Method and system for electronically prescribing medications
First Claim
1. An electronic medical prescription device for prescribing medication to a patient, said device comprising:
- a display having a first screen configured to list prescription medications in response to a request to prescribe medication to a patient;
an input that allows selection of one of the prescription medications on said display; and
a processor configured to determine and display, in response to the selection of one of the prescription medications, a second screen showing the selected prescription medication, together with alternative prescription medications having equal or more preferred status than the selected prescription medication, if any exist, as determined by the patient'"'"'s health plan.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for electronically prescribing medication to a patient include providing to a prescriber prescription medications in response to a request to prescribe medication to a patient, allowing selection of one of the prescription medications, in response to the selection of one of the prescription medications, determining in a processor whether alternative prescription medications having equal or more preferred status than the selected prescription medication exist based upon the patient'"'"'s health plan, and if any such alternative medication exists, alerting the prescriber of the preference status of the selected prescription medication and alternative prescription medication.
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41 Claims
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1. An electronic medical prescription device for prescribing medication to a patient, said device comprising:
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a display having a first screen configured to list prescription medications in response to a request to prescribe medication to a patient;
an input that allows selection of one of the prescription medications on said display; and
a processor configured to determine and display, in response to the selection of one of the prescription medications, a second screen showing the selected prescription medication, together with alternative prescription medications having equal or more preferred status than the selected prescription medication, if any exist, as determined by the patient'"'"'s health plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of electronically prescribing medication to a patient comprising the steps of:
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providing to a prescriber prescription medications in response to a request to prescribe medication to a patient;
allowing selection of one of the prescription medications;
in response to the selection of one of the prescription medications, determining in a processor whether alternative prescription medications having equal or more preferred status than the selected prescription medication exist based upon the patient'"'"'s health plan; and
if any such alternative medication exists, alerting the prescriber of the preferred status of the selected prescription medication and alternative prescription medication. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer readable medium executable on a computer for prescribing medication with an electronic device having a display, said computer readable medium executing the steps of:
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listing prescription medications on an electronic display in response to a request to prescribe medication to a patient;
allowing selection of one of the prescription medications on the display;
in response to the selection of one of the prescription medications, determining in a processor whether alternative prescription medications having equal or more preferred status than the selected prescription medication exist based upon the patient'"'"'s health plan; and
if any such alternative medication exists, alerting the prescriber of the preferred status of the selected prescription medication and alternative prescription medications.
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37. A device for electronically alerting a prescriber as to the existence of low cost alternatives to a prescription drug during electronic prescribing, said device comprising:
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means for providing prescription medications in response to a request to prescribe medication to a specific patient;
means for allowing selection of one of the prescription medications; and
means for determining and alerting a prescriber, in response to the selection of one of the prescription medications, the selected prescription medication, together with alternative prescription medications having equal or more preferred status than the selected prescription medication, if any exist, as determined by the patient'"'"'s health plan. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A computer system for electronically alerting a prescriber as to the existence of lower cost alternatives to a prescription drug during electronic prescribing, said computer system comprising:
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an electronic data center in communication with at least one drug information database selected from the group consisting of a pharmacy, drug, drug reference, and drug equivalence database;
a source of patient-specific health plan information, including at least one of medication history and pharmacy benefit plan information, and an electronic prescription fulfillment entity in communication with at least one drug fulfillment service;
a point of care computer system including a controller and at least one of a database containing patient-specific information and an electronic prescribing device, said controller being in electronic communication with and managing connectivity between said electronic prescribing device and said electronic data center to upload information from the patient-specific health plan information source to said electronic prescribing device, to upload information from the at least one drug information database to said electronic prescribing device, and to download prescription information from said electronic prescribing device to the electronic prescription fulfillment entity; and
said electronic prescribing device being responsive to selection of a prescription drug for a patient to display cost information related to alternative drugs having a more preferred status based upon the patients'"'"' health plan, if any exist, thereby alerting the prescriber to the existence of lower cost alternative drugs than the selected prescription drug. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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