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A system for managing an infusion therapy, including: a server in communication with a central server; and an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for: uploading respective label data from respective labels for at least one medication, the respective label data including respe

A system for managing an infusion therapy, including: a server in communication with a central server; and an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for: uploading respective label data from respective labels for at least one medication, the respective label data including respective label pump programming data for infusion of the at least one medication by the pump; wirelessly transmitting the uploaded label data to the server; and wirelessly transmitting pump data identifying the pump to the server. The server is for transmitting the pump data and the respective label data to the server; and receiving, from the central server and in response to receipt of the pump data and the respective label data by the central server, second pump programming data regarding a second medication. The server is for comparing the first pump programming data with the second pump programming data.

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1. A system for managing an infusion therapy, comprising: a server in communication with a central server; and,an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for: wirelessly transmitting pump data identifying the pump to the server;uploading respective label data from respective labe

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A system for managing an infusion therapy, comprising: a server in communication with a central server; and,an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for: wirelessly transmitting pump data identifying the pump to the server;uploading respective label data from respective labels for at least one medication, the respective label data including respective label pump programming data for infusion of the at least one medication by the pump; and,wirelessly transmitting, to the server, the respective label data wherein: when the at least one medication consists of a single medication and the respective label pump programming data consists of first pump programming data, the server is for: transmitting the pump data to the central server;receiving, from the central server and in response to receipt of the pump data by the central server, second pump programming data regarding a second medication; and,comparing the first pump programming data with the second pump programming data; or,when the at least one medication includes a plurality of medications and the respective label pump programming data includes first pump programming data for a first medication from the plurality of medications, the server is for: transmitting the pump data and the respective label data to the central server;receiving, from the central server and in response to receipt of the pump data and the respective label data by the central server, second pump programming data regarding a second medication; and,comparing the first pump programming data with the second pump programming data. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein when the first pump programming data is the same as the second pump programming data, the server is for generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump an authorization signal; or wherein when the first pump programming data is the same as the second pump programming data, the server is for, generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump an authorization signal and wherein the pump is for infusing the first medication only if the authorization signal is received in the pump. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein when the first pump programming data is the not the same as the second pump programming data, the server is for, generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump a difference signal regarding the difference between the first and second pump programming data; or wherein when the first pump programming data is the same as the second pump programming data, the server is for, generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump a difference signal regarding the difference between the first and second pump programming data; and wirelessly transmitting to the pump the second pump programming data. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein the respective label programming data includes first medication data identifying the single medication or the first medication, and the second pump programming data includes second medication data identifying the second medication and wherein the server is for comparing the first and second medication data and when the first and second medication data match, generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump an authorization signal; or wherein the first programming data includes first medication data identifying the first medication or the at least one medication, and the second pump programming data includes second medication data identifying the second medication; wherein the server is for comparing the first and second medication data and when the first and second medication data match, generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump an authorization signal, and wherein the pump is for infusing the first medication only if the authorization signal is received by the pump. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the respective first programming data includes first medication data identifying the single medication or the first medication, and the second pump programming data includes second medication data identifying the second medication, wherein the server is for comparing the first and second medication data and when the first and second medication data are different, generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump a difference signal regarding the difference between the first and second medications. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the respective label data includes label patient data identifying the patient for whom the at least one medication is prescribed, and first medication identification data identifying the first medication, wherein the central server stores a list of patients including respective list patient identification data, respective list pump programming data, and respective prescribed medication identification data for patients in the list, and wherein the central server is arranged to: receive, from a bedside scanning device, the pump data and patient data identifying a patient in whom the pump is intended to infuse the at least one medication; and, wherein the central server is arranged to:identify first list patient identification data, first list pump programming data, and first prescribed medication identification data from the list of patients by using the patient data, the identification of the patient for the patient data and for the first list patient identification data being the same; or wherein the server is arranged to:identify first list patient identification data, first list pump programming data, and first prescribed medication identification data from the list of patients by using the patient data and the first medication identification data, wherein the identification of the patient for the patient data and for the first list patient identification data are the same and the respective medication identified by the first medication identification data and the first list prescribed medication identification data are the same; and, wherein the central server is arranged to:correlate the first list patient identification data and the first list pump programming data with the pump data; or,correlate the first list patient identification data, the first list pump programming data, and the first prescribed medication identification data with the pump data; and wherein the central server is arranged to:select the first list pump programming data as the second pump programming data by using the correlation of the first list patient identification data, the first list pump programming data, or the first prescribed medication identification data with the pump data, wherein the server is for receiving, from the central server, the first list patient identification data; and comparing the label patient identification data with the first list patient identification data. 7. The system of claim 6 wherein when the label patient identification data matches the first list patient identification data, the server is for generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump an authorization signal; or wherein when the label patient identification data matches the first list patient identification data, the server is for generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump an authorization signal and wherein the pump is for infusing the first medication only if the authorization signal is received by the pump. 8. The system of claim 6 wherein when the label patient identification data does not match the first list patient identification data, the server is for generating and wirelessly transmitting to the pump a difference signal regarding the difference between the label patient identification data and the first list patient identification data. 9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of the infusion pumps in wireless communication with the server. 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the pump includes a plurality of channels, wherein each channel in the plurality of channels is arranged to infuse a respective third medication, wherein for each channel in the plurality of channels, the pump is for: wirelessly transmitting channel data identifying the channel to the server;uploading label data from the respective third medication, the label data including respective third programming data for infusion of the respective third medication by said each channel; and,wirelessly transmitting, to the server, the label data from the respective third medication, wherein the server is for:transmitting the channel data to the central server; and,receiving, from the central server and in response to receipt of the channel data by the central server, respective fourth pump programming data regarding a respective fourth medication, and wherein the server is for comparing the respective third pump programming data with the respective fourth pump programming data. 11. A system for managing an infusion therapy, comprising: a server in communication with a central server and for downloading, from the central server, a list of patients including respective list pump programming data for patients in the list; and,an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for uploading respective label data from respective labels for at least one medication, the respective label data including respective label pump programming data for infusion of the at least one medication by the pump; and, wherein when the at least one medication consists of a single medication and the respective label pump programming data consists of first pump programming data, the server is for selecting, from the respective list pump programming data, second pump programming data regarding a second medication; or, wherein, when the at least one medication includes a plurality of medications and the respective label pump programming data includes first pump programming data for a first medication from the plurality of medications, the server is for selecting, from the central server and using the pump data and the respective label data, second pump programming data regarding a second medication; and, wherein the server is for comparing the first pump programming data with the second pump programming data. 12. The system of claim 11 wherein the respective label data includes label patient data identifying the patient for whom the at least one medication is prescribed, and first medication identification data identifying the first medication, wherein the list of patients includes respective list patient identification data and respective prescribed medication identification data for patients in the list, and wherein the server is for receiving, from a bedside scanning device, the pump data and patient data identifying a patient in whom the pump is intended to infuse the at least one medication; and, wherein the server is for: identify first list patient identification data, first list pump programming data, and first prescribed medication identification data from the list of patients by using the patient data, the identification of the patient for the patient data and for the first list patient identification data being the same; or, identifying first list patient identification data, first list pump programming data, and first prescribed medication identification data from the list of patients by using the patient data and the first medication identification data, wherein the identification of the patient for the patient data and for the first list patient identification data are the same and the respective medication identified by the first medication identification data and the first list prescribed medication identification data are the same; and, wherein the server is for: correlating the first list patient identification data and the first list pump programming data with the pump data; or,correlating the first list patient identification data, the first list pump programming data, and the first prescribed medication identification data with the pump data; and, wherein the server is for: selecting the first list pump programming data as the second pump programming data by using the correlation of the first list patient identification data, the first list pump programming data, or the first prescribed medication identification data with the pump data; and,comparing the label patient identification data with the first list patient identification data.