Patent ID: 9501624
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06Q,G16H,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A system to manage the prescribing and administration of medication, comprising: a medication management facility comprising an electronic order entry facility configured to receive electronic medication orders, the medication management facility configured to perform at least one of: a medication validation and billing facility in electronic communication with the medication management facility, the medication validation and billing facility configured to receive the electronic medication orders, provide information regarding formulary compliance, the drug allergy information, and the drug interaction information, and further comprising an interface for receiving input from a pharmacist to approve the electronic medication orders; a medication dispensing machine in electronic communication with the medication validation and billing facility, and configured to receive the approved electronic medication orders and dispense a plurality of dosages of medications based on the approved electronic medication orders, wherein dosages of the plurality of dosages of medications are packaged by the medication dispensing machine in packaging comprising electronically readable information regarding the corresponding dosage of medication and including information regarding the expected location of the recipient of the corresponding dosage of medication in a healthcare facility; a medication cart configured to store and distribute the packaged dosages of medications for administration to a plurality of patients in the healthcare facility; a workstation having an output facility, the workstation in electronic communication with the medication management facility; and a reader device with a GPS facility in electronic communication with the workstation and capable of reading the electronically readable information regarding at least one packaged dosage of medication of the plurality of dosages of medications loaded on the medication cart during an administration attempt of the at least one dosage of medication to a respective recipient of the plurality of patients in the healthcare facility and also providing location data of the medication at the time of the administration attempt, wherein the workstation transmits the electronically readable information regarding the at least one packaged dosage of medication and the location data from the reader device to the medication management facility, and wherein the medication management facility generates a warning if the electronically readable information or the location data transmitted from the reader device differs from a current electronic medication order corresponding to the at least one dosage of medication.