Prescription network supporting doctors, care givers and online drug store interaction
First Claim
1. A prescription network comprising:
- a patient database that stores patient information;
a web server communicatively coupled to the patient database;
a physician computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by the physician to review the patient information;
at least one physician web page delivered by the web server to the physician computer that presents the patient information for review by the physician, the physician computer responding to input from the physician to generate a new prescription for the patient and to store the new prescription in the patient database as patient information;
a user computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by the user to review the patient information; and
at least one user web page delivered by the web server to the user computer that presents an indication of the new prescription to the user.
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Abstract
A prescription network is disclosed that enables a physician to remotely, for example, access a patient database via a first computer to review patient information and prescribe drugs for the patient. A drug analysis engine may also be included that, based on an evaluation of the patient information and a new prescription selected by the physician, displays one or more warnings, such as, for example, a drug interaction warning, on the first computer for consideration by the physician. The physician may authenticate a selected prescription using a digital signature, and store the prescription in the patient database. A healthcare provider, such as a nurse, for example, or the patient may then access the patient database via a second computer, which again may be remote from the patient database, to review the patient information and obtain the prescription. The prescription may then be filled by simply printing it and hand carrying it to a pharmacy, or by ordering the prescription online via the second computer.
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30 Claims
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1. A prescription network comprising:
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a patient database that stores patient information;
a web server communicatively coupled to the patient database;
a physician computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by the physician to review the patient information;
at least one physician web page delivered by the web server to the physician computer that presents the patient information for review by the physician, the physician computer responding to input from the physician to generate a new prescription for the patient and to store the new prescription in the patient database as patient information;
a user computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by the user to review the patient information; and
at least one user web page delivered by the web server to the user computer that presents an indication of the new prescription to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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14. A prescription network comprising:
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a patient database that stores patient information;
a web server communicatively coupled to the patient database;
a physician computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by the physician to review the patient information;
at least one physician web page delivered by the web server to the physician computer that presents the patient information for review by the physician, the physician computer responding to input from the physician to generate a new prescription for the patient; and
a drug analysis engine that evaluates the patient information and the new prescription, and generates a warning based on the evaluation for display on the physician computer.
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17. A prescription system comprising:
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a patient database that stores patient information of a patient;
a physician computer communicatively coupled to the patient database, the physician computer responsive to input from a physician to generate a new prescription for the patient; and
a drug analysis engine that evaluates the patient information and the new prescription, and generates a warning based on the evaluation for display on the physician computer.
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20. A method of providing a warning in a prescription system comprising:
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retrieving patient information from a patient database;
receiving an input from a physician computer representative of a new prescription;
evaluating the retrieved patient information and the input; and
displaying a warning on the physician computer. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A prescription system comprising:
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a user interface;
a patient database that stores patient information;
an electronic authentication symbol;
a processor that responds to the user interface by generating a prescription, associating the electronic authentication symbol with the prescription, and storing the prescription and the associated electronic authentication symbol in the patient database. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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24. A method of prescribing drugs comprising:
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generating by a first computer a prescription at a first location;
communicating by the first computer the prescription to a server at a second location;
communicating by the server the prescription to a second computer at a third location; and
ordering by the second computer the prescription.
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