System and method for providing multiple units of measure
OwnerGordon J. Wilkes, Eric S. Paul +2inventors
InventorsGordon J. Wilkes, Eric S. Paul, Meetali Acharya, Marisa Aguiar
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Abstract
A system and method for providing multiple units of measurement for administering medication in a patient care system. The system and method coordinate the use of the plurality of medication units of measure throughout the patient care system. The system may be implemented as a computer program including logic for: displaying a plurality of medication units of measure that are commonly used by subsystems of the patient care system and logic for equating the plurality of medication units of measure.
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A patient care system for administering a medication, the system comprising:
- a medication order entry interface, the medication order entry interface designed to display a first medication unit of measure, the first medication unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by physicians while prescribing the medication within the system;
- a pharmacy interface, the pharmacy interface designed to display a second medication unit of measure, the second medication unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by pharmacists while filling prescriptions for the medication within the system;
- an administration interface, the administration interface designed to display a third medication unit of measure, the third medication unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by clinicians during administration of the medication to a patient at a treatment location within the system;
- a billing interface, the billing interface designed to provide a fourth medication unit of measure, the fourth medication unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used to calculate financial figures that appear on medication invoices;
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- a computer designed to equate the first, second, third, and fourth medication units of measure.
A method for administering a medication in a patient care system, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a first medication unit of measure during medication order entry, the first medication unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by physicians while prescribing the medication within the system;
- displaying a second medication unit of measure while filling prescriptions for the medication, the second unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by pharmacists while filling prescriptions for the medication within the system
- displaying a third medication unit of measure while administering the medication, the third unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by clinicians during administration of the medication to a patient at a treatment location within the system;
- providing a fourth medication unit of measure for financial personnel, the, the fourth unit of measure commonly used to calculate financial figures that appear on medication invoices;
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- designing a computer to equate the first, second, third, and fourth medication units of measure.
A computer readable medium for administering a medication in a patient care system, the medium comprising:
- logic for displaying a first medication unit of measure during medication order entry, the first medication unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by physicians while prescribing the medication within the system;
- logic for displaying a second medication unit of measure while filling prescriptions for the medication, the second unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by pharmacists while filling prescriptions for the medication within the system
- logic for displaying a third medication unit of measure while administering the medication, the third unit of measure being a unit of measure commonly used by clinicians during administration of the medication to a patient at a treatment location within the system;
- logic for providing a fourth medication unit of measure for financial personnel, the, the fourth unit of measure commonly used to calculate financial figures that appear on medication invoices;
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- logic for equating the first, second, third, and fourth medication units of measure.
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