Facilitating prescription management

• US 10,366,208 B1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allscripts Software LLC (Veradigm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Allscripts Software LLC (Veradigm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chmil, Igor, Plunkett, Mark Gregory, Makarskyy, Stanislav
• Primary Examiner(s): Sereboff, Neal
• Application Number:
  US14/872,109
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

Healthcare providers can utilize ePrescribing applications to prescribe electronic prescriptions to patients which will be accessible to patients via a cloud platform. A patient can determine how he or she would like to fill such prescriptions. A patient can search for and select a pharmacy to electronically send a prescription to, or alternatively can choose to receive a scannable copy of the prescription at his or her mobile device for presentation at a pharmacy location. In the latter event, a patient can utilize his or her electronic device to display a scannable code which a pharmacy can scan to access prescription information.

Claims

1. A method executed by a cloud platform that is in network communication with an ePrescribing application and a first electronic device operated by a patient, the method comprising:

receiving, at the cloud platform from the ePrescribing application, an electronic prescription for the patient prescribed by a healthcare provider;

transmitting first data to the first electronic device, wherein the first data causes a first interface to be displayed on a display screen of the first electronic device, wherein the first interface comprises;

a first selectable button indicating that the electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to a pharmacy and

a second selectable button indicating that a scannable copy of the electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to the first electronic device,

wherein the first electronic device receives a selection of the second selectable button causing the first electronic device to transmit data indicative of the selection of the second selectable button to the cloud platform;

transmitting second data to the first electronic device, wherein the second data causes the first electronic device to display a second interface on the display screen, wherein the second interface comprises a scannable copy of the electronic prescription including a scannable portion configured to provide identifying data for the electronic prescription, and further wherein an electronic scanner of a first pharmacy scans the scannable portion of the scannable copy of the electronic prescription;

receiving, at the cloud platform from a second electronic device of the first pharmacy, a request to verify validity of the electronic prescription based on the identifying data for the electronic prescription, wherein the request includes the identifying data for the electronic prescription;

responsive to verifying the electronic prescription, communicating, from the cloud platform to the second electronic device of the first pharmacy, an indication that the electronic prescription is valid; and

receiving, at the cloud platform from the second electronic device of the first pharmacy, data indicating that the electronic prescription has been filled by the first pharmacy.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scannable portion comprises a barcode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the scannable portion comprises a scannable image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the scannable portion comprises a matrix barcode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the scannable portion comprises a quick response code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises a mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises a phone.

8. A method executed by a cloud platform that is in network communication with a first ePrescribing application, a second ePrescribing application, a first electronic device operated by a first patient, and a second electronic device operated by a second patient, the method comprising:

receiving, at the cloud platform from the first ePrescribing application, a first electronic prescription for the first patient prescribed by a first healthcare provider;

transmitting first data to the first electronic device, wherein the first data causes the first electronic device to display a first interface on a display screen of the first electronic device, wherein the first interface comprises;

a first selectable button indicating that the first electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to a pharmacy and

a second selectable button indicating that a scannable copy of the first electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to the first electronic device,

wherein the first electronic device receives a selection of the first selectable button causing the first electronic device to transmit data indicative of the selection of the first selectable button to the cloud platform;

responsive to receiving the data indicative of the selection of the first selectable button, transmitting second data to the first electronic device, wherein the second data causes the first electronic device to display a second interface on the display screen of the first electronic device, wherein the second interface comprises identifiers for pharmacies that are available to fill the first electronic prescription, wherein the first electronic device receives a selection of an identifier for a first pharmacy in the identifiers for the pharmacies, thereby causing the first electronic device to transmit the identifier for the first pharmacy to the cloud platform;

responsive to receiving the identifier for the first pharmacy from the first electronic device, transmitting the first electronic prescription to a third electronic device of the first pharmacy;

receiving, at the cloud platform from the third electronic device of the first pharmacy, data indicating that the first electronic prescription has been filled;

receiving, at the cloud platform from the second ePrescribing application, a second electronic prescription for the second patient prescribed by a second healthcare provider;

transmitting third data to the second electronic device causing a third interface to be displayed on a display screen of the second electronic device, wherein the third interface comprises;

a third selectable button indicating that the second electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to the pharmacy and

a fourth selectable button indicating that a scannable copy of the second electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to the second electronic device,

wherein the second electronic device receives a selection of the fourth selectable button causing the second electronic device to transmit data indicative of the selection of the fourth selectable button to the cloud platform;

transmitting fourth data to the second electronic device, wherein the fourth data causes the second electronic device to display a fourth interface on the display screen of the second electronic device, wherein the fourth interface comprises a scannable copy of the second electronic prescription including a scannable portion configured to provide identifying data for the second electronic prescription, and further wherein an electronic scanner of a second pharmacy scans the scannable portion of the scannable copy of the second electronic prescription;

receiving, at the cloud platform from a fourth electronic device of the second pharmacy, a request to verify validity of the second electronic prescription based on the identifying data for the second electronic prescription, wherein the request includes the identifying data for the second electronic prescription;

responsive to verifying the second electronic prescription, communicating, from the cloud platform to the fourth electronic device of the second pharmacy, an indication that the second electronic prescription is valid;

receiving, at the cloud platform from the fourth electronic device of the second pharmacy, data indicating that the second electronic prescription has been filled by the second pharmacy.

9. A cloud platform that is in network communication with an ePrescribing application and a first electronic device operated by a patient, the cloud platform comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising;

receiving, at the cloud platform from the ePrescribing application, an electronic prescription for the patient prescribed by a healthcare provider;

transmitting first data to the first electronic device, wherein the first data causes a first interface to be displayed on a display screen of the first electronic device, wherein the first interface comprises;

a first selectable button indicating that the electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to a pharmacy; and

a second selectable button indicating that a scannable copy of the electronic prescription is to be transmitted by the cloud platform to the first electronic device,

wherein the first electronic device receives a selection of the second selectable button causing the first electronic device to transmit data indicative of the selection of the second selectable button to the cloud platform;

transmitting second data to the first electronic device, wherein the second data causes the first electronic device to display a second interface on the display screen, wherein the second interface comprises a scannable copy of the electronic prescription including a scannable portion configured to provide identifying data for the electronic prescription, and further wherein an electronic scanner of a first pharmacy scans the scannable portion of the scannable copy of the electronic prescription;

receiving, at the cloud platform from a second electronic device of the first pharmacy, a request to verify validity of the electronic prescription based on the identifying data for the electronic prescription, wherein the request includes the identifying data for the electronic prescription;

responsive to verifying the electronic prescription, communicating, from the cloud platform to the second electronic device of the first pharmacy, an indication that the electronic prescription is valid; and

receiving, at the cloud platform from the second electronic device of the first pharmacy, data indicating that the electronic prescription has been filled by the first pharmacy.

10. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first electronic device comprises a desktop computer.

11. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first electronic device comprises a laptop computer.

12. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first electronic device comprises a tablet.

13. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first electronic device comprises a phone.

14. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first interface and the second interface are interfaces of a web portal.

15. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first interface and the second interface are interfaces of a mobile application executing on the electronic device operated by the patient.

16. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first pharmacy comprises a brick and mortar pharmacy.

17. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first pharmacy comprises a mail order pharmacy.

18. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first pharmacy comprises an online pharmacy.

19. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first pharmacy comprises a chain pharmacy.

20. The cloud platform of claim 9, wherein the first pharmacy comprises a particular store of a chain pharmacy.