Patient oriented point of care system and method implementing same
First Claim
1. A computer-assisted method of providing, to a health care provider, information relating to a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions;
(b) storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database;
(c) accessing, only by the patient or a representative of the patient, under the direction of the patient or the representative, and under the authorization by the patient or the representative, the information stored in the database for the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient;
(d) retrieving the information relating to prescription history and prescription purchase history by the patient or the representative; and
(e) communicating, by the patient or the representative, the information retrieved relating to the prescription history and prescription purchase history to the health care provider in order to assist the health care provider in providing health care to the patient.
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Abstract
Computer-assisted methods, systems and mediums for providing, to a physician, information relating to a patient. One embodiment of the present invention is a method that comprises the steps of collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history, storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient into a database, and accessing, by the patient, the database for the stored prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient. The prescription purchase history includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions. The method also includes the steps of retrieving the prescription history and prescription purchase history by the patient, and communicating, by the patient, the retrieved prescription history and prescription purchase history to the physician via physically or electronically in order to assist the physician in providing medical services to the patient.
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Citations
80 Claims
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1. A computer-assisted method of providing, to a health care provider, information relating to a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions;
(b) storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database;
(c) accessing, only by the patient or a representative of the patient, under the direction of the patient or the representative, and under the authorization by the patient or the representative, the information stored in the database for the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient;
(d) retrieving the information relating to prescription history and prescription purchase history by the patient or the representative; and
(e) communicating, by the patient or the representative, the information retrieved relating to the prescription history and prescription purchase history to the health care provider in order to assist the health care provider in providing health care to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing, to a health care provider information relating to patient'"'"'s health care, said method comprising the steps, to a health care provider of:
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(a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient,d a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions;
(b) storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database;
(c) storing to the database information relating to pharmacy benefits for the patient and information relating to a drug formulary preferred by a pharmacy insurance carrier of the patient. (d) accessing, only by the patient or a representative of the patient, under the direction of the patient or the representative, and under the authorization by the patient or the representative, the database for the stored information;
(e) retrieving the accessed information; and
(f) communicating, by the patient or the representative, the retrieved information to the health care provider in order to assist the health care provider in providing medical services to the patient wherein the health care information is suitable for assisting the health care provider to render health care at a point of care. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer assisted system for providing, to a health care provider, information relating to a patient, said system comprising:
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(a) means for collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions;
(b) means for storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database;
(c) means for accessing, only for the patient under the direction of the patient and under the authorization by the patient, the database for the stored prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient;
(d) means for retrieving the prescription history and prescription purchase history; and
(e) means for communicating, for the patient, the retrieved prescription history and prescription purchase history to the prescriber health care provider in order to assist the provider in providing medical services to the patient, to thereby allow the health care provider to compare one or more issued prescriptions and the prescription purchase history. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system of providing, to a health care provider, information relating to a patient, said system comprising:
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(a) means for collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions and collecting pharmacy benefits and drug formulary preformed by pharmacy insurance carrier;
(b) means for storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient into a database;
(c) means for storing to the database information relating to pharmacy benefits for the patient and information relating to a drug formulary preferred by a pharmacy insurance carrier of the patient. (d) means for accessing, only for the patient under the direction of the patient, and under the authorization by the patient, the database for the stored information;
(e) means for retrieving the accessed information; and
(f) means for communicating, by or on behalf of the patient, the retrieved information to the health care provider in order to assist the provider in providing medical services to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer readable medium for storing instructions being executed by one or more computers, the instructions directing the one or more computers for providing, to a medical care provider, prescription and insurance information relating to a patient, the instructions comprising implementation of the steps of:
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(a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions formulary and insurance coverage;
(b) storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient into a database;
(c) accessing, only by the patient, under the direction of the patient and under the authorization by the patient, the database for the stored prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient;
(d) retrieving the prescription history and prescription purchase history; and
(e) communicating the retrieved prescription history and prescription purchase history to the medical care provider in order to assist the medical care provider in providing medical services to the patient, wherein the accessing step and the communicating step are initiated by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A computer readable medium including instructions being executed by one or more computers, the instructions instructing the one or more computers for providing, to a physician, information relating to a patient, the instructions comprising implementation of the steps of:
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(a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions, insurance coverage and formulary information;
(b) storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient into a database;
(c) accessing, by the patient, under the direction of the patient and under the authorization by the patient the database for the stored information;
(d) retrieving the accessed information; and
(e) communicating the retrieved information to the physician in order to assist the physician in providing medical services to the patient, wherein the assessing step and the communicating step are initiated by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A computer-assisted method of providing, to a physician, information relating to a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions;
(b) storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database;
(c) accessing, only by the patient or a representative of the patient, under the direction of the patient or the representative, and under the authorization by the patient or the representative, the information stored in the database for the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient;
(d) retrieving the information relating to prescription history and prescription purchase history by the patient or the representative; and
(e) communicating, by the patient or the representative, the information retrieved relating to the prescription history and prescription purchase history to the physician in order to assist the physician in providing medical care to the patient.
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80. A computer assisted system for providing, to a physician, information relating to a patient, said system comprising:
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(a) means for collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions;
(b) means for storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database;
(c) means for accessing, only for the patient under the direction of the patient and under the authorization by the patient, the database for the stored prescription history and prescription purchase history information of the patient;
(d) means for retrieving the prescription history and prescription purchase history; and
(e) means for communicating, for the patient, the retrieved prescription history and prescription purchase history to the physician provider in order to assist the provider in providing medical services to the patient, to thereby allow the physician to compare issued one or more prescriptions and the prescription purchase history.
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