=== Drug Sample Inventory ===
Contributors: NuAngel, theode
Tags: sample,inventory,goods,management,simple,storage,product,tracking,drug
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.5
Stable: 1.0.00
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html


== Description ==

The base of this plugin is based on SIMPLE INVENTORY, a plugin developed by WP Plugin Dev, http://www.wp-plugin-dev.com - used with permission:
https://twitter.com/NuAngel/status/662723039340003328
https://twitter.com/wpplugindevcom/status/662726474995109888

Keeping an inventory of drug samples at a doctor's office can be difficult enough. Then, if a drug has a product recall, it may difficult for a doctor to track who they gave samples to, in order to notify them of a recall.

This plugin uses Wordpress to handle the heavy lifting and interface needs, but serves as a very basic tool for inventory tracking. You can even enter some patient information, such as an account number and date of birth, in order to track patients. No names or other personally identifiable information is gathered, and the patient ID number should correspond to your own EMR, so that you can look up the patient. Patients could not possibly be identified with the information solely kept in this database if used properly, therefore you needn't worry about a HIPAA violation if it gets compromised.

BE AWARE THAT IS THE VERY FIRST DEVELOPMENT VERSION AND MIGHT BE NOT FITTING YOUR NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

If you would like to suggest changes, please Tweet @NuAngel or email Samples@GarrettCulver.com.

This plugin defines a custom post type which is used for drug sample management.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory of your site

OR

2. Upload the zip file through the `New Plugin` upload functionality.

OR

3. Download through the plugin install functionality of WordPress.

4. Activate through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress


== Changelog ==
No changes, this is the first release.

== 1.0.00 ==
1.0.00
Initial release.

== Upgrade warnings ==
1.0.00:
No warnings necessary, this is the first release.

== Known Issues ==
*No field behaves as a primary key.
*This version uses text strings, it does not check for duplicates or pre-existing items with the same SKU, product name, patient ID, etc....
*You must manually update the quantity whether adding or subtracting samples.
*Adding another a duplicate SKU / Lot number with additional quantity simply creates another entry.
*Eventually (ideally) I would like to create unique identifiers and de-duplication features, but am uncertain if or when that might ever happen.
*This may be the only "plugin" version of the Drug Sample Inventory, a full featured web-based version may come down the line as a separate product.

== PRIVACY INSTRUCTIONS ==

I suggest not using this on a website that is otherwise "live" or indexed by Google. I also advise setting a sticky post or static page as the front page of your WordPress blog, leaving nothing on the website itself. Inventory users login to the /wp-admin portion of the website and use the Drug Samples item on the left. Front-end designs, at present, are up to end users.

You will note there is no place to put a patient name. For the needs of the client this was developed for, their current EMR creates account numbers "by family" rather than by individual, thus we couldn't just use a single account number, we added a birth-date field.  If our database were to be compromised, a name and birthdate could lead to the beginnings of identity theft.  Therefore, we have chosen to use a combination of account number and date of birth.  Unless an attacker could also compromise our EMR, on a completely different server & network, there is no way they could use the information obtained from this database to acquire our patient's identities.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PLUGIN MAKES NO GUARANTEES ABOUT HIPAA COMPLIANCE.  This data is in no way encrypted or secured, be careful what additional information you put in this inventory database.  If your WordPress instance, database, or server are compromised, the information could be obtained.