System and method for remote processing of pharmacy orders
First Claim
1. A method for remote processing of pharmacy orders:
- establishing at an order server a plurality of order queues for a plurality of healthcare facilities, each of said order queues associated with one of said plurality of healthcare facilities;
assigning each of said plurality of order queues to one of a plurality of remote processing centers;
receiving at said order server a plurality of orders from said plurality of healthcare facilities;
adding each of said plurality of orders to one of said plurality of order queues associated with one of said plurality of healthcare facilities;
accessing one of said plurality of order queues from said one of said plurality of remote processing centers assigned to said order queue; and
processing said orders in said accessed order queue.
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Abstract
A system and method for remote pharmacy order processing is described. Orders from hospitals are transmitted to a site for centralized order queue management. Each order is identified and added to a queue for the originating hospital. Orders are reviewed and authorized at remote order processing centers by licensed pharmacy personnel. Computers at the remote order processing centers are linked to hospital pharmacy information systems. A pharmacist at a remote order processing center selects a hospital, reviews orders from the queue for the selected hospital, and enters them directly into the hospital'"'"'s pharmacy information system. The present invention also supports service level tracking and alerts for aging orders. Commitments are specified in service level agreements. The center then processes the orders according to the commitments. Hospital specific clinical initiatives and policies are stored in a central data repository and made available to personnel to ensure hospital policy compliance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for remote processing of pharmacy orders:
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establishing at an order server a plurality of order queues for a plurality of healthcare facilities, each of said order queues associated with one of said plurality of healthcare facilities;
assigning each of said plurality of order queues to one of a plurality of remote processing centers;
receiving at said order server a plurality of orders from said plurality of healthcare facilities;
adding each of said plurality of orders to one of said plurality of order queues associated with one of said plurality of healthcare facilities;
accessing one of said plurality of order queues from said one of said plurality of remote processing centers assigned to said order queue; and
processing said orders in said accessed order queue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for remote processing of pharmacy orders:
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establishing at an order server a first order queue for a first healthcare facility;
establishing at said order server a second order queue for a second healthcare facility;
receiving at said order server a plurality of orders from said first healthcare facility;
receiving at said order server a plurality of orders from said second healthcare facility;
adding each of said plurality of orders from said first healthcare facility to said first order queue;
adding each of said plurality of orders from said second healthcare facility to said second order queue;
accessing orders from said first order queue and orders from said second order queue from a first remote processing center; and
processing at said first remote processing center said orders from said first order queue and orders from said second order queue. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for remote processing of pharmacy orders comprising:
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a plurality of order queues, each of said order queues associated with a healthcare facility;
an order server for receiving orders from said healthcare facilities and adding them to said order queues according to said associated healthcare facility and for responding to requests for accessing and processing orders in said plurality of order queues; and
at least one computer at least one remote processing center for accessing and processing orders in said plurality of order queues. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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