Centralized Infusion Data Integration System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current infusion management systems lack efficient real-time data integration and visualization, requiring clinicians to manually collect and manage data from multiple devices, which can lead to errors and inefficiencies in patient care.
Innovation Solution
A computerized system that receives data from infusion pumps and medical devices, providing a graphical user interface for clinicians to view and manage infusion data and patient physiologic data in real-time, allowing for centralized clinician views and proactive alerts, thus reducing the need for manual data integration and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If manual data collection and integration is used, then clinicians can access data from multiple devices, but it requires significant time and effort leading to errors and inefficiencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized computing system that acts as an intermediary between multiple medical devices and clinicians. This system automatically receives, integrates, and displays data from infusion pumps, vital signs monitors, and other devices, eliminating manual data collection while ensuring accurate information aggregation and reducing clinician workload.
2Reliability
If real-time data integration is implemented, then clinician verification is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system is designed with multi-functionality to handle diverse data types from various medical devices through standardized interfaces. It can process infusion data, vital signs, lab results, and documentation simultaneously, providing comprehensive real-time verification capabilities without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.
3Productivity
If centralized data display is used, then nursing and pharmacy efficiency is improved, but infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional device-centric data display to a centralized computing system that aggregates data across multiple devices and locations. This dimensional shift allows clinicians to access comprehensive patient information from any location in the facility, improving workflow efficiency while distributing system requirements across existing computing infrastructure rather than concentrating complexity in single devices.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, computer systems and computer readable media for receiving data from infusion pumps in a healthcare setting and displaying the data on a user device are provided. Centralized clinician views are provided to manage individual patient infusions according to selected protocols. Embodiments provide near real-time graphical displays of infusion data to clinicians on separate user devices. In addition, near real-time graphical displays of patient physiologic data is displayed simultaneously to a clinician along with the infusion data.