American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Implementation of a passive bin-based perpetual medication inventory model within ambulatory clinics at an academic medical center
Abstract Purpose Ambulatory clinics manage high-cost medications with little visibility into quantity or movement, leaving unrealized opportunities for inventory optimization. Automated dispensing cabinets, common in inpatient settings, address this issue but require significant capital investment, forcing clinics into complex workflows to balance demand for high-cost medications with minimizing waste. This study evaluated a passive bin-based inventory model that tracked clinic transactions in real time using light …