Patent ID: 8777895

Claim:
A method for monitoring a patient, comprising: receiving patient condition information from a patient condition monitor at a central computer having a medication management application, wherein the patient condition information is continuously received and updated in response to the medication management application and central computer transmitting update request signals to the patient condition monitor, for forming a first information loop between the central computer and the patient condition monitor; receiving medication delivery status information from a medical pump by the medication management application within the central computer, wherein the medication delivery status information is continuously received and updated in response to the medication management application and central computer transmitting request signals to the medical pump, for forming a second information loop between the central computer and the medical pump; transmitting the patient condition information and the medication delivery status information to an interface screen from the medication management application and central computer, wherein the patient condition information comprises patient identification information and physiological condition data adapted to be displayed on the interface display in a graphical format, and wherein the medical pump information comprises at least one of an icon for giving a visual indication of a infusion pump type, an icon for giving a visual indication of a medication container type, and an icon for giving a visual indication of a medication container status, and wherein the patient condition information and the medical pump information is adapted to be displayed concurrently on the interface screen display.