Patent ID: 9393366
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61M,G06F,G06Q,G16H,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A method for automatically suggesting a pharmacy workflow that prioritizes infusion-pump-related orders, the method comprising: storing a plurality of orders in association with a plurality of identifiers, which identify a plurality of infusion pumps; receiving from each infusion pump of the plurality of infusion pumps a respective set of infusion-pump data, wherein each respective set of infusion- pump data includes: a total amount of fluid to be administered, a rate at which fluid is being administered, and an amount of fluid that has been administered; based on the respective set of infusion-pump data, calculating for each infusion pump a respective amount of remaining fluid to be administered and a respective amount of time to administer the respective amount of remaining fluid; sorting a first order and a second order, which are included in the plurality of orders, in order from highest priority to lowest priority based on a combination of two or more factors, wherein sorting includes: determining the first order includes a higher priority than the second order by comparing a first respective amount of time for the first order to be administered to a second respective amount of time for the second order to be administered to determine that the first respective amount of time is shorter than the second respective amount of time, and deprioritizing the first order to include a lower priority than the second order when it is determined that inventory is available for a first infusion drug of the first order and that inventory is not available for a second infusion drug of the second order; and displaying the orders from highest priority to lowest priority in a graphical user interface by presenting the second order having a higher priority than the first order based on the inventory for the second infusion drug not being available.