Pharmacy management and administration with bedside real-time medical event data collection

Abstract

Methods and systems for automatically establishing an enhanced electronic health record (EHR) for a patient include an automatic data collection facility that collects data of a medically related event in proximity to a patient upon occurrence of the event. The collected data may include medication administration data such as medication, time of administration, administration of a dosage of medication, reaction data, and the like. The collected data is communicated to a real-time data integration facility that automatically integrates the data with a patient's electronic health record to establish an enhanced electronic health record.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of the following provisional applications, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety:[0002]U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 171,767 filed Apr. 22, 2009 entitled SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATED ORDERING, DISPENSING, REPORTING, AND BILLING OF MEDICATION AND THE ASSOCIATED REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION; and U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 315,775 filed Mar. 19, 2010 entitled REAL-TIME HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION AND OUTCOME DATA COLLECTION AND RECORD UPDATE FOR CARE ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, OUTCOME PREDICTION, AND PREVENTION.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field[0004]This invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for automated ordering, dispensing, reporting, and billing of medication and the associated reporting and documentation of the administration of medication.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]A common scenario with respect to the ordering...

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Benefits of technology

[0045]In embodiments, methods and systems for maintaining a health information dashboard in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided. The methods and systems may include collecting data of a medically-related event with an automatic data collection facility in proximity to a patient upon the occurrence of the event. In embodiments, the data of a medically-related event may include medication administration data. In embodiments, the data of the medically-related event may be integrated in real-time automatically in to a data repository. Further, dashboard of a user interface data may be displayed from the data repository, the displayed data facilitating management of health care administration.

[0046]In embodiments, methods and systems for maintaining a health information dashboard in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided. The methods and systems may include collecting data of a medically-related event with an automatic data collection facility in proximity to a patient upon the occurrence of the event. In embodiments, the data of medically-related event may include raw medication administration data. In embodiments, the data of the medically-related event may be integrated in real-time automatically in to a data repository. Further, dashboard of a user interface data may be displayed from the data repository, the displayed data facilitating management of health care administration.

Problems solved by technology

This adds an additional burden to facilities in that they must adhere to proper destruction procedures, and document them accordingly.

Dealing with ordered medications which have been dispensed and delivered, but which are no longer current, places a heavy financial burden on payers, (e.g. health care facilities, insurance companies, patients, and the like), and on the pharmacies because many times they are paying for a supply of medications that the patient never uses.

The administration process is further complicated by brand and generic drugs and multiple brands within the generic medications.

This process naturally introduces misinformation, clinician bias, information gaps, and other factors that contribute to the recorded symptom being different than that reported by the patient.

Ensuring that accurate, patient generated symptom reports are captured at least with each patient touch point may be a critical deficiency in medical practice.

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