Baxter International Inc.

Thomas L C Simpson

James P Martucci

Gordon J Wilkes

Laura M Letellier

A pharmacy system for the automated transfer and processing of electronic medication order information to and from a computerized patient care system associated with a healthcare facility includes a pharmacy engine configured to receive a first HL7 message including information relating to an electronic medication order for a medication that is to be prepared for intravenous administration to a patient, and transmit a second HL7 message including information relating to preparation of the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order, the information from the second HL7 message being used to bill for the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order. The pharmacy system also includes a pharmacy computer configured to process the electronic medication order, including identifying one or more ingredients required to prepare the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order and a pharmacy workstation configured to provide instructions for preparing the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order.

Electronic medication order transfer and processing methods and apparatus

A system is disclosed having a server, a dialysis machine configured to connect to the server through a network and client device configured to connect to the server through the network. In one embodiment, the server is configured to maintain an access list to determine whether the client device is authorized to connect to the dialysis machine. The server is further configured to provide a connection for transfer of data between the dialysis machine and the client device. Various methods of accessing the network using the system components are further disclosed.

System and method for communicating with a dialysis machine through a network

A system and method is disclosed for executing at least one of an alarm or an alert escalation process within a healthcare environment.

System and method for notification and escalation of medical data

A system and method is disclosed for indicating the loss of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility.

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Burlington, WI, United States of America

Thomas L C Simpson