System and method for management of pharmacy workflow
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1. A computerized method for filling a prescription order, comprising:
- receiving by a control computer a prescription order comprising two or more medications, each medication stored at a different location;
using the control computer to generate a sequence in which to gather the medications of the prescription order at the different locations; and
generating human-readable indicia of the sequence, the indicia for each medication comprising;
a name of the medication,a stock image of the medication, andan icon representative of the location in which the medication is stored;
wherein the control computer determines the sequence by minimizing a cost function associated with gathering the two or more medications for the fulfillment of the prescription order.
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Abstract
A system and method for optimized management of pharmacy workflow, specifically, workflow associated with fulfillment of prescription orders for medications and health-related products in a pharmacy environment. A computer-controlled system coordinates and controls pharmacy workflow to sequence prescriptions for fulfillment in a most efficient path thereby minimizing a cost function associated with fulfillment of the prescription order. The system coordinates and controls prescription order fulfillment from automated and non-automated storage locations and can be easily adapted to the specific layout and level of automation desired by the operator.
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1. A computerized method for filling a prescription order, comprising:
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receiving by a control computer a prescription order comprising two or more medications, each medication stored at a different location; using the control computer to generate a sequence in which to gather the medications of the prescription order at the different locations; and generating human-readable indicia of the sequence, the indicia for each medication comprising; a name of the medication, a stock image of the medication, and an icon representative of the location in which the medication is stored; wherein the control computer determines the sequence by minimizing a cost function associated with gathering the two or more medications for the fulfillment of the prescription order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14)
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9. A computerized method for filling a prescription order, comprising:
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receiving by a control computer a prescription order comprising two or more medications, each medication stored at a different location; using the control computer to generate a sequence in which to retrieve the medications from the different locations, the control computer programmed to generate the sequence based on workflow considerations; and generating human-readable indicia of the sequence, wherein the indicia of the sequence is a printed sequence list comprising the following information for each medication; a name of the medication, a stock image of the medication, and an icon representative of the location in which the medication is stored. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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15. A computerized method for filling a prescription order, comprising:
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receiving by a control computer a prescription order, the prescription order including at least one medication to be filled; using the control computer to select a storage location at which the at least one medication is stored, the control computer configured to select the storage location based upon reducing the amount of time required to fill the at least one medication from the storage location; and generating human-readable indicia of the storage location generating human-readable indicia of a name of the at least one medication and a stock image of the at least one medication, wherein the human-readable indicia of the storage location includes an icon representative of the storage location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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