System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapy

摘要

A system and method of managing therapy provided to patients in an institution. The system monitors all aspects of the medication delivery to a patient, as well as other information related to the patient, such as values of vital signs, laboratory results and patient factors such as history, diagnosis, allergies and the like. The system includes one or more databases of information, including institutionally developed rules, guidelines and protocol representing the best medical practices of the institution. The system provides alerts and/or recommendations based on the application of the rules to the information being monitored, and alerts care givers accordingly, providing for dynamic adjustment of the patient's therapy. The system also monitors the status of the alerts, and if no action is taken in a selected period of time, may escalate the priority of the alert and/or halt the delivery of medication to the patient until the alert is resolved.

主权项

1. A system for managing therapy provided to a patient, comprising:
a memory comprising a pharmacokinetic (PK) model configured to predict a concentration of a medication within at least a portion of the patient's body tissue; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
accept a medication identification, a treatment protocol, and patient-specific information;retrieve the PK model from the memory; andgenerate, using the PK model, the medication identification, the treatment protocol, and the patient-specific information, at least one of a recommended dosing schedule and a recommended monitoring schedule for administration of the medication to the patient.