System and method for providing pharmaceutical services to a plurality of remote sites from a central site
First Claim
1. A system for providing pharmaceutical services comprising:
- a central site having a central video-conferencing station, the central video-conferencing station being operable for a pharmacist to perform pharmaceutical services from within the central site; and
a plurality of remote sites remotely located from the central site, each of the plurality of remote sites includes a remote video-conferencing station operable to provide real-time communication between one of a technician and a customer at the each of the plurality of remote sites and the pharmacist within the central site, wherein the central video-conferencing station within the central site is selectively coupled to the remote video-conferencing station within one of the plurality of remote sites.
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Abstract
A system and a method for providing pharmaceutical services to a plurality of remote sites from a central site are described herein. The central site includes a central video-conferencing station operable for a pharmacist to perform pharmaceutical services from within the central site. The central video-conferencing station may be, but is not limited to, a work station including at least one of a facsimile machine, a video camera, a monitor, a computer, and a telephone. Further, the central video-conferencing station is selectively coupled to the plurality of remote sites. The plurality of remote sites is remotely located from the central site. Each of the plurality of remote sites includes a remote video-conferencing station, which may be, but is not limited to, a work station including at least one of a facsimile machine, a video camera, a monitor, a computer, and a telephone. The remote video-conferencing station is operable to provide real-time communication between one of a technician and a customer at one of the plurality of remote sites and the pharmacist within the central site.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for providing pharmaceutical services comprising:
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a central site having a central video-conferencing station, the central video-conferencing station being operable for a pharmacist to perform pharmaceutical services from within the central site; and
a plurality of remote sites remotely located from the central site, each of the plurality of remote sites includes a remote video-conferencing station operable to provide real-time communication between one of a technician and a customer at the each of the plurality of remote sites and the pharmacist within the central site, wherein the central video-conferencing station within the central site is selectively coupled to the remote video-conferencing station within one of the plurality of remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing pharmaceutical services, wherein a central site is operatively coupled to a plurality of remote sites, the system comprising:
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a central video-conferencing station within the central site, the central video-conferencing station being operable for a pharmacist to perform pharmaceutical services from within the central site;
a verification video-conferencing station within each of the plurality of remote sites, the verification video-conferencing station being operable to provide real-time communication between a technician at the each of the plurality of remote sites and the pharmacist within the central site; and
a consultation video-conferencing station within each of the plurality of remote sites, the consultation video-conferencing station being operable to provide real-time communication between a customer at the each of the plurality of remote sites and the pharmacist within the central site, wherein the central video-conferencing station is selectively coupled to one of the verification video-conferencing station and the consultation video-conferencing station within one of the plurality of remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a system for providing pharmaceutical services, wherein a central site includes a central video-conferencing station operable for a pharmacist to perform pharmaceutical services from within the central site for a plurality of pharmacies, wherein the central video-conferencing station is selectively coupled to one of the plurality of pharmacies, and wherein the plurality of pharmacies is remotely located from the central site, each of the plurality of pharmacies comprising:
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a verification video-conferencing station operatively coupled to the central video-conferencing station within the central site, the verification video-conferencing station being operable to provide real-time communication between a technician at the each of the plurality of pharmacies and a pharmacist within the central site; and
a consultation video-conferencing station operatively coupled to the central video-conferencing station within the central site, the consultation video-conferencing station being operable to provide real-time communication between a patient within the each of the plurality of pharmacies and a pharmacist within the central site. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing pharmaceutical services, wherein a central site is operatively coupled to a plurality of remote sites, the method comprising:
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providing a central video-conferencing station within the central site, the central video-conferencing station being operable for a pharmacist to perform pharmaceutical services from within the central site, providing a remote video-conferencing station within each of the plurality of remote sites, the remote video-conferencing station being operable to provide real-time communication between one of a technician and a customer at the each of the plurality of remote sites and the pharmacist within the central site, wherein the central video-conferencing station within the central site is selectively coupled to the remote video-conferencing station within one of the plurality of remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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