Module 05 · Inventory & Purchasing

Medical inventory and purchasing, billed straight from the chart

Helix medical inventory management software tracks every lot from purchase order to the patient's invoice, with FEFO expiry control, three-way matching and one shared ledger.

Helix · Operations
Revenue today
AED 84,200
+12%
Encounters
146
+8%
Collections
96%
+3%
Encounters · last 14 days
Built for
PharmacistsProcurement teamsStore keepersFinance teams
Capabilities

From supplier quote to point of care

Inventory

One item master, stock by store and bin

Each item carries its units of measure, costing method, control status and storage rules. Stock is tracked per store, zone and bin, including cold-chain and controlled-drug zones, with lots, expiry dates and quality status on every batch.

Five costing methods
Unit-of-measure conversion
Quarantine and recall
Helix · Operations
Revenue today
AED 84,200
+12%
Encounters
146
+8%
Collections
96%
+3%
Encounters · last 14 days
Expiry

FEFO picking and an expiry console

Near-expiry lots are picked first. The expiry console shows value at risk in 7, 30, 60 and 90-day buckets, with dispose, return-to-supplier, discount, donate or extend actions, one batch at a time or in bulk.

FEFO and FIFO strategies
At-risk value rollup
Verto flags expiring stock
Helix · Operations
Revenue today
AED 84,200
+12%
Encounters
146
+8%
Collections
96%
+3%
Encounters · last 14 days
Procurement

Requisition to payment, with three-way match

Requisition, RFQ, purchase order, goods received note and supplier invoice run as one governed chain with approval limits by value. The PO, GRN and invoice are matched line by line before anything posts, and returns raise a debit note.

Approval matrices by value
PO ↔ GRN ↔ invoice match
Debit notes on returns
Helix · Operations
Revenue today
AED 84,200
+12%
Encounters
146
+8%
Collections
96%
+3%
Encounters · last 14 days
Planning

Warehouse, planning and point-of-care billing

A full WMS covers receiving, putaway, picking, waves, packing and shipping. MRP and forecasting suggest what to reorder, and Verto's Inventory Controller drafts the purchase orders. Consumables used in the chart are billed and deducted from stock in one step.

WMS: receive, pick, pack, ship
MRP and demand forecasting
Consumables billed from the EMR
Helix · Operations
Revenue today
AED 84,200
+12%
Encounters
146
+8%
Collections
96%
+3%
Encounters · last 14 days
Workflow in action

A procure-to-pay cycle, end to end

One continuous record threads the whole visit — every step writes to the same chart and ledger, so nothing is re-keyed or reconciled.

5steps,
one record
01
Step 01Requisition raised
02
Step 02RFQ and purchase order
03
Step 03Goods received (GRN)
04
Step 04Three-way match
05
Step 05Stocked, used and billed
Connected

Works with the systems you rely on

Inventory and purchasing share the item master, the ledger and the patient record with the rest of Helix, so there is no integration to maintain between stock, dispensing and finance.

Accounting
Pharmacy POS
EMR
Laboratory
Asset Management
Verto
FAQ

Supply Chain, answered

Does Helix support FEFO for expiry-sensitive stock?

Yes. Stores can use FEFO (first expiry, first out) as well as FIFO and other pick and putaway strategies, so near-expiry lots are used first. The expiry console groups at-risk stock by 7, 30, 60 and 90 days and lets you act on each batch.