SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND MANAGING MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTORY

摘要

A system and method of managing the logistics of trays and lots of medical inventory, from the manufacturer's initial release until final discharge by the end user healthcare provider. The system is driven by one or more software applications running on a central, secure server accessible by remote handheld telecommunication devices. The system comprises software modules providing functionality for the management of specific medical cases, the billing process, warehouse reconciliation of used inventory, a loaner program for borrowing otherwise unavailable inventory, and many other processes. Additional features of the system include a geographic map, an inventory list of medical devices, an imaging assembly to read barcodes or other optic identifiers, an Food and Drug Administration news assembly incorporating a live RSS news feed for releases about product defects or recalls.

主权项

1. A computer-based method of scheduling and tracking medical asset inventory designated for a medical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
defining a set of case information data comprising:
(i) a list of one or more requested medical assets corresponding to the medical procedure; and(ii) data corresponding to one or more of a healthcare facility where the medical procedure is to be performed, a patient that is to undergo the medical procedure, a provider that is to perform the medical procedure, a date on which the medical procedure is to be performed, and a time at which the medical procedure is to be performed; invoking a case scheduling module of a software application supported by a mobile device; transmitting the case information data to a user profile defined within a remote database by using the case scheduling module to execute a wireless transmission of the case information data from the mobile device to the database, wherein the database is in operative communication with a processor, and wherein the user profile comprises a list of available medical assets; determining whether the list of available medical assets includes any responsive assets that are responsive to the requested medical assets for the medical procedure, wherein the determination is made automatically by the processor; identifying one or more on-site responsive medical assets that are currently located at the location where the medical procedure is to be performed, wherein the identification is made automatically by the processor; and allocating one or more of the identified on-site responsive assets to the medical procedure, wherein the allocation is made automatically by the processor.