Inventors:
Dean Kamen - Bedford NH, US
Marc J. Gorayeb - Hampton NH, US
David Blumberg, JR. - Manchester NH, US
Assignee:
DEKA Products Limited Partnership - Manchester NH
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00
Abstract:
An electronic patient monitoring system comprising a monitoring client module configured to receive real time data from monitoring devices connected to a patient, and historical information pertaining to the patient's physical characteristics, past medical history, current medications, drug allergies, among other information; the monitoring client capable of processing this information to determine whether a treatment ordered by a health care provider is appropriate under the circumstances. The monitoring client module may communicate with a communications module having a user interface, through which orders, such as medication orders, may be entered and transmitted to the monitoring client module. The monitoring client module, in turn, may transmit warnings or recommendations to the communications module for review by the provider. The original order may be confirmed by the provider, or a modified order may be entered in the communications module, which may then be transmitted to the monitoring client module for further processing of the order.