Computer-Implemented Method, System, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care

A medical error reduction system comprising:

• a drug library editing software for use in creating and revising at least one drug library, the at least one drug library containing a plurality of entries, each of the at least one drug library for use with at least one medical device, the software configured to provide one of a plurality of sets of privileges to each of a plurality of sets of users, each of the plurality of sets of privileges arranged to allocate a degree of software functionality to one of the plurality of sets of users;
• at least one server;
• at least one editor computer, each of the at least one editor computer comprising a processor in communication with a user interface, the at least one editor computer and at least one server configured to communicate via a network in a client-server based model;
• and
• wherein at least one of the plurality of set of users may use the software to request a change to at least a portion of the at least one drug library.

A medical error reduction system comprising:

• a medical device comprising:
• a medical device processor;
• and
• a medical device graphical user interface configured to allow a user to program the medical device;
• at least one server;
• at least one editor computer including a processor in communication with a display, wherein the at least one editor computer is configured to communicate to the at least one server via a network in a client-server based model;
• and
• a medical error reduction software configured to be executed by the at least one server and accessible via the at least one editor computer for use in creating and revising at least one drug library, the at least one drug library for use in the at least one medical device and including a plurality of entries that guide user programming of the at least one medical device, wherein the medical error reduction software is further configured to display a simulated medical device graphical user interface, the simulated medical device graphical user interface mimicking behavior of the medical device graphical user interface for a medical device using one of the at least one drug library.

A method for producing a drug library file, the method comprising:

• assigning one of a plurality of sets of privileges to each of a plurality of sets of users, the plurality of sets of privileges arranged to allocate a degree of software functionality in a drug library editing software, the degree of software functionality configured to define the ability of a user to alter the at least one drug library;
• creating a drug library using at least one editor computer, each of the at least one editor computer comprising a processor in communication with a user interface, the user interface for use by a user to edit the at least one drug library using the drug library editing software, creating the drug library comprising appropriate users of the plurality of sets of users, the appropriate users defined by the plurality of sets of privileges;
• specifying a master medication list for an institution;
• defining medication records for one or more portion of the institution;
• verifying the defined medication records;
• and
• approving the drug library for release to at least one medical device in the institution.