MANAGEMENT OF PHARMACY KITS
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1. A system for managing pharmacy kits, comprising:
- a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit; and
an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits.
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Abstract
A system for managing pharmacy kits comprises a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit, and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing pharmacy kits, comprising:
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a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit; and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of managing pharmacy kits, comprising:
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operating a radio-frequency identifier (RFID) reader to read tag information from a plurality of RFID tags associated with a pharmacy kit; identifying a plurality of items present in the pharmacy kit based on the tag information; and comparing the plurality of items with an electronic template to determine a status of the pharmacy kit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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building a pharmacy kit comprising a plurality of pharmaceutical items labeled with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; verifying contents of the pharmacy kit by operating an RFID reader to read tag information from the RFID tags and comparing the tag information with an electronic template; deploying the pharmacy kit within a facility following the verification; and re-verifying the contents of the pharmacy kit following the deployment by operating an RFID reader to read tag information from the RFID tags and comparing the tag information with the electronic template. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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