Consolidated Medication Manifest for Multi-Dose Order Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current process of filling multi-dose medicament orders is complex and error-prone due to the need to manage multiple prescription records, verify medication types, and coordinate among different parties, especially with various filling machines and processes, leading to difficulties in administration and verification.
Innovation Solution
A single manifest system is introduced, representing a multi-dose medicament order as an intersection of two matrices for prescriptions and containers, with pictorial indications, machine-readable identifiers, and approval fields, to streamline the filling process by consolidating information and automating steps from selection to verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple prescription records are managed separately for multi-dose medicament orders, then each prescription can be tracked individually, but the filling process becomes complex and difficult to administer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate prescription records into a single consolidated manifest that lists all medications to be filled in a multi-dose container. This manifest serves as a unified reference that replaces the need to separately access and cross-reference multiple individual prescription records, thereby simplifying the filling process while maintaining accurate tracking of all prescriptions.
2Productivity
If different parties are responsible for different filling steps, then specialized tasks can be performed, but the multiple records must be passed along increasing the chance of error
Solution Approach 1:
The manifest includes verification fields and status indicators that provide feedback to each party involved in the filling process. As each step is completed (selection, filling, verification), the manifest is updated to reflect progress, allowing all parties to see the current state without needing to pass physical records back and forth. This reduces transmission errors while maintaining coordinated workflow.
3Measurement precision
If alphanumeric names are used to identify medicaments, then precise identification is possible, but they are difficult to spell, remember, and match for verification
Solution Approach 1:
The manifest employs color-coding or visual indicators next to each medicament entry to aid quick identification and verification. While the full alphanumeric names are retained for precision, visual cues such as color-coded categories, icons, or highlighted sections make it easier for fillers to quickly locate and verify the correct medications without having to spell or memorize complex names.
4Adaptability or versatility
If manual filling processes are used, then flexibility in handling different orders is maintained, but the process becomes unwieldy with multiple receptacles and containers
Solution Approach 1:
The manifest is organized into segmented sections corresponding to different multi-dose containers and their respective receptacles. Each section can be independently processed, allowing fillers to work through one container at a time while maintaining an overall view of all orders. This segmentation makes the manual process more manageable by breaking down complex multi-container orders into smaller, more manageable units while retaining flexibility to handle various order configurations.
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AI summary
A manifest for a multi-dose medication order is disclosed. The manifest may serve as a single recipe or roadmap for the prescriptions and containers required for a multi-dose medicament order. The manifest may include a representation of intersecting prescription and container matrices, with each intersecting entry including an indication of a number of medicaments of an individual prescription mapped to be packaged into an individual container. Machine-readable identifiers and fields for different levels of approval may be included on the manifest. Dosing regime parameters may be visually differentiated. Methods and systems for creating a manifest and using the manifest in filling a multi-dose medicament order are also disclosed.