On September 29, the People's Hospital of Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County launched the Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County People's Hospital Service Capacity Improvement Procurement Project (Phase 7), bidding for products in three lots. Lot 2 includes: 1 set of fully automatic drug packaging machine (imports not accepted), with a budget unit price of 1.2 million yuan, a budget total price of 1.2 million yuan, and a total maximum price of 1.1 million yuan. The main technical parameters are: the fully automatic drug packaging machine comes standard with 320 independent medicine boxes with RFID chips.
How it works
The fully automatic RFID drug packaging machine involves the synergy of multiple steps and components. It is mainly composed of three parts: the drug storage department, the printing and packaging department, and the microcomputer control system. The drug storage department can place hundreds of drug storage boxes with RFID chips for storing various drugs; the printing and packaging department is responsible for printing and packaging the packaged drugs; the microcomputer control system receives electronic medical order information through the hospital information system (HIS) and controls the entire packaging process.
To help everyone better understand, let's sort out the detailed workflow after the hospital purchases the machine:
1. Initialization and settings
System configuration: First, you need to configure the fully automatic drug packaging machine, including setting up network connections, entering interface parameters of the hospital information system (HIS), etc.
RFID chip initialization: Each drug storage box is equipped with an independent RFID chip, which needs to be identified and recorded during system initialization for subsequent drug tracking and management.
2. Receiving medical order information
Data synchronization: The fully automatic drug packaging machine receives electronic medical order information issued by doctors in real time through the hospital information system (HIS) interface. This information includes the patient's name, hospitalization number, drug name, dosage, and time of taking.
Doctor's order analysis: The system analyzes the received doctor's order information and extracts the type and quantity of drugs that need to be packaged.
3. Drug identification and sorting
RFID chip identification: The system identifies the RFID chip on the medicine storage box through the RFID reader to determine the type and location of the drug.
Drug sorting: According to the doctor's order requirements, the system controls automated equipment such as robotic arms or conveyor belts to take the required drugs out of the medicine storage box and place them in the subpackaging area.
4. Drug subpackaging and packaging
Dose control: The system accurately measures the sorted drugs according to the dosage required by the doctor's order.
Subpackaging operation: Put the measured drugs into the medicine bag or medicine box in the subpackaging machine.
Printing and packaging: The system prints out labels containing patient information, drug information, time of taking, etc., and sticks them on the medicine bag or medicine box. Then, use the packaging equipment to seal the medicine bag or medicine box.
5. Drug distribution and tracking
Distribution management: The packaged drugs are placed in the designated distribution area, waiting for nurses or patients to pick up.
RFID tracking: Through RFID technology, the system can track the distribution of drugs in real time, including the recipient, the time of collection, etc.
Inventory management: The system updates inventory information in real time according to the distribution of drugs, so as to replenish and adjust inventory in time.
6. Security and reliability
Authorization management: The system manages the authority of operators to ensure that only authorized personnel can operate the subcontracting machine and access relevant data.
Fault detection and alarm: The system has fault detection and alarm functions. Once a fault or abnormal situation occurs, the system will immediately issue an alarm message for timely processing.
Why do hospitals specifically ask for it when it costs 1.1 million yuan per set?
The working mode of the fully automatic drug packaging machine, which is equipped with an independent medicine box with RFID chip as standard, realizes the fast, accurate and safe packaging and management of drugs through automatic control, RFID technology and integration with the hospital information system. This method not only improves the work efficiency and service quality of the hospital pharmacy, but also enhances the safety and traceability of drugs. Specifically, the functions of the fully automatic RFID drug packaging machine are as follows:
Increase the speed of placing drugs: The fully automatic drug packaging machine can greatly increase the speed of placing drugs, shorten the waiting time of nurses, and ensure that patients take drugs in time.
Reduce human errors: Through the combination of automatic control and RFID technology, the system can automatically check drug information and doctor's orders to reduce the occurrence of human errors.
Improve the safety of medication: Detailed patient information and instructions for use are printed on the packaged drugs, which helps to ensure that patients use drugs correctly and improve the safety of medication.
Optimize drug management: The system can monitor the inventory of drugs in real time, remind replenishment and adjustment of inventory in time, and optimize the drug management process.
This paper is from Ulink Media, Shenzhen, China, the organizer of IOTE EXPO (IoT Expo in China)
