System and method for dispensing medication

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, from a dispensing cabinet including medication, data associated with a plurality of individuals accessing the dispensing cabinet to retrieve and/or return the medication, the data including one or more videos, images, and/or audio recordings;
• detecting a diversion of the medication by at least applying, to at least a portion of the data received from the dispensing cabinet, a machine learning model, the machine learning model being trained to identify, based on at least on the one or more videos, images, and/or audio recordings, one or more physical traits indicative of diversion;
• determining, based on the data received from the dispensing cabinet, an identity of a first individual responsible for the diversion;
• in response to the first individual being determined to be responsible for the diversion, triggering an investigative workflow that includes providing access to a designated portion of the dispensing cabinet, the designated portion of the dispensing cabinet being configured to receive a first medication returned by the first individual to the dispensing cabinet, and the designated portion of the dispensing cabinet being inaccessible to other individuals such that the first medication returned by the first individual is isolated from one or more medications returned by the other individuals to the dispensing cabinet;
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• in response to detecting a second individual accessing the dispensing cabinet to return a second medication, providing access to a different portion of the dispensing cabinet configured to receive the second medication returned by the second individual to the dispensing cabinet.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions, which when executed by at least one data processor, result in operations comprising:

• receiving, from a dispensing cabinet including medication, data associated with a plurality of individuals accessing the dispensing cabinet to retrieve and/or return the medication, the data including one or more videos, images, and/or audio recordings;
• detecting a diversion of the medication by at least applying, to at least a portion of the data received from the dispensing cabinet, a machine learning model, the machine learning model being trained to identify, based on at least on the one or more videos, images, and/or audio recordings, one or more physical traits indicative of diversion;
• determining, based on the data received from the dispensing cabinet, an identity of a first individual responsible for the diversion;
• in response to the first individual being determined to be responsible for the diversion, triggering an investigative workflow that includes providing access to a designated portion of the dispensing cabinet, the designated portion of the dispensing cabinet being configured to receive a first medication returned by the first individual to the dispensing cabinet, and the designated portion of the dispensing cabinet being inaccessible to other individuals such that the first medication returned by the first individual is isolated from one or more medications returned by the other individuals to the dispensing cabinet;
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• in response to detecting a second individual accessing the dispensing cabinet to return a second medication, providing access to a different portion of the dispensing cabinet configured to receive the second medication returned by the second individual to the dispensing cabinet.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving, from a dispensing cabinet including medication, data associated with a plurality of individuals accessing the dispensing cabinet to retrieve and/or return the medication, the data including one or more videos, images, and/or audio recordings;
• means for detecting a diversion of the medication by at least applying, to at least a portion of the data received from the dispensing cabinet, a machine learning model, the machine learning model being trained to identify, based on at least on the one or more videos, images, and/or audio recordings, one or more physical traits indicative of diversion;
• means for determining, based on the data received from the dispensing cabinet, an identity of a first individual responsible for the diversion;
• means for triggering an investigative workflow, in response to the first individual being determined to be responsible for the diversion, the investigative workflow including providing access to a designated portion of the dispensing cabinet, the designated portion of the dispensing cabinet being configured to receive a first medication returned by the first individual to the dispensing cabinet, and the designated portion of the dispensing cabinet being inaccessible to other individuals such that the first medication returned by the first individual is isolated from one or more medications returned by the other individuals to the dispensing cabinet;
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• means for providing, in response to detecting a second individual accessing the dispensing cabinet to return a second medication, access to a different portion of the dispensing cabinet configured to receive the second medication returned by the second individual to the dispensing cabinet.