System and method for monitoring progress of delivery of a patient-specific medication in a healthcare facility

A system comprising:

• a medical database configured to store at least one of order status information or delivery progress information of a medication having a medication order number;
• a tracking device configured to receive a tracking request to monitor the at least one of order status information or delivery progress information, the tracking request includes at least a patient and the medication order number;
• a patient/medication identification (ID) device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and the patient;
• at least one reader device at a respective location capable of reading the ID device and correlating a location of the ID device to the respective location;
• a processor in data communication with the at least one reader device, the processor configured to:
• determine a last-known location of a package based on a received medication/patient information associated with the package and a location ID;
• when the last-known location of the package based on the received medication/patient information associated with the package and the location ID correspond to a delivery location of the package, determine whether the package is delivered within a predetermined time interval;
• and
• send an electronic notification message to the tracking device, the electronic notification message being the at least one of order status information or delivery progress information of the package.

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a user, a tracking request to monitor delivery progress information of a medication;
• receiving, from a reader device, ID information indicative of the medication and a patient based on an ID device on a package for the medication while the reader device and the package are at a location identified by a location ID;
• generating the delivery progress information indicative of a last-known location of the package based on the ID information and the location ID;
• and
• sending a notification to a tracking device, when the last-known location corresponds to a delivery location of the package, the notification indicating the delivery location and the delivery progress information.