Data transmission capture in support of medication preparation

摘要

A method and software interface enables selective processing of data transmissions containing one or more medication orders intended for a pharmacy. Data transmissions are monitored and parsed for prescribed information which is utilized to populate a prescribed data structure. The data structure and parsing rules can be associated with a specific source that can be determined from the data transmission. The parsed data is tested against an order database to determine suitability for automated handling. If suitable, the medication preparation system prepares the medications identified by the data. Those portions of the data that are not suited for automated handling are released (e.g., from the parser). Further verification can be performed by determining the source of the data transmission and verifying it as a valid source. Data transmissions can be monitored over a network, within a network component, or in cooperation with another software program.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for selectively processing data transmissions containing one or more medication data intended for a pharmacy, comprising the steps of:
(A) monitoring a data transmission of an order entry system, the data transmission having an identifiable source; (B) parsing the data transmission for prescribed information in accordance with a set of configuration rules associated with the source; (C) populating a data structure with data parsed from the data transmission in accordance with the set of configuration rules; (D) testing the parsed data transmission against an order database to determine suitability of the medication data therein for automated handling by a medication preparation system associated with the pharmacy; (E) using the medication preparation system, preparing one or more medications corresponding to the one or more medication data determined to be suitable for automated handling by the medication preparation system; and (F) releasing only those portions of the data transmission that are not suitable for automated handling by the medication preparation system, the released portions of the data transmission being: recorded for manual handling, and sent to a printer for printing, whereby the released portions of the data transmission comprise a filtered output stream at the printer that consists of only those jobs that require manual handling.