SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PROGRESS OF DELIVERY OF A PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY
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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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21. A system comprising:
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a patient/medication identification (ID) device comprising medication/patient information indicative of a medication and a 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 corresponds 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 a mobile communication device carried by a user, the electronic notification message being indicative of delivery progress information of the package. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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receiving medication/patient information from a patient/medication ID device on a package and a location ID directly from a location ID device located at a same location that the package is currently located; generating delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on received medication/patient ID information and the location ID, wherein the delivery progress information is for display on a user interface; and sending a notification to a mobile device carried by a user, when the last-known location of the package based on received medication/patient information and the location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, the notification indicating the delivery location and the delivery progress information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving medication/patient information from a patient/medication ID device on a package and a location ID directly from a location ID device at which the package is currently located; generating, delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on received medication/patient ID information and location ID; and sending a notification to a mobile device carried by a user, when the last-known location of the package based on received medication/patient information and the location ID corresponds to a delivery location of the package, the notification indicating the delivery location and the delivery progress information for display on a user interface of the mobile device.
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