Canada: Kit Check Terminology

The following is a list of common KitCheck terms:

• Tag: The RFID KitCheck tag affixed to kits and items
• Label: The manufacturer-applied label on an item
• Kit Master: The template for each of your kit types (i.e. OR tray, Code cart, etc). A kit master template has a name and is composed of segments. There are often several kit instances for each kit master (i.e. Code cart 1, Code cart 2, etc).
• Kit: The physical kit, tray or box (as opposed to a template of the type of kit). A kit always has a kit master and usually a unique identifier that is physically written on the kit.
• Segment: The groupings of items within a kit. Think of a segment as a single pocket in a kit or tray in which you place one or more clinically equivalent items. Each segment can have one or more DINs and a quantity.
•  Formulary: The master list of items available for your pharmacy to dispense. These include items in Medi-Span and your hospital’s custom drug dictionary.
• Item: The individual objects affixed with a tag (most commonly these are unit dose drugs) Multi-dose Item: An individual item that contains more than one dose of a medication. Items deemed as multi-dose are identified by the medication bottle icon.
•  Refrigerated Item: An individual item that receives a KitCheck monitored expiration date after being pulled from a refrigerator and scanned for use in a tray for the first time. Items deemed as refrigerated are identified by the blue thermometer icon.
• Dispatch: The action of sending your kit from the pharmacy to a clinical area.
• Batch: A group of items with the same DIN, lot number and expiration date.
• Scan: Throughout the document, the word “scan” can refer to three distinct activities: 1) kit or item scanning in the scanning station, 2) batch verification scanning in the scanning station and 3) barcode scanning with a handheld barcode scanner  
• Alternate Fill: This icon represents when an alternate fill option is being used.