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An apparatus for indicating a change in operation of a medical infusion pump. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store an original pump parameter and a current pump parameter. The apparatus further includes a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory, the programmab

An apparatus for indicating a change in operation of a medical infusion pump. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store an original pump parameter and a current pump parameter. The apparatus further includes a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to display the original pump parameter and the current pump parameter. A method indicates a change in operation of a medical infusion pump.

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1. A system for monitoring a medical device, the system comprising: a medical device configured to store information comprising at least one of a condition of the medical device, a medical device setting, a prescription setting, an event log, a delivery of medicament, a condition of a patient, a pat

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A system for monitoring a medical device, the system comprising: a medical device configured to store information comprising at least one of a condition of the medical device, a medical device setting, a prescription setting, an event log, a delivery of medicament, a condition of a patient, a patient history, or a combination thereof, the medical device communicatively linked to at least one computing system, and configured to communicate the occurrence of one of an alarm, an alert, a reminder, or a combination thereof to the at least one computing system; andcomputer implemented operations residing on a server in communication with the medical device and the at least one computing system, the computer implemented operations configured to receive at least a portion of the stored information from the medical device and generate report information based on at least a portion of the stored information received from the medical device and selected by a first user, wherein the generated report information is viewable by the at least one computing system on demand when requested by the first user or a second user. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm comprises at least one of an indication that a medicament reservoir is low, a medicament reservoir is empty, a medical device malfunction has occurred, maintenance for the medical device is needed, or a combination thereof. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert comprises at least one of an indication that a current medical device activity is outside of an expected range of medical device operation, a current medical device setting is outside of the administratively set thresholds, or a combination thereof. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing system comprises a hand held computing system having a display. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical device and the at least one computing system are communicatively linked by a wireless connection. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the wireless connection comprises a Bluetooth connection. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing system viewing the generated report information is at a location remote from the medical device. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein viewing the generated report information is prompted by one of identifying the patient, identifying the medical device, identifying the time that the report information was generated, or a combination thereof. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one computing system comprises a login module requiring authentication before viewing the generated report information. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein generated report information viewed by the at least one computing system is presented as a report comprising at least one of prescription settings, an event log, a patient history, medicament delivery information, a reported pain scale, or a combination thereof. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the report presenting medicament delivery information includes at least one of a volume of medicament delivered, a timing of the delivery of the medicament, or a combination thereof. 12. A method of monitoring a medical device by at least one computing system, the method comprising: storing in a medical device information comprising at least one of a condition of the medical device, a medical device setting, a prescription setting, an event log, a delivery of medicament, a condition of a patient, a patient history, or a combination thereof, wherein the medical device is connected to at least one computing system and a server,communicating the occurrence of at least one of an alarm, an alert, a reminder, or combination thereof to the at least one computing system;receiving at the server at least a portion of the stored information from the medical device; andgenerating report information based on at least a portion of the stored information that is a selected by a first user and providing viewable access to the generated report information by the at least one computing system on demand when requested by the first user or a second user. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the alarm comprises one of an indication that a medicament reservoir is low, a medicament reservoir is empty, a medical device malfunction has occurred, maintenance for the medical device is needed, or a combination thereof. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the alert comprises at least one of an indication that a current medical device activity is outside of an expected range of medical device operation, a current medical device setting is outside of the administratively set thresholds, or a combination thereof. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the at least one computing system comprises a hand held computing system having a display. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the medical device and the at least one computing system are communicatively linked by a wireless connection. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless connection comprises a Bluetooth connection. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one computing system viewing the generated report information is at a location remote from the medical device. 19. The method of claim 12, wherein viewing the generated report information is prompted by at least one of identifying the patient, identifying the medical device, identifying the time that the report information was generated, or a combination thereof. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising presenting a login module on the at least one computing system requiring authentication before viewing the generated report information. 21. The method of claim 12, wherein generated report information viewed by the at least one computing system is presented as a report comprising at least one of prescription settings, an event log, a patient history, medicament delivery information, a reported pain scale, or a combination thereof. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the report presenting medicament delivery information includes at least one of a volume of medicament delivered, a timing of the delivery of the medicament, or a combination thereof. 23. A system, comprising: a medical device configured to store information including patient specific parameters and parameters for the operation of the medical device;one computing system adapted to communicate with the medical device through a communication link, the one computing system adapted to execute computer implemented operations for interfacing with the medical device; andanother computing system in another communication link with the one computing system, the other computing system having stored therein at least the computer implemented operations transmitted to or retrieved by the one computing system;wherein the computer implemented operations in the one computing system are configured to include receiving at least a portion of the stored information from the medical device and to generate report information based on at least a portion of the stored information received from the medical device and selected by a user, andwherein the generated report information is viewable by the at least one computing system. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the other computing system comprises a database having stored therein protocols and program libraries related to at least the operation of the medical device, the database being accessible by the one computing system. 25. The system of claim 23, wherein the medical device comprises an infusion pump. 26. The system of claim 23, wherein the report information viewable by the one computing system comprises at least one of a condition of a patient during operation of the medical device and a history of the patient. 27. The system of claim 23, wherein the report information comprises any one or a combination of drug delivery to the medical device, event logs of the medical device and events information automatically tracked by the medical device. 28. A system, comprising: a medical device configured to store information including at least one of a condition of the medical device, a medical device setting, a prescription setting, an event log, a delivery of medicament, a condition of a patient, and a patient history;one computing system adapted to communicate with the medical device through a communication link, the one computing system adapted to execute application programs for interfacing with the medical device; andanother computing system in another communication link with the one computing system, the other computing system having stored therein at least the application programs accessible by the one computing system;wherein the one computing system can retrieve the application programs from the other computing system and implement selected ones of the application programs configured to receive at least a portion of the stored information from the medical device to generate report information relating to the patient and selected by a user from the medical device for viewing by the one computing system. 29. The system of claim 28, wherein the other computing system comprises a database having stored therein protocols and program libraries related to at least the operation of the medical device, the database being in communication with and accessible by the one computing systems. 30. The system of claim 28, wherein the medical device comprises an infusion pump. 31. The system of claim 28, wherein the report information viewable by the one computing system comprises at least one of a condition of a patient during operation of the medical device, a history of the patient, amount and type of drug delivery to the medical device, event logs of the medical device and events information automatically tracked by the medical device.