Patent ID: 8155786
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system of dispensing devices, the system comprising: a plurality of dispensing devices for medications, wherein at least a subset of the plurality of dispensing devices include one or more patient-specific bins; and a central server computer system, communicatively coupled to the at least a subset of the plurality of dispensing devices, and configured to: identify a first dispensing device of the plurality of dispensing devices, the first dispensing device serving a first location associated with a patient; assign a first patient-specific bin in the first dispensing device to the patient, the first patient-specific bin storing medical supplies exclusively for the patient; designate a first status to the first patient-specific bin, the first status identifying a first set of services which are allowed for the patient's medical supplies stored in the first patient-specific bin; identify a second dispensing device of the plurality of dispensing devices, the second dispensing device serving a second location associated with the patient; assign a second patient-specific bin in the second dispensing device to the patient, the second patient-specific bin storing medical supplies exclusively for the patient; and designate a second status to the second patient-specific bin, the second status identifying a second set of services which are allowed for the patient's medical supplies stored in the second patient-specific bin, wherein the second set of services are a subset of the first set of services.