Patent ID: 8172798

Claim:
A system for managing an infusion therapy, comprising: a server in communication with a central server; and, an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for: wirelessly transmitting pump data identifying the pump to the server; uploading respective label data from respective labels for at least one medication, the respective label data including respective label pump programming data for infusion of the at least one medication by the pump; and, wirelessly transmitting, to the server, the respective label data wherein: when the at least one medication consists of a single medication and the respective label pump programming data consists of first pump programming data, the server is for: transmitting the pump data to the central server; receiving, from the central server and in response to receipt of the pump data by the central server, second pump programming data regarding a second medication; and, comparing the first pump programming data with the second pump programming data; or, when the at least one medication includes a plurality of medications and the respective label pump programming data includes first pump programming data for a first medication from the plurality of medications, the server is for: transmitting the pump data and the respective label data to the central server; receiving, from the central server and in response to receipt of the pump data and the respective label data by the central server, second pump programming data regarding a second medication; and, comparing the first pump programming data with the second pump programming data.