System and method for conducting drug use evaluation
First Claim
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving via an electronic prescription creation device a selection of at least one drug of plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device to create a prescription for a patient;
prior to said receiving the selection, conducting a drug use evaluation for the patient to obtain at least one drug use evaluation alert, the drug use evaluation being for each of the plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device;
determining if the drug use evaluation alert corresponds to the selected one drug; and
if it is determined that the drug use evaluation alert corresponds to the selected one drug, then presenting a representation corresponding to the drug use evaluation alert on a graphical user interface of the electronic prescription creation device.
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Abstract
A system and method for conducting drug use evaluation for a patient prior to the patient'"'"'s appointment with a prescriber. The drug use evaluation is conducted for the patient based on a list of drugs that the prescriber may prescribe at the upcoming appointment with the patient.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving via an electronic prescription creation device a selection of at least one drug of plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device to create a prescription for a patient;
prior to said receiving the selection, conducting a drug use evaluation for the patient to obtain at least one drug use evaluation alert, the drug use evaluation being for each of the plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device;
determining if the drug use evaluation alert corresponds to the selected one drug; and
if it is determined that the drug use evaluation alert corresponds to the selected one drug, then presenting a representation corresponding to the drug use evaluation alert on a graphical user interface of the electronic prescription creation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25)
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19. The method of claim I, further comprising:
retrieving information of the patient from a database, said conducting the plurality of drug use evaluations being based on at least a portion of the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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26. A method comprising:
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retrieving at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has an upcoming patient appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
prior to the appointment on the specific day, retrieving patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient; and
prior to the appointment on the specific day, conducting a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of comprising:
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viewing on a graphical user interface of an electronic prescription creation device a plurality of drugs that may be selected for a prescription for a patient;
selecting via the electronic prescription creation device at least one of the plurality of drugs; and
viewing on the graphical user interface a representation corresponding to a drug use evaluation alert, the drug use evaluation alert resulting from a drug use evaluation conducted for the patient prior to said selecting the at least one of the plurality of drugs, the drug use evaluation being for at least one of the plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by an electronic prescription creation device cause the electronic prescription creation device to:
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create a prescription for a patient;
present on a graphical user interface of the electronic prescription creation device a plurality of drugs that may be selected for a prescription for a patient;
receive a selection of at least one of the plurality of drugs; and
present on the graphical user interface a representation corresponding to a drug use evaluation alert, the drug use evaluation alert resulting from a drug use evaluation conducted for the patient prior to said selecting the at least one of the plurality of drugs, the drug use evaluation being for at least one of the plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device.
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40. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by a computer cause the computer to:
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retrieve at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has upcoming patient appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
prior to the appointment on the specific day, retrieve patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient; and
prior to the appointment on the specific day, conduct a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium comprising:
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computer-readable program code for causing a computer to retrieving at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has upcoming patient appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
computer-readable program code for causing the computer to, prior to the appointment on the specific day, retrieve patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient; and
computer-readable program code for causing the computer to, prior to the appointment on the specific day, conduct a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. An apparatus comprising:
a computer connectable to an electronic prescription creation device via a network, the computer including;
means for retrieving at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has an upcoming appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
means for retrieving, prior to the appointment on the specific day, patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient; and
means for conducting, prior to the appointment on the specific day, a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information.
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46. A method comprising:
conducting a drug use evaluation for a specific patient, said conducting the drug use evaluation being prior to a prescriber selecting a drug for a prescription for the specific patient with a hand-held electronic prescription creation device at a point-of-patient-care, the drug use evaluation being for at least one of a plurality of drugs that may be prescribed to the patient with the hand-held electronic prescription creation device.
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47. A method comprising:
conducting a drug use evaluation for a specific patient prior to the patient arriving for an appointment with a prescriber, the drug use evaluation being for each of a plurality of drugs that may be prescribed to the specific patient with a hand-held electronic prescription creation device, the plurality of drugs being a subset of a group of all drugs that may be viewed on a graphical user interface of the hand-held electronic prescription creation device and selected for a prescription for the patient.
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