Information management systems
First Claim
1. A patient information management system for enhancing viewing of a patient'"'"'s personal patient drugs record, the system comprising:
- communications means arranged to receive patient drugs records created at a pharmacy connectable to the system via a communications link; and
a database of the received patient drugs records, each record providing personal information about the patient, which does not reveal patient identity, and being identifiable by a unique pharmacy-assigned identifier;
wherein the communications means is also arranged to receive support information from a support organisation, the support information comprising matching requirement data associated therewith for matching the support information with a specific category of patients; and
the system further comprises;
a matching engine arranged to target the support information to appropriate patients by matching the requirement data with the personal patient information such that any patient access to the drugs record enables provision of targeted support information to the patient.
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Abstract
A patient information management system (12) for enhancing viewing of a patient'"'"'s personal patient drugs record (180) is described. The system (12) comprises: communications means (50, 52, 54) arranged to receive patient drugs records (180) created at a pharmacy (14) connectable to the system (12) via a communications link (16, 20); and a database (22) of the received patient drugs records (180), each record providing personal information about the patient, which does not reveal patient identity, and being identifiable by a unique pharmacy-assigned identifier (162). The communications means (50, 52, 54) is also arranged to receive support information 130 from a support organisation (36), the support information (130) comprising matching requirement data associated therewith for matching the support information (130) with a specific category of patients. The system further comprises a matching engine (72) arranged to target the support information (130) to appropriate patients by matching the requirement data with the personal patient information (188) such that any patient access to the drugs record (180) enables provision of targeted support information to the patient.
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98 Claims
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1. A patient information management system for enhancing viewing of a patient'"'"'s personal patient drugs record, the system comprising:
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communications means arranged to receive patient drugs records created at a pharmacy connectable to the system via a communications link; and
a database of the received patient drugs records, each record providing personal information about the patient, which does not reveal patient identity, and being identifiable by a unique pharmacy-assigned identifier;
wherein the communications means is also arranged to receive support information from a support organisation, the support information comprising matching requirement data associated therewith for matching the support information with a specific category of patients; and
the system further comprises;
a matching engine arranged to target the support information to appropriate patients by matching the requirement data with the personal patient information such that any patient access to the drugs record enables provision of targeted support information to the patient. - 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)
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26. A patient information management system for enhancing viewing of a patient'"'"'s personal patient drugs record, the system comprising:
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a communications server coupled to a communications link, the communications server being arranged to receive a patient'"'"'s drugs record created at a pharmacy connectable to the system via the communications link; and
a database of the received patient drugs records, each record being identifiable by a unique pharmacy-assigned identifier and providing personal information about the patient without revealing the patient'"'"'s identity, the database being operatively coupled to the communications server and being arranged to store the received patient drugs record;
wherein the communications server is also arranged to receive support information from a support organisation via another communications link, the support information comprising matching requirement data associated therewith for matching the support information with a specific category of patients; and
the system further comprises;
a matching engine operatively coupled to the communications server and the database, the matching engine being arranged to target the support information to appropriate patients without disclosure of the patients'"'"' identity by matching the requirement data with the personal patient information and providing the support information to the patients of the matched drugs records when those patients access their respective drugs records stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method of enhancing a patient'"'"'s viewing of their personal patient drugs record, the method comprising:
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creating a patient drugs record at a pharmacy, the record providing personal information about the patient, which does not reveal patient identity, and being identifiable by a unique pharmacy-assigned identifier;
transmitting the patient drugs record to a central site;
receiving and storing the patient drugs record at the central site;
storing support information at the central site received from a support organisation, the support information comprising matching requirement data associated therewith for matching the support information with a specific category of patients;
matching the requirement data with the personal patient information to identify those data records to which the support information is relevant; and
providing the support information to the patients of the matched drugs records when those patients access their respective drugs records stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A prescription reordering system for requesting remote repeat prescriptions for patients, the system comprising:
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communications means arranged to receive a request for a repeat prescription via a data network, to forward the request to a patient-specified pharmacy, to receive a corresponding response regarding the allowance of the request and to store the response for patient consideration; and
status indication means arranged to be updated by the patient-specified pharmacy to indicate to the patient the current status of the repeat prescription process and to specify when the prescription is ready for delivery or collection. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of requesting remote repeat prescriptions for patients, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a repeat prescription via a data network;
forwarding the request to a patient-specified pharmacy;
receiving a corresponding response regarding the allowance of the request;
storing the response for patient consideration; and
updating status indication means with information supplied by the patient-specified pharmacy to indicate the current status of the repeat prescription process and to specify when the prescription is ready for delivery or collection. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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58. A prescription reordering system for requesting remote repeat prescriptions for patients, the system comprising:
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a communications server arranged to receive a request for a repeat prescription via a data network connected to the server, to forward the request to a patient-specified pharmacy also coupled to the data network, and to receive a corresponding response regarding the allowance of the request;
a data store coupled to the communications means for storing the response from the pharmacy for patient consideration; and
a status indication engine operatively coupled to the data store and the communications server, the status indication engine being arranged to be updated by the patient-specified pharmacy to indicate the current status of the repeat prescription process for the patient and to specify when the prescription is ready for delivery or collection, and to enable the patient to access and view the current status and delivery date of their prescription.
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59. A patient information management system for enhancing checking of a patient'"'"'s personal patient drugs record, the system comprising:
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communications means arranged to receive patient drugs records created at pharmacies connectable to the system via communications links;
a database of the received patient drugs records, each record uniquely identifying the issuing pharmacy and providing personal information about the patient including a list of the drugs prescribed by that pharmacy to that patient;
means for enabling the patient to specify all of the pharmacies which they use;
means for linking all of the pharmacy-specific patient drugs records of that patient together; and
a drugs interaction assessment engine for considering the interaction between any of the drugs listed in the linked patient drugs records. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method of enhancing checking of a patient'"'"'s personal patient drugs record, the method comprising:
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receiving patient drugs records created at pharmacies connectable to the system via communications links;
storing the received patient drugs records, each record uniquely identifying the issuing pharmacy and providing personal information about the patient including a list of the drugs prescribed by that pharmacy to that patient;
enabling the patient to specify all of the pharmacies which they use;
linking all of the pharmacy-specific patient drugs records of that patient together; and
considering the interaction between any of the drugs listed in the linked patient drugs records. - View Dependent Claims (82)
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83. A graphical user interface (GUI) for use by pharmacists in processing prescriptions, the interface comprising:
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composing means arranged to generate and display a prescribed drugs data selection portion of the interface for composition of an on-screen representation of the prescription information presented on a prescription;
a stored set of government-determined endorsement rules specifying the manner in which a government-required endorsement portion of the prescription is required to be completed;
means for generating an on-screen graphical representation of the endorsement portion of the prescription and automatically populating the same using the stored endorsement rules, the generating means being arranged to;
convert the information selected in the prescribed drugs data selection portion, or information related thereto, into a format required for population of the endorsement section of the prescription in accordance with predefined criteria for the acceptance of the endorsement portion; and
generate pack data for specifying the actual quantity of the drug dispensed in packs to meet the prescribed quantity of the drug; and
a user-operated on-screen editing tool for editing the displayed contents of the endorsement portion prior to finalising its content. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. A graphical user interface (GUI) for use by pharmacists in processing prescriptions, the interface comprising:
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a composing engine arranged to generate and display a prescribed drugs data selection portion of the interface for composition of an on-screen representation of the prescription information presented on a prescription;
a store comprising a stored set of government-determined endorsement rules specifying the manner in which a government-required endorsement portion of the prescription is required to be completed;
a generating engine coupled to the store for generating an on-screen graphical representation of the endorsement portion of the prescription and automatically populating the same using the stored endorsement rules, the generating engine being arranged to;
convert the information selected in the prescribed drugs data selection portion, or information related thereto, into a format required for population of the endorsement section of the prescription in accordance with predefined criteria for the acceptance of the endorsement portion; and
generate pack data for specifying the actual quantity of the drug dispensed in packs to meet the prescribed quantity of the drug; and
a user-operated on-screen editing tool for editing the displayed contents of the endorsement portion prior to finalising its content.
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97. A graphical user interface (GUI) for use by pharmacists in processing prescriptions, the interface comprising:
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a prescribed drugs data selection portion arranged to enable the pharmacist to compose an on-screen representation of the prescription information presented on the prescription;
means for generating an on-screen graphical representation of a government-required endorsement portion of a prescription, the generating means being arranged to convert the information selected in the prescribed drugs data selection portion or information related thereto into a format required for completion of an endorsement section of a prescription; and
an editing tool for editing the contents of the endorsement portion prior to finalising its content.
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98. A method of composing a government-required endorsement portion of a prescription, the method comprising:
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generating a prescribed drugs data selection portion of the graphical user interface for composition of an on-screen representation of the prescription information presented on a prescription;
selecting information using the prescribed drugs data selection portion;
generating an on-screen graphical representation of the endorsement portion of the prescription using a stored set of government-determined endorsement rules;
the rules specifying the manner in which a government-required endorsement portion of the prescription is required to be completed, the generating step comprising;
converting the information selected in the prescribed drugs data selection portion, or information related thereto, into a format required for completion of the endorsement section of the prescription;
generating pack data for specifying the actual quantity of the drug dispensed in packs to meet the prescribed quantity of the drug; and
automatically populating the on-screen graphical representation of the endorsement portion in accordance with predefined criteria for its acceptance; and
enabling user-operated on-screen editing of the displayed contents of the endorsement portion prior to finalising its content.
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