Medical treatment verification system and method

A computer readable medium for administering medical treatment, comprising:

• logic for accessing information related to the identity of a clinician;
• logic for accessing information related to the identity of a patient;
• logic for accessing information regarding the identity of a medical treatment, the medical treatment having a treatment type;
• logic for determining whether the medical treatment has been previously associated with the patient;
• logic for providing a first error signal if the medical treatment has not been previously identified with the patient;
• logic for accessing information related to the identity of a medical device, the medical device configured to administer the medical treatment type;
• logic for determining whether a plurality of operating parameters for the medical device are consistent with the medical treatment, the operating parameters having been provided from a central computer, the operating parameters having been provided to the medical device without passing through a remote computer;
• logic for providing a second error signal if the operating parameters for the medical device are not consistent with the medical treatment;
• logic for enabling the medical device to provide the medical treatment to the patient;
• logic for verifying that the medical device is providing the medical treatment to the patient;
• and
• logic for verifying the clinician is authorized to administer the medication to the patient.

A patient care system having an identity verification device, the identity verification device comprising:

• an infusion pump;
• a clinician identifier;
• a memory element, the memory element having a first biometric identification file;
• a biometric scanner, the biometric scanner configured to create a second biometric identification file, the second biometric identification file based on a unique physical property of a clinician;
• a first processor at a remote location, the processor configured to block access to the infusion pump if the first and second biometric identification files are not equivalent;
• a second processor at a central location, the second processor configured to provide the remote location with operating parameters for the infusion pump if the first and second biometric identification files are equivalent, and the identified clinician is an authorized clinician.