Networkable Medical Labeling System for Multi-Source Drug Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional labeling systems require redundant information entry and are isolated from other healthcare systems, making them incompatible with documenting drug usage and unable to produce drug labels with specific content when information is not from a single source.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses an interface to receive an order ID, transmit it over a network to a remotely-located database for order data, and locally apply labeling standards to control a printer for generating compliant labels, combining information from multiple databases.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional labeling systems store all information locally, then the system operates independently, but redundant information entry is required and compatibility with other healthcare systems is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides information storage into local and remote components. The labeling apparatus locally stores only essential labeling standards and format templates, while drug-specific information is stored remotely in hospital information systems. This segmentation allows the system to maintain operational independence for labeling functions while enabling data exchange and compatibility with external healthcare systems through network connectivity.
2Device complexity
If conventional labeling systems use stand-alone operation, then system complexity is reduced, but the ability to produce labels with specific content from multiple sources is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The labeling apparatus serves as an intermediary device between remote healthcare information systems and the physical labeling process. It receives labeling requirements and drug information through network communication, processes this data locally according to stored labeling standards, and produces compliant labels. This intermediary role enables integration of information from multiple sources while maintaining a relatively simple device architecture focused on the specific function of label generation.
3Ease of operation
If information is obtained from a single source, then the labeling process is simplified, but the ability to integrate multiple information sources is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The labeling apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to handle information from diverse sources. It can retrieve labeling standards from local storage, receive drug-specific information from remote databases through network communication, and integrate these different information streams into a unified label output. This universal capability allows the system to maintain ease of operation while successfully integrating multiple information sources for comprehensive label generation.
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AI summary
Provided are a system and method of generating a label comprising label content based on information stored by a plurality of different databases. The system includes an interface that receives an order ID. A communication system transmits the order ID over a communication network to a remotely-located terminal, and receives order data comprising information obtained from a record in a first database. A memory device that is locally connected to the interface locally stores a second database comprising rules defining requirements of a drug labeling standard. The memory device stores insufficient information to locally interpret the order ID. A label generator applies at least one of the rules using a portion of the received order data and a portion of information locally stored in the second database to control a label printer that prints the label in compliance with the drug labeling standard.