A medical item tracking method including storing inventory levels of items
which are for use in medical procedures and receiving input for reserving
the use of a facility for a medical procedure, which medical procedure is
projected to use at least one of the inventoried items. The input
identifies at least one individual projected to participate in the
medical procedure. The method further includes retrieving data relating
to the predicted usage of the inventoried item in the medical procedure,
wherein the data is based upon the participation of the at least one
individual. The method further includes adjusting the levels of inventory
based upon the retrieved predicted usage data.