Computerized prescription system for gathering and presenting information relating to pharmaceuticals
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented prescription management system for use by a prescriber in creating a prescription at a point of patient care, said prescription being usable by a pharmacist to dispense drugs, said prescription management system comprising:
- a) electronic posting means to select and capture in said prescription;
i) a patient identifier;
ii) a prescribed drug;
iii) a dosage for said prescribed drug; and
iv) a patient condition intended by said prescriber to be treated by said prescribed drug; and
b) a displayable library of prescribable drugs; and
c) displayable patient drug formulary information to indicate to said prescriber-user selected ones of said prescribable drugs included within a drug formulary associated with said patient to enable compliance with drug formulary guidelines at the point-of-care.
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Abstract
This invention relates to professional data management systems useful in the production of product specification documents such as prescriptions, service or parts orders, insurance contracts and the like that require detailed product and history information from multiple extensive information sources, especially remote heterogenous sources. More particularly, the invention relates to systems that assist professionals perform their everyday work in specifying customized technical products. A particularly preferred embodiment relates to a computer-implemented prescription management system to assist physicians in prescribing and reviewing drugs.
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69 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented prescription management system for use by a prescriber in creating a prescription at a point of patient care, said prescription being usable by a pharmacist to dispense drugs, said prescription management system comprising:
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a) electronic posting means to select and capture in said prescription;
i) a patient identifier;
ii) a prescribed drug;
iii) a dosage for said prescribed drug; and
iv) a patient condition intended by said prescriber to be treated by said prescribed drug; and
b) a displayable library of prescribable drugs; and
c) displayable patient drug formulary information to indicate to said prescriber-user selected ones of said prescribable drugs included within a drug formulary associated with said patient to enable compliance with drug formulary guidelines at the point-of-care. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A prescription management system for electronic prescription creation by a prescriber at a point of patient care, said prescription being usable by a pharmacist to dispense drugs, said prescription management system comprising electronic posting means to select and capture in said prescription:
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i) a patient identifier;
ii) a prescribed drug;
iii) a dosage for said prescribed drug; and
iv) a patient condition intended by said prescriber to be mitigated by said prescribed drug. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A professional product specification system for electronically creating a technical specification usable by a professional to specify technical products said product specification system comprising:
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a) electronic posting means to select and capture in said prescription;
i) a customer identifier;
ii) a specified product; and
iii) product specifications; and
b) an onscreen product selection procedure having a product benefit list specifying multiple possible customer benefits having a product list specifying multiple possible specifiable products and having product specification means to select and post a desired product to said specification;
wherein products in said product list are classified according to a customer-useful technical purpose attainable with said products and said onscreen product selection procedure lists multiple products for providing each said customer benefit.
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