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US 2020/0350050 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
A dispensing system, comprising:
- a plurality of station groups at a medical facility, each of the station groups comprising one or more dispensing stations, wherein each of the dispensing stations comprises a plurality of storage locations for storing items to be dispensed;
- a database for storing inventory data related to the items stored within the one or more dispensing stations of each of the plurality of station groups;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive, from a user, a selection of one or more of the station groups;
- calculate statistical outliers from the inventory data for at least one of the selected station groups, wherein the statistical outliers represent dispensing activity that is outside of a normal range of activity;
- and
- display a graphic view of inventory data and the statistical outliers for one or more of the selected station groups.
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A method of providing inventory data, comprising:
- receiving, from a user, a selection of one or more of a plurality of station groups at a medical facility, wherein:
- each of the station groups comprising one or more dispensing stations;
- and
- each of the dispensing stations comprises a plurality of storage locations for storing items to be dispensed;
- retrieving, from a database, inventory data related to the items stored within the one or more dispensing groups of the selected station groups;
- calculating statistical outliers from the inventory data for at least one of the selected station groups, wherein the statistical outliers represent dispensing activity that is outside of a normal range of activity;
- and
- displaying a graphic view of inventory data and the statistical outliers for one or more of the selected station groups.
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A user device for accessing inventory data, comprising:
- a display screen;
- an input device;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive, via the input device, a selection of one or more station groups;
- calculate statistical outliers from the inventory data for at least one of the selected station groups, wherein the statistical outliers represent dispensing activity that is outside of a normal range of activity;
- and
- display on the display screen a graphic view of inventory data and the statistical outliers for one or more of the selected station groups.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.