System for inventory management

An apparatus for data processing at an inventory management system, comprising:

• a processor, memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a radio frequency identifier sensor that is configured to monitor a plurality medical items stored in an inventory space of a medical facility and prior to assignment of one or more medical items to a patient of the medical facility, an indication of removal of the one or more medical items of the plurality of medical items from the inventory space, wherein the inventory space is an open inventory space that is accessible without authenticating to the inventory space before entering;
• receive, based at least in part on receiving the indication of removal from the radio frequency identifier sensor, an image of a user that removed the one or more medical items, the image being captured by at least one camera positioned at the inventory space;
• generate, based at least in part on the received indication, a record of removal of the one or more medical items from the inventory space at the inventory management system, wherein the record specifies item usage information that indicates assignment of the one or more medical items to an identity of the user that removed the one or more medical items, wherein the identity of the user is determined based at least in part on receiving the indication of removal of the one or more medical items;
• store, in association with the record of removal, the image of the user that removed the one or more medical items based at least in part on receiving the indication of the removal;
• transmit, to a client application associated with the inventory management system, an indication of the record specifying the item usage information and the identity of the user receive, via the client application, an indication of assignment of a medical item of the one or more medical items to a patient of the medical facility;
• generate, in response to receiving the indication of the assignment, billing information associated with assignment of the medical item to the patient, the billing information generated using information associated with the medical item and information associated with the patient that is retrieved from a patient database associated with the medical facility;
• transmit, to the client application, the generated billing information associated with assignment of the medical item to the patient;
• and
• receive, from the client application, in response to transmitting the billing information associated with assignment of the medical item to the patient, an indication of acceptance of the billing information by the patient.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for data processing at an inventory management system, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive, from a radio frequency identifier sensor that is configured to monitor a plurality medical items stored in an inventory space of a medical facility and prior to assignment of one or more medical items to a patient of the medical facility, an indication of removal of the one or more medical items of the plurality of medical items from the inventory space, wherein the inventory space is an open inventory space that is accessible without authenticating to the inventory space before entering;
• receive, based at least in part on receiving the indication of removal from the radio frequency identifier sensor, an image of a user that removed the one or more medical items, the image being captured by at least one camera positioned at the inventory space;
• generate, based at least in part on the received indication, a record of removal of the one or more medical items from the inventory space at the inventory management system, wherein the record specifies item usage information that indicates assignment of the one or more medical items to an identity of the user that removed the one or more medical items, wherein the identity of the user is determined based at least in part on receiving the indication of removal of the one or more medical items;
• store, in association with the record of removal, the image of the user that removed the one or more medical items based at least in part on receiving the indication of the removal;
• transmit, to a client application associated with the inventory management system, an indication of the record specifying the item usage information and the identity of the user;
• receive, via the client application, an indication of assignment of a medical item of the one or more medical items to a patient of the medical facility;
• generate, in response to receiving the indication of the assignment, billing information associated with assignment of the medical item to the patient, the billing information generated using information associated with the medical item and information associated with the patient that is retrieved from a patient database associated with the medical facility;
• transmit, to the client application, the generated billing information associated with assignment of the medical item to the patient;
• and
• receive, from the client application, in response to transmitting the billing information associated with assignment of the medical item to the patient, an indication of acceptance of the billing information by the patient.