Patent ID: 7860724
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for optimized management of workflow associated with fulfillment of medication prescription orders in a personnel-driven pharmacy operation, and for minimizing a pharmacy workflow cost function associated with the fulfillment of the prescription orders, the pharmacy including at least two separate and different storage devices each having at least one medication storage location associated therewith, each medication storage location configured to store at least one medication, the system comprising: a control computer electronically connected to a pharmacy information system, said control computer configured to receive the prescription orders provided by the pharmacy information system and being programmed to perform the workflow optimization, said control computer including: a label printer electronically connected to the control computer configured to print a label including prescription information and machine-readable indicia for each sequenced prescription responsive to the print-label command, said label for application to a container for each prescription within the prescription order.