World Electric RFID Audio-Visual & Screen Display Tags: Building "Accurate Medication Preparation Calls + Rapid Dispensing Matching" for Small and Medium-Sized Pharmacies

I. Project Background

In the traditional pharmacy operation process, medication pickers need to search for corresponding drugs on numerous shelves one by one based on patient prescription lists, which presents several pain points. On one hand, similar-looking drugs are easily confused, leading to low picking efficiency and a high risk of picking errors. On the other hand, after medication picking is completed, staff must manually verify the match between the medicine basket and patient information when dispensing drugs. This process is not only time-consuming but also prone to dispensing errors due to human oversight, consequently prolonging patient wait times, diminishing the patient healthcare experience, and potentially leading to medical disputes. To address these issues and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of pharmacy medication picking and dispensing, the West Electric RFID Active Audio-Visual Screen Display Tag System is introduced, forming the basis of this implementation plan.

II. Project Objectives

• Improve Medication Picking Efficiency: Enable one-click calling of drugs on the prescription list via handheld devices, combined with audio-visual cues from shelf tags, allowing pickers to quickly locate target medications.
• Reduce Dispensing Error Rate: Utilize small audio-visual tags on medicine baskets and scan-to-call functionality to achieve rapid and accurate matching between medicine baskets and patient information.
• Shorten Patient Wait Times: Optimize the entire workflow from picking to dispensing, reducing time consumption at each stage, thereby enhancing patient satisfaction.

• Achieve Inventory Visualization: Display stock quantities of similar drugs on tags to assist pharmacy managers in real-time monitoring of partial drug inventory status, providing data support for inventory management.

III. Introduction to Core Technology and Equipment

(I) Core Technology

Utilizes RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to achieve non-contact identification and data interaction with tags via wireless radio frequency signals. Combined with audio-visual alert and screen display technology, it enables real-time display of drug information, rapid location of target drugs, and precise matching of information.

(II) Key Equipment

• West Electric RFID Active Audio-Visual Screen Display Tag (For Shelves): Features screen display and audio-visual alert functions, showing information such as drug name, specifications, and stock quantity of similar drugs for the corresponding shelf. Upon receiving a call signal from the handheld device, it guides the picker to the target drug through flashing lights and sound prompts.
• Small RFID Active Audio-Visual Tag (For Medicine Baskets): Compact in size, can be attached to the outside of medicine baskets. Features audio-visual alert functionality; upon receiving a trigger signal from the scanning device, it identifies the corresponding basket via audio-visual response for quick recognition.
• West Electric Gateway Base Station: Only one reader base station is required in a 100-square-meter pharmacy for remote reading/writing of shelf tag content and bidirectional information transmission/reception.
• Handheld Device (For Medication Picking): Capable of importing prescription lists and one-click drug calling. Can establish wireless communication with shelf tags to send call commands to tags corresponding to target drugs.
• Scanning Device (For Medication Dispensing): Installed at the pharmacy dispensing window, can scan QR codes on patient prescription forms or medical cards. After obtaining patient information, it sends a call signal to the small audio-visual tag on the corresponding medicine basket.
• Backend Management System: Responsible for prescription information management, tag data synchronization, equipment status monitoring, etc. Can interface with the pharmacy's existing HIS (Hospital Information System) to achieve data interoperability.

This plan, by introducing the West Electric RFID Active Audio-Visual Screen Display Tag System, establishes a new pharmacy operation model of "Precision Calling for Picking + Rapid Matching for Dispensing." It effectively addresses issues in traditional pharmacies such as slow picking, dispensing errors, and long patient waits. Post-implementation, the project will not only enhance pharmacy operational efficiency and service quality but also provide patients with a more convenient and safe medication collection experience, while offering data support for pharmacy inventory management and operational decision-making.