Abstract: An electronic network is disclosed for effectively providing a technique to administer medical treatment. The technique pertains to at least one patient and at least one unit for medical treatment. The technique involves receiving patient data and unit data and evaluating at least the patient data and/or unit data to determine whether a match with preexisting data exists, which thereby generates an indication to the user to not proceed with the medical treatment in the absence of such a match.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for an improved patient information management system in a medical setting. The present invention relates to a remote patient information system and method comprising workstations, handheld computers, and wireless portable printers or portable-computing and labeling systems that facilitate the fulfillment of orders for patient specimen collection performed manually in hospital environments. A handheld device receives and uses printer identifier information in order to establish a wireless temporary local area network thereby causing the printer to be dedicated to printing information solely from the handheld device for a predetermined number of patients. Information such as labels or messages are printed in order to facilitate tracking of patient information.

Abstract: An apparatus and system is disclosed for an improved patient information management system in a medical setting. The present invention relates to a remote patient information system comprising workstations, handheld computers, and wireless portable printers or portable-computing and labeling systems that facilitate the fulfillment of orders for patient specimen collection performed manually in hospital environments by providing advanced label printing capability, by providing capability to chose a printer in order to print data sent wirelessly by a handheld device, by highlighting orders on the handheld device for which a response is past due, by alerting the user of the handheld device that an order requiring a timed test is overdue, by displaying a warning on the handheld device to ensure the user is processing the proper patient when the user is processing multiple patients, and by providing capability to configure which patient information parameters will be updated by data from other systems.