Medication usage auditing based on analysis of infusion pump network traffic

A method for auditing reported amounts of infused medications, comprising:

• receiving, by a computer, packets captured from transmissions sent over a communication network, wherein the packets comprise data related to operation of infusion pump systems, sent to be stored in an electronic medical record system (EMR system) of a medical facility, and not in response to a communication sent by the computer;
• performing deep packet inspection of the packets;
• determining, based on results of the deep packet inspection, a type of the infusion pump systems;
• utilizing a predetermined payload format used by devices of the type of the infusion pump systems, to extract from the packets values comprising dosages of medications delivered to patients during treatment sessions using the infusion pump systems;
• calculating, based on the values, actual amounts, which are amounts of the medications that were provided to the patients during the treatment sessions;
• receiving reported amounts, which are amounts of the medications reported as being provided to the patients during the treatment sessions;
• and
• forwarding a result of a comparison between the actual amounts and the reported amounts.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a system including a processor and memory, causes the system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a computer, packets transmitted over a communication network, wherein the packets comprise data related to operation of infusion pump systems, sent to be stored in an electronic medical record system (EMR system) of a medical facility, and not in response to a communication sent by the computer;
• performing deep packet inspection of the packets;
• determining based on results of the deep packet inspection, a type of the infusion pump systems;
• utilizing a predetermined payload format, used by devices of the type of the infusion pump systems, to extract from the packets values comprising dosages of medications delivered to patients during treatment sessions using the infusion pump systems;
• calculating, based on the values, actual amounts, which are amounts of the medications that were provided to the patients during the treatment sessions;
• receiving reported amounts, which are amounts of the medications reported as being provided to the patients during the treatment sessions;
• and
• forwarding a result of a comparison between the actual amounts and the reported amounts.