SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP

1 . An infusion pump including a processor, memory operably coupled to the processor, and control logic comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:

receive programming parameters corresponding to an infusion order from a Hospital Information System (HIS), the programming parameters having been verified by the HIS;

determine if the received programming parameters match a drug library protocol in a drug library of the infusion pump;

when the programming parameters do not match any drug library protocol in the drug library, queue a no-match error code;

populate a manual mode with the received programming parameters; and

operate the infusion pump in the manual mode using the populated programming parameters.

2 . The infusion pump of claim 1 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

output the queued no-match error code to the HIS when the manual mode infusion fails.

3 . The infusion pump of claim 1 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

prompt a user with the manual mode operation option; and

receive an acceptance of the manual mode operation option prior to populating the received programming parameters.

4 . The infusion pump of claim 3 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

determine that an autoprogramming override is allowed prior to prompting the user with the manual mode operation option.

5 . The infusion pump of claim 1 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

wherein populating the manual mode with the received programming parameters includes entering the received programming parameters without creating a populated or partially populated drug library entry.

6 . The infusion pump of claim 1 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

filter through the drug library of the infusion pump, wherein the no-match error code is based on the filtering and is at least one of a drug not entered in the drug library, a required programming parameter missing, or a dose unit or rate unit does not match the drug library.

7 . The infusion pump of claim 1 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

verify a hardware limit, a supported unit, and a delivery mode of the manual mode are compatible with the infusion pump prior to operating the infusion pump in the manual mode.

8 . The infusion pump of claim 1 , wherein the control logic comprises instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to further:

transmit manual mode information to the HIS.

9 . A method of programming an infusion pump, the method comprising:

receiving programming parameters corresponding to an infusion order from a Hospital Information System (HIS), the programming parameters having been verified by the HIS;

determining if the received programming parameters match a drug library protocol in a drug library of the infusion pump;

when the programming parameters do not match any drug library protocol in the drug library, queuing a no-match error code;

populating a manual mode with the received programming parameters; and

operating the infusion pump in the manual mode using the populated programming parameters.

10 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 9 , further comprising:

outputting the queued no-match error code to the HIS when the manual mode infusion fails.

11 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 9 , further comprising:

prompting a user with the manual mode operation option; and

receiving an acceptance of the manual mode operation option prior to populating the received programming parameters.

12 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that an autoprogramming override is allowed prior to prompting the user with the manual mode operation option.

13 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 9 , wherein populating the manual mode with the received programming parameters includes entering the received programming parameters without creating a populated or partially populated drug library entry.

14 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 9 , further comprising:

filtering through the drug library of the infusion pump, wherein the no-match error code is based on the filtering and is at least one of a drug not entered in the drug library, a required programming parameter missing, or a dose unit or rate unit does not match the drug library.

15 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 9 , further comprising:

verifying a hardware limit, a supported unit, and a delivery mode of the manual mode are compatible with the infusion pump prior to operating the infusion pump in the manual mode.

16 . The method of programming an infusion pump of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting manual mode information to the HIS.

17 . An infusion pump comprising:

means for receiving programming parameters corresponding to an infusion order from a Hospital Information System (HIS), the programming parameters having been verified by the HIS;

means for determining if the received programming parameters match a drug library protocol in a drug library of the infusion pump;

when the programming parameters do not match any drug library protocol in the drug library, means for queuing a no-match error code;

means for populating a manual mode with the received programming parameters; and

means for operating the infusion pump in the manual mode using the populated programming parameters.

18 . The infusion pump of claim 17 , further comprising:

means for outputting the queued no-match error code to the HIS when the manual mode infusion fails.