Method and system for remote medication management, audit and compliance system
US10521560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remote medication management system for monitoring remote access to medication interfaced with a medication dispensing apparatus includes: a container database configured to store container records related to physical containers stored in the medication dispensing apparatus, each including inventory data entries related to medication stored therein, each inventory data entry including a medication identifier; an input device configured to receive a specific medication identifier; a detection module configured to detect access to a specific physical container stored in the medication dispensing apparatus; a querying module configured to identify a specific container record related to the accessed specific physical container; a determination module configured to determine that the specific medication identifier is not included in any of the inventory data entries included in the identified specific container record; and a memory configured to store a data entry in an event log related to the access to the specific physical container.
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