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Systems, methods, and devices are described related to the assignment and management of patient-specific bins. A dispensing device at a healthcare facility includes a number of bins for storage of medical supplies, with some of the bins designated as patient-specific bins allocated to be assigned to

Systems, methods, and devices are described related to the assignment and management of patient-specific bins. A dispensing device at a healthcare facility includes a number of bins for storage of medical supplies, with some of the bins designated as patient-specific bins allocated to be assigned to patients for storage of their medications or certain other supplies. A central server computer system, in communication with a computer of the dispensing device, may monitor and assign current and future patient-specific use of the bins for the dispensing device. The assignment and management of patient-specific bins may be performed by devices distributed through the system.

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1. A system of dispensing devices, the system comprising: a dispensing device comprising one of a plurality of dispensing devices for dispensing medications at a healthcare facility, and configured with: a plurality of patient-specific bins assigned for exclusive use to a patient, wherein one or mor

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A system of dispensing devices, the system comprising: a dispensing device comprising one of a plurality of dispensing devices for dispensing medications at a healthcare facility, and configured with: a plurality of patient-specific bins assigned for exclusive use to a patient, wherein one or more of the patient-specific bins comprises an access restriction that limits medications storable therein to a certain type of medications; andone or more item-specific bins each allocated for assignment to an item to be available for use by a plurality of patients; anda central server computer system, communicatively coupled to the dispensing device, and configured to: analyze a medication order for the patient to identify a first set of medications from the medication order as medications stored in the one or more item-specific bins, the first set of medications being medications that are not exclusively for the patient;analyze the medication order to identify a second set of medications from the medication order as medications to be stored for the patient in the plurality of patient-specific bins assigned to the patient, the second set of medications being medications that are exclusively for the patient; andassociate a subset of the second set of medications with one of the patient-specific bins having the access restriction based on the subset comprising the certain type of medications. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the central server computer system is further configured to: automatically identify the patient-specific bin having the access restriction for storage of the subset of the second set of medications; andautomatically identify a selected one of the one or more item-specific bins for storage of a plurality of additional units of the item to be available to supply the plurality of patients. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein, the dispensing device is further configured to transmit an identifier of a medication stocked or removed at a selected patient-specific bin; andthe central server computer system is further configured to: receive the transmitted identifier; andtrack inventory at the selected patient-specific bin based at least in part on the received identifier. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein, the central server computer system is further configured to: access the medication order for the patient; andidentify the second set of medications based on comparing the accessed medication order to a listing of items stocked in the one or more item-specific bins at the dispensing device. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein, the central server computer system is further configured to: track inventory at a selected patient-specific bin; andtransmit information identifying items to be restocked in the selected patient-specific bin based at least in part on the tracked inventory. 6. The system of claim 5, further comprising: a central dispensing unit configured to: receive the transmitted information identifying the items to be restocked at the selected patient-specific bin; andprocess the received information to identify items available at the central dispensing unit of the items to be placed in the selected patient-specific bin. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the dispensing device is a mobile dispensing device configured to communicate wirelessly. 8. The system of claim 7, further comprising: a stationary dispensing device of the plurality of dispensing devices, the stationary dispensing device including a second patient-specific bin assigned to the patient,wherein the central server computer system is further configured to identify medications to be transferred from the second patient-specific bin to the patient-specific bin having the access restriction. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein, the dispensing device comprises a cabinet; andthe patient-specific bin having the access restriction comprises a container, mechanism, location, zone, or any combination thereof. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of patient-specific bins include guide indicia, wherein the guide indicia indicate a specific one of the patient-specific bins in which an indentified medication of the second set of medications is stored, and wherein the guide indicia indicate a specific location within the specific bin in which the indentified medication is stored. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of patient-specific bins include a plurality of lockable bins that may be locked and unlocked to provide access to medications stored therein. 12. A dispensing device for dispensing medical supplies at a healthcare facility, the dispensing device comprising: a plurality of patient-specific bins each assigned for exclusive use to a patient, wherein one or more of the patient-specific bins comprises an access restriction that limits medications storable therein to a certain type of medications;a plurality of item-specific bins each allocated for assignment to an item to be available for use by a plurality of patients; anda computer communicatively coupled with the plurality of patient-specific bins and the plurality of item-specific bins, and configured to: identify a first set of medications from a medication order for the patient as medications stored in the plurality of item-specific bins, the first set of medications being medications that are not exclusively for the patient;identify a second set of medications from the medication order as medications to be stored for the patient in the plurality of patient-specific bins, the second set exclusive of the first set, and the second set being medications that are exclusively for the patient; andassociate a subset of the second set of medications with one of the patient-specific bins having the access restriction based on the subset comprising the certain type of medications. 13. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein the computer is further configured to receive information from a remote location identifying items to be restocked in the patient-specific bin having the access restriction based at least in part on inventory in the patient-specific bin tracked from the remote location. 14. The dispensing device of claim 13, further comprising: a reader, communicatively coupled with the computer, and configured to read an identifier of a medication for the patient-specific bin having the access restriction; anda transmitting unit, communicatively coupled with the computer, and configured to transmit the identifiers directed at the remote location. 15. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein the computer is further configured to: receive data directing the assignment of the plurality of patient-specific bins to the patient. 16. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein, the computer is further configured to: assign a selected patient-specific bin to the patient after the medication order is generated;track inventory at the selected patient-specific bin; andtransmit information identifying items to be restocked in the selected patient-specific bin based at least in part on the tracked inventory. 17. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein the dispensing device is a mobile dispensing device configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote central server computer system. 18. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein, the dispensing device comprises a stationary cabinet;the patient-specific bin having the access restriction holds a plurality of medications for the patient; andthe patient-specific bin having the access restriction comprises a container, mechanism, location, or zone within the dispensing device. 19. A method of dispensing medical supplies, the method comprising: assigning a plurality of bins at a dispensing device as patient-specific bins for exclusive use for a patient, wherein one or more of the patient-specific bins comprises an access restriction that limits medications storable therein to a certain type of medications;allocating a plurality of bins at the dispensing device as item-specific bins each available for assignment to an item, each item-specific bin available to a hold a plurality of units of a particular item for use by the plurality of patients;analyzing a medication order for the patient to identify a first set of medications from the medication order as medications stored in the plurality of item-specific bins, the first set of medications being medications that are not exclusively for the patient;analyzing the medication order to identify a second set of medications from the medication order as medications to be stored for the patient in the plurality of patient-specific bins, the second set exclusive of the first set, and the second set being medications that are exclusively for the patient; andassociating a subset of the second set of medications with one of the patient-specific bins having the access restriction based on the subset comprising the certain type of medications. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: determining the subset of the second set of medications to be placed in the patient-specific bin having the access restriction; andtransmitting data identifying the subset. 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising: receiving an updated medication order for the patient;tracking inventory in the patient-specific bin having the access restriction based at least in part on inputs received from a user of the dispensing device; anddetermining whether the subset of the second set of medications placed in the patient-specific bin is to be restocked or removed based on the updated medication order and the tracked inventory. 22. The method of claim 19, further comprising: wirelessly receiving data from a central server computer system identifying items to be placed in the patient-specific bin having the access restriction; andwirelessly transmitting data identifying items removed from the patient-specific bins. 23. A method of associating patient-specific bins with item groups, the method comprising: allocating a plurality of bins at a dispensing device as patient-specific bins available for assignment to a patient for exclusive use by the patient;associating an item group with a first patient-specific bin, the item group identifying a selection of medications that may be stored in the first patient-specific bin;assigning the first patient-specific bin to the patient for exclusive use by the patient;assigning a second patient-specific bin to the patient for exclusive use by the patient;storing medications for the patient that are included in the item group within the first patient-specific bin so as to prevent medications for the patient that are not included in the item group from being stored in the first patient-specific bin; andstoring one or more of the medications for the patient that are not included in the item group within the second patient-specific bin. 24. The method of claim 23, further comprising: associating a user with the item group; andpermitting the user access to the first patient-specific bin based on the association between the user and the item group. 25. The method of claim 23, further comprising: denying a user access to the first patient-specific bin because the user is not associated with the item group. 26. The method of claim 23, further comprising: associating a range of control levels with the first patient-specific bin; andpreventing medications to be used by the patient and not included in the range of control levels from being stored in the first patient-specific bin. 27. The method of claim 23, wherein the item group comprises a class of medications selected from the group consisting of respiratory medications, refrigerated medications, and ambulance medications.