System and method of pharmaceutical operations for post-acute care facilities long-term care facilities

Abstract

According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a system of pharmaceutical dispensing for at least one first facility, comprising: a data processing and management computer; a facility pharmacy management software; a communications network in communication with said facility pharmacy group management server; at least one pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machine; said system further comprises at least one supplemental supplier of said plurality of pharmaceuticals in case said at least one pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machine cannot dispense.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of storage organization in a pharmaceutical dispensing system which servers a plurality of users in need of pharmaceuticals, comprising:
 a. providing a pharmaceutical dispensing system comprising:
 i. a server that coordinates delivery of pharmaceuticals from storages to facilities to provide pharmaceuticals according to prescriptions at predetermined schedules; 
 ii. storage units comprising pharmaceuticals to be distributed to facilities; 
 iii. facilities housing said users in need to receive pharmaceuticals according to prescriptions at predetermined schedules; 
   b. collecting in said facilities information regarding quantity and time of dispensing of said pharmaceuticals for said users and transmitting said information to said server;   c. maintaining at the server information regarding pharmaceutical handling requirements of said needed pharmaceuticals;   d. determining an allocation of said pharmaceuticals in said storage units according to:
 i. said information regarding pharmaceutical handling requirements; 
 ii. said information regarding quantity and time of dispensing of said pharmaceuticals for said users; said determining comprises determining so as to timely delivery said pharmaceuticals according to said predetermined schedule; 
   e. distributing said pharmaceuticals according to said determining.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising determining said allocation of said pharmaceuticals in said storage units according to an additional at least one parameter. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is the time required for preparing and dispensing said pharmaceuticals to patients. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is commonly used pharmaceuticals that are not yet prescribed to specific patients but likely to be required based on previous pharmaceutical needs. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is predicted pharmaceuticals that are not yet prescribed to specific tenants but likely to be required based on previous pharmaceutical needs. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein a scale of importance is added to a plurality of said parameters by a system supervisor to enable prioritizing of parameters. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is common prescribed pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said at least one parameter is pharmaceuticals dispensed on a regular basis. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said at least one parameter is life expectancy of said pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is a location of use of said pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is frequency of use of said pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is type of said pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is cost of said pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is level of automation of a storage facility. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one parameter is distance between said storage units and said facilities. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one parameter is expected time of supply from the pharmaceuticals suppliers. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said information regarding pharmaceutical handling requirements is a form that said pharmaceutical is provided. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said information regarding pharmaceutical handling requirements is security requirements for said pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said facilities housing said users comprise pharmaceutical dispensing devices located in said facilities configured for receiving said coordinated delivery of said pharmaceuticals from said storages.