Real-time prescription transaction with adjudication across a network
First Claim
1. A method of transacting a prescription, the method comprising:
- receiving a prescription proposal from a portable healthcare device for real-time adjudication;
transmitting the prescription proposal to a benefits manager for immediate adjudication of the prescription proposal;
preparing results of the adjudication from the benefits manager for reading at the portable healthcare device; and
forwarding the prepared results to the portable healthcare device to be considered in generating a prescription for transfer in real-time across a network pathway to a remote prescription site.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for performing a prescription transaction through a portable healthcare device, including adjudication of the prescription. A prescription proposal is created by the portable healthcare device and transmitted to a benefits manager, where the proposal is immediately adjudicated. The adjudication results are prepared by an access server for reading at the portable healthcare device and are considered by the healthcare professional in generating a prescription. The prescription is sent into an end-to-end communication system that includes a real-time communication channel between the portable healthcare device and a remote prescription site. In addition, other aspects of the present invention relating to the adjudication in a prescription transaction.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of transacting a prescription, the method comprising:
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receiving a prescription proposal from a portable healthcare device for real-time adjudication;
transmitting the prescription proposal to a benefits manager for immediate adjudication of the prescription proposal;
preparing results of the adjudication from the benefits manager for reading at the portable healthcare device; and
forwarding the prepared results to the portable healthcare device to be considered in generating a prescription for transfer in real-time across a network pathway to a remote prescription site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to transact a prescription, comprising:
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a) an internal network port to receive a prescription proposal and a prescription from the portable healthcare device;
b) a benefits manager engine to determine an appropriate benefits manager for a prescription proposal from a portable healthcare device;
c) a result processing unit to prepare adjudication results for reading at the portable healthcare device;
d) an interface to prepare the prescription for receipt by a next segment in the network pathway towards a remote prescription site; and
e) an external network port to transfer the prescription into the network pathway in real-time to the remote prescription site. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer accessible medium having stored therein a plurality of sequences of executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to:
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receive a prescription proposal from a portable healthcare device for real-time adjudication;
transmit the prescription proposal to a benefits manager for immediate adjudication of the prescription proposal;
prepare results of the adjudication from the benefits manager for reading at the portable healthcare device; and
forward the prepared results to the portable healthcare device to be considered in generating a prescription for transfer in real-time across a network pathway to a remote prescription site. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of verifying a user in a prescription-related transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a prescription proposal from a portable healthcare device for real-time adjudication;
determining an appropriate benefits manager to adjudicate the prescription proposal; and
if an appropriate benefits manager is identified;
transmitting the prescription proposal to a benefits manager for immediate adjudication of the prescription proposal;
preparing results of the adjudication from the benefits manager for reading at the portable healthcare device;
forwarding the prepared results to the portable healthcare device to be considered in generating a prescription; and
receiving the prescription from the portable healthcare device and transferring the prescription across the network pathway in real-time to the remote prescription site. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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