Method for the supply of medical supplies to a health-care institution based on a nested bill of materials on a procedure level
First Claim
1. A method for the collection, assembly and distribution of medical supplies in an integrated institutional supply chain comprising the steps of:
- expressing a list of medical supply items appropriate for use in a medical procedure as a nested bill of materials on a procedure level which includes at least one care event along a clinical pathway for a given medical procedure;
wherein medical supply items for use in the at least one care event are associated on said nested bill of materials with that care event;
providing at least a Portion of the information on said bill of materials to a plurality of medical supply vendors;
each of said medical supply vendors shipping supplies from at least a Portion of said nested bill of materials to a unitized container sequencing center;
assembling a unitized container containing items of medical supplies provided in said nested bill of materials; and
shipping said unitized container to the location where the care event is to be performed.
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Abstract
A method for integration of the institutional supply chain for medical products utilizing a nested bill of materials on a care event level of a clinical pathway for one or more medical procedures. The medical supplies appropriate for use in a care event are expressed as a bill of materials. Each item of medical supply is assigned a unique identifier which includes at least identification of the item itself, identification of the supplier of the item, and identification of the care event with which the item is to be used. Portions of the supplies are provided by multiple vendors to a unitized container sequencing center where the supplies are bundled by care events and packed into a unitized container. This container is then shipped to a customer or distributor for further shipment to a customer.
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1. A method for the collection, assembly and distribution of medical supplies in an integrated institutional supply chain comprising the steps of:
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expressing a list of medical supply items appropriate for use in a medical procedure as a nested bill of materials on a procedure level which includes at least one care event along a clinical pathway for a given medical procedure;
wherein medical supply items for use in the at least one care event are associated on said nested bill of materials with that care event;providing at least a Portion of the information on said bill of materials to a plurality of medical supply vendors; each of said medical supply vendors shipping supplies from at least a Portion of said nested bill of materials to a unitized container sequencing center; assembling a unitized container containing items of medical supplies provided in said nested bill of materials; and shipping said unitized container to the location where the care event is to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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