Medication management and reporting technology

摘要

Medication management and reporting technology, in which output from at least one sensor configured to sense physical activity in a building in which medication of a patient is located is monitored and a determination is made to capture one or more images of the medication based on the monitoring. A camera is used to capture an image of the medication and the captured image is analyzed to detect a state of the medication. Information regarding a schedule by which the medication should be taken by the patient is accessed and an expected state of the medication is determined. The detected state is compared with the expected state and a determination is made that the patient has departed from the schedule based on the comparison revealing that the detected state does not match the expected state. A message indicating the departure from the schedule is sent based on the determination.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
monitoring activity of a patient based on output from at least one sensor of a monitoring system configured to monitor a building in which medication of the patient is located; accessing a routine of taking medication associated with the patient; comparing monitored activity of the patient with the routine of taking medication associated with the patient; accessing information regarding a schedule by which the medication should be taken by the patient; determining an expectation that the patient will take the medication at a next appropriate time that complies with the schedule based on comparison of the monitored activity of the patient with the routine of taking medication associated with the patient; providing, by a processing device, a reminder to take the medication at the next appropriate time that complies with the schedule based on determined expectation indicating that the patient is expected to miss taking the medication at the next appropriate time that complies with the schedule; and withholding the reminder to take the medication at the next appropriate time and continuing to monitor the activity of the patient based on the determined expectation indicating that the patient is expected to take the medication at the next appropriate time that complies with the schedule.