System and method for managing inventory at dispensing units
AssigneeOmnicell, Inc.
InventorsJason Czaplewski, James Weaver, George John D'Ambrosio, Manish Patel, Kim Hixson
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Abstract
Dispensing units or stations for dispensing items, such as in a healthcare facility, are linked in a network. The dispensing stations are arranged in groups. Inventory data for all the stations in a group is combined together, and displayed at a graphical view or widget. Multiple widgets may be displayed on a dashboard screen of a user system, for use in managing inventory.
Claims13
A dispensing system, comprising:
- a plurality of dispensing stations at a medical care facility, each station having a plurality of storage locations for storing items to be dispensed at the medical care facility, wherein the dispensing stations are arranged in a plurality of station groups, the plurality of station groups each including a plurality of dispensing stations, with at least a first one of the station groups comprising a plurality of dispensing stations at locations providing acute medical care at the medical facility, the acute care being a high level of care resulting from sudden or severe health conditions, and with at least a second one of the station groups comprising a plurality of dispensing stations at locations providing non-acute medical care at the medical facility;
- a database for storing inventory data relating to the items stored at the dispensing stations;
- and
- a processor programmed to execute a sequence of instructions to cause the processor to display, at a display device, information for a user, by:
- providing a selection menu with displayed group identifiers, each group identifier identifying one of the plurality of station groups;
- receiving from a user a selection at the selection menu of a first one of the displayed group identifiers identifying the first one of the station groups;
- receiving from the user a selection at the selection menu of a second one of the displayed group identifiers identifying the second one of the station groups;
- receiving from the user a time identifier identifying a period of time for which the inventory data is to be displayed;
- calculating statistical outliers from the inventory data for at least one of station groups identified by the first and second displayed group identifiers;
- and
- displaying simultaneously, at the display device, at least two graphic views of inventory data for the station groups identified by the first and second selected group identifiers, with the at least two graphic views displayed side-by-side.
In a dispensing system comprising a plurality of dispensing stations at a medical care facility, each station having a plurality of storage locations for storing items to be dispensed at the medical care facility, wherein the dispensing stations are arranged in a plurality of station groups, the plurality of station groups each including a plurality of dispensing stations, with at least a first one of the station groups comprising a plurality of dispensing stations only at locations providing acute medical care at the medical facility, the acute care being a high level of care resulting from sudden or severe health conditions, and with at least a second one of the station groups comprising a plurality of dispensing stations only at locations providing non-acute medical care at the medical facility, a method of displaying inventory data, the method comprising:
- providing, by one or more processors, a selection menu with displayed group identifiers, each group identifier identifying one of the plurality of station groups;
- receiving, by one or more of the processors, from a user a selection at the selection menu of a first one of the displayed group identifiers identifying the first one of the the station groups;
- receiving, by one or more of the processors, from the user a selection at the selection menu of a second one of the displayed group identifiers identifying the second one of the station groups;
- receiving, by one of more of the processors, from the user a time identifier identifying a period of time for which the inventory data is to be displayed;
- calculating, by one or more of the processors, statistical outliers from the inventory data for at least one of station groups identified by the first and second displayed group identifiers;
- and
- displaying simultaneously, by one or more of the processors, at the display device at least two graphic views of inventory data for the station groups identified by the first and second selected group identifiers, with the at least two graphic views displayed side-by-side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.