System, Method, and Apparatus for Electroinic Patient Care

An electronic patient monitoring system comprising:

• a monitoring client configured to receive and store information pertaining to a patient, said information including data related to a first parameter of the patient measured by a device connected to the patient, and data related to a second parameter of the patient received from a first database containing information about the patient;
• and
• a communications device configured to receive a treatment order from a user via a user interface and to transmit the treatment order to the monitoring client, wherein the monitoring client is further configured to:
• obtain medication information about a medication associated with the treatment order from a second database, the medication information including data providing limitations under which the medication is generally administered;
• determine whether the first parameter of the patient is outside of a predetermined range;
• when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range, request the device to take an unscheduled reading to determine a third parameter of the patient, wherein the third parameter of the patient is measured by the device, wherein the request is performed if the first parameter determined to be outside of the predetermined range;
• verify the authenticity of the second parameter by using the third parameter when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range;
• determine whether the medication order must be confirmed by the communications device;
• and
• transmit a pre-established message from the monitoring client to the communications device for display on the user interface, said message confirming or warning about the acceptability of said medication order.