performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; a video capture device; an audio and/or video output device operable to output the one or more instruction prompts directing performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; and a processor operable to perform operations comprising; capturing, from the video capture device, video activity sequences of a user administering the medication by following the one or more instruction prompts directing performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; storing the captured video activity sequences to the storage device; comparing the captured video activity sequences to the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; determining that the stored captured video activity sequences are different from the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration, indicating that administration of the medication has not been properly performed; responsive to determining that the stored captured video activity sequences are different from the one or more predefined identifiable gestures, causing the audio and/or video output device to output one or more further instruction prompts for further directing performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration during a current medication administration session; capturing, from the video capture device, second video activity sequences of the user administering the medication by following the one or more further instruction prompts; storing the second captured video sequences to the storage device; comparing the stored second video activity sequences to the one or more predefined identifiable gestures indicative of proper medication administration; and determining that stored second captured video sequences are sufficiently similar to the one or more predefined identifiable gestures, indicating that proper medication administration was successful. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A method of confirming proper administration of medication, comprising:
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authenticating a prescribing health care provider; receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen from the authenticated health care provider; modifying the particular medication administration regimen by the authenticated health care provider; providing, on a display of a local device, one or more instruction prompts directing performance of one or more predefined identifiable gestures, the one or more instruction prompts comprising visual indicia indicative of proper ingestion of the medication; capturing, by the local device, visual indicia of a user following the one or more instruction prompts to administer the particular prescription regimen during a current medication administration session; storing the captured visual indicia to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; comparing, by a computer processor, the captured visual indicia to the one or more predefined identifiable gestures to determine one or more differences; and providing, in response to determining the one or more differences, a notice, on the display of the local device, one or more further instruction prompts for further directing a performance of the one or more predefined identifiable gestures during the current medication administration session. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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