Medication advisory system

• US 20070203751A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arthur Koblasz
• Original Assignee: Arthur Koblasz
• Inventors: Koblasz, Arthur
• Granted Patent: US 8,639,530 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

A medication information repository and analysis system receives prescription information indicating medication prescriptions filled for the patient, analyzes the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and stores a medication advisory message indicating prescription and recent medication consumption information for the patient in association with a personal identifier assigned to the patient. A medication advisory delivery system automatically delivers the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient. An emergency medical technician may issue the medication advisory request after reading a medication advisory tag carried by a patient identifying the medication advisory contact information and the personal identifier assigned to the patient.

Claims

1. A medication advisory system for receiving, maintaining and delivering medication information pertaining to a patient, comprising:

a medication information repository and analysis system operative for receiving prescription information indicating medication prescriptions filled for the patient, analyzing the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and storing a medication advisory message indicating prescription and recent medication consumption information for the patient in association with a personal identifier assigned to the patient;

a medication advisory delivery system operative for automatically delivering the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient; and

a medication advisory tag carried by the patient identifying the medication advisory contact information and the personal identifier assigned to the patient.

2. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication information repository is configured to receive prescription information from multiple pharmacies that have filled prescriptions for the patient and determine the estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient based on the prescription information received form the multiple pharmacies.

3. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system is operative to receive a requester identifier in association with the medication advisory request, and to determine whether the requester identifier is associated with a party authorized to receive the medication advisory message as a condition to delivering the medication advisory message in response to the medication advisory message.

4. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein:

the medication information repository stores a verification code in association with the personal identifier for the patient; and

the medication advisory message includes the verification code for the purpose of validating that a correct patient identifier has been included in the medication advisory request.

5. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein:

the medication information repository stores a patient photograph in association with the personal identifier for the patient; and

the medication advisory message includes the patient photograph for the purpose of validating that a correct patient is associated with the medication advisory message.

6. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system comprises a telephone voice response unit, the medication advisory contact information comprises a telephone directory number assigned to the telephone voice response unit, the medication advisory request comprises a telephone call received by the telephone voice response unit, and the medication advisory message comprises a pre-recorded voice message.

7. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system comprises a text message response unit, the medication advisory contact information comprises a text message access number assigned to the text message response unit, the medication advisory request comprises a text message request received by the text message response unit, and the medication advisory message comprises a text message response.

8. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system comprises an Internet email server, the medication advisory contact information comprises an Internet address assigned to the Internet email server, the medication advisory request comprises an email received by the Internet email server, and the medication advisory message comprises an email response message.

9. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication information repository is operable for receiving additional medical information pertaining to the patient and including the additional medical information in the medication advisory message.

10. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the additional medical information comprises medication allergy information pertaining to the patient.

11. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication information repository is operable for receiving medical insurance information pertaining to the patient and including the medical insurance information in the medication advisory message.

12. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory delivery system is further operative to use the insurance information to deliver a message to an insurance provider notifying the insurance provide that a medication advisory message has been delivered for the patient.