Optical sensing-based inventory control systems and methods

A medication management workflow and control system, comprising:

• a support surface comprising two or more types of sensors that are configured to monitor use of an item, wherein the two or more types of sensors are selected from the group consisting of a load sensor, an imaging device, a radio frequency reader, and an optical reader;
• and
• at least one processor that is configured to:
• receive information from the two or more types of sensors;
• compare the information from the two or more types of sensors;
• determine an identity of the item based on the compared information from the two or more types of sensors;
• and
• automatically cause a label to be printed for the item upon determining the identity of the item.

A computer-implemented method of managing medical workflow, comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a medication management workflow and control system, information from two or more types of sensors that are positioned to monitor an item on a support surface, wherein the two or more types of sensors are selected from the group consisting of a load sensor, an imaging device, a radio frequency reader, and an optical reader;
• comparing, by the one or more processors, the information from the two or more types of sensors;
• and
• determining, by the one or more processors, an identity of the item based on the compared information from the two or more types of sensors.