Systems and Methods for Managing Inventory for Health Care Offices
First Claim
1. A server system for managing inventory comprising:
- memory storing databases, including a product database, an order database, and an inventory database;
a communication device able to communicate over Internet with one or more user devices and one or more vendor computing device; and
one or more processors configured to execute instructions to at least;
generate and transmit a graphical user interface (GUI) via the communication device that is displayable on a given user device, the GUI comprising a product listed in the product database;
receive via the communication device a command using the GUI to order the product;
generate an order entry in the order database for the product, the order entry including an ordered quantity of the product, a tracking number and an order status, the order entry accessible to a given vendor computing device;
receive via the communication device a message able to be transmitted by the given vendor computing device, the message comprising a shipped status associated with the tracking number;
access the order database to update the order entry to have a received status;
access and automatically update the inventory database to have an updated quantity of the product in inventory that includes the ordered quantity of the product; and
wherein the inventory database includes a product entry of the product, an associated minimum quantity, and a current quantity of the product in inventory;
the current quantity is equal to or less than the associated minimum quantity; and
in response, the server system generates a minimum level alert associated with the product for display in the GUI.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to manage inventory of products used in health care practices and organizations. The systems include tools to track inventory, purchase inventory and to predict how much inventory will be used. The method includes obtaining a schedule of future health care procedures. The method predicts an amount of a product that will be consumed by comparing each procedure against a corresponding procedure profile obtained from a procedure profile database. Each procedure profile includes product usage information of products expected to be consumed in a given procedure. This information is then used to predict when orders for replacement units of the product should be placed, to prevent insufficient supply of the product for a scheduled procedure. A graphical user interface is presented to order the replacement units by a determined date and for a determined quantity. Vendors interact with the system to sell the products.
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20 Claims
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1. A server system for managing inventory comprising:
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memory storing databases, including a product database, an order database, and an inventory database; a communication device able to communicate over Internet with one or more user devices and one or more vendor computing device; and one or more processors configured to execute instructions to at least; generate and transmit a graphical user interface (GUI) via the communication device that is displayable on a given user device, the GUI comprising a product listed in the product database; receive via the communication device a command using the GUI to order the product; generate an order entry in the order database for the product, the order entry including an ordered quantity of the product, a tracking number and an order status, the order entry accessible to a given vendor computing device; receive via the communication device a message able to be transmitted by the given vendor computing device, the message comprising a shipped status associated with the tracking number; access the order database to update the order entry to have a received status; access and automatically update the inventory database to have an updated quantity of the product in inventory that includes the ordered quantity of the product; and wherein the inventory database includes a product entry of the product, an associated minimum quantity, and a current quantity of the product in inventory;
the current quantity is equal to or less than the associated minimum quantity; and
in response, the server system generates a minimum level alert associated with the product for display in the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server system for managing inventory comprising:
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memory storing databases, including a product database, an order database, and an inventory database; a communication device able to communicate over Internet with one or more user devices and one or more vendor computing device; and one or more processors configured to execute instructions to at least; generate and transmit a graphical user interface (GUI) via the communication device that is displayable on a given user device, the GUI comprising a product listed in the product database; receive via the communication device a command using the GUI to order the product; generate an order entry in the order database for the product, the order entry including an ordered quantity of the product, a tracking number and an order status, the order entry accessible to a given vendor computing device; receive via the communication device a message able to be transmitted by the given vendor computing device, the message comprising a shipped status associated with the tracking number; access the order database to update the order entry to have a received status; access and automatically update the inventory database to have an updated quantity of the product in inventory that includes the ordered quantity of the product; and responsive to receiving a digital image via the communication device, the server system identifies the product associated with the digital image by accessing the inventory database and invokes displaying the GUI showing the product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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