MEDICATION RECONCILIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
A system and method to determine and reconcile medication provided to a patient is disclosed. The system and method collect a medication image file (MIF) of a patient medication collection (PMC) using a mobile user device (MUD) and pill source imager (PSI). The MUD transmits the MIF to a host computer system (HSC) via a computer communication network (CCN). The HSC isolates individual MIF medication image elements (MIE) and compares each MIE against a pill image database (PID) to generate a potential pill match (PPM) list. The PPM is filtered and prioritized to produce a prioritized medication list (PML) using data from a pill correlation database (PCD), patient history database (PHD), and medical reading database (MRD). The PML describes probable PPM associations with specific known medications. A HCS graphical user interface (GUI) permits validation of each MIE/PML pair to produce a patient reconciled validated medication list (VML).
1 . A medication reconciliation system comprising:
(a) host computer system (HSC);
(b) pill image database (PID);
(c) pill correlation database (PCD);
(d) patient history database (PHD);
(e) medical reading database (MRD);
(f) mobile user device (MUD); and
(g) computer communication network (CCN);
wherein
said MUD is configured to collect medication image file (MIF) of a patient medication collection (PMC) from a pill source imager (PSI);
said MUD is configured to transmit said MIF to said HCS;
said HCS is configured to isolate individual medical image elements (MIE) within said MIF;
said HCS is configured to compare each of said MIE individually against said PID to generate a potential pill match (PPM) list associated with each MIE;
said HCS is configured to prioritize each of said PPM using data retrieved from said PCD, said PHD, and said MRD to produce a prioritized medication list (PML) associated with each MIE;
said HCS is configured to display each of said MIE on a graphical user interface (GUI) and label each of said MIE with the corresponding PML associated with each of said MIE; and
said HCS is configured to accept input from said GUI to verify the PML associated with each of said MIE to produce a validated medication list (VML).
2 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said patient medication collection (PMC) is selected from a group consisting of: pills; capsules; pill bottles; and bar codes.
3 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect real-time patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) and transfer said PMI in real-time to said MRD.
4 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) under control of a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD and transfer said PMI to said MRD.
5 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) and transfer said PMI to said MRD and said MID is selected from a group consisting of: weight scale; pulse oximeter; blood pressure meter; and blood glucose meter; and patient query/response dialog (QRD) presented on said MUD.
6 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said MUD further comprises said PSI.
7 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said HCS is further configured to update said PHD with said VML.
8 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said PCD further comprises a medication group selected from a group consisting of: medications associated with a specific disease; and medications associated with related diseases.
9 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said PHD comprises information on medications taken by said patient.
10 . The medication reconciliation system of claim 1 wherein said MIF is collected under control of a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD.
11 . A medication reconciliation method comprising:
(1) with a mobile user device (MUD), collecting medication image file (MIF) of a patient medication collection (PMC) from a pill source imager (PSI);
(2) with said MUD, transmitting said MIF to a host computer system (HSC) via a computer communication network (CCN);
(3) with said HCS, isolating individual medical image elements (MIE) within said MIF;
(4) with said HCS, comparing each of said MIE individually against a pill image database (PID) to generate a potential pill match (PPM) list associated with each MIE;
(5) with said HCS, prioritizing each of said PPM using data retrieved from a pill correlation database (PCD), a patient history database (PHD), and a medical reading database (MRD) to produce a prioritized medication list (PML) associated with each MIE;
(6) with said HCS, displaying each of said MIE on a graphical user interface (GUI) and label each of said MIE with the corresponding PML associated with each of said MIE; and
(7) with said HCS, accepting input from said GUI to verify the PML associated with each of said MIE to produce a validated medication list (VML).
12 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said patient medication collection (PMC) is selected from a group consisting of: pills; capsules; pill bottles; and bar codes.
13 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect real-time patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) and transfer said PMI in real-time to said MRD.
14 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) under control of a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD and transfer said PMI to said MRD.
15 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) and transfer said PMI to said MRD and said MID is selected from a group consisting of: weight scale; pulse oximeter; blood pressure meter; and blood glucose meter; and patient query/response dialog (QRD) presented on said MUD.
16 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said MUD further comprises said PSI.
17 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said HCS is further configured to update said PHD with said VML.
18 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said PCD further comprises a medication group selected from a group consisting of: medications associated with a specific disease; and medications associated with related diseases.
19 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said PHD comprises information on medications taken by said patient.
20 . The medication reconciliation method of claim 11 wherein said MIF is collected under control of a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD.
21 . A tangible non-transitory computer usable medium having computer-readable program code means embodied thereon comprising a medication reconciliation method comprising:
(1) with a mobile user device (MUD), collecting medication image file (MIF) of a patient medication collection (PMC) from a pill source imager (PSI);
(2) with said MUD, transmitting said MIF to a host computer system (HSC) via a computer communication network (CCN);
(3) with said HCS, isolating individual medical image elements (MIE) within said MIF;
(4) with said HCS, comparing each of said MIE individually against a pill image database (PID) to generate a potential pill match (PPM) list associated with each MIE;
(5) with said HCS, prioritizing each of said PPM using data retrieved from a pill correlation database (PCD), a patient history database (PHD), and a medical reading database (MRD) to produce a prioritized medication list (PML) associated with each MIE;
(6) with said HCS, displaying each of said MIE on a graphical user interface (GUI) and label each of said MIE with the corresponding PML associated with each of said MIE; and
(7) with said HCS, accepting input from said GUI to verify the PML associated with each of said MIE to produce a validated medication list (VML).
22 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said patient medication collection (PMC) is selected from a group consisting of: pills; capsules; pill bottles; and bar codes.
23 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect real-time patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) and transfer said PMI in real-time to said MRD.
24 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) under control of a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD and transfer said PMI to said MRD.
25 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MUD is further configured to collect patient medical information (PMI) from a medical instrumentation device (MID) and transfer said PMI to said MRD and said MID is selected from a group consisting of: weight scale; pulse oximeter; blood pressure meter; and blood glucose meter; and patient query/response dialog (QRD) presented on said MUD.
26 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MUD further comprises said PSI.
27 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said HCS is further configured to update said PHD with said VML.
28 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said PCD further comprises a medication group selected from a group consisting of: medications associated with a specific disease; and medications associated with related diseases.
29 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said PHD comprises information on medications taken by said patient.
30 . The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MIF is collected under control of a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD.