APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A PRESCRIPTION AND METHOD OF USING SAME

• US 20070219827A1
• Filed: 03/19/2007
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael H. Green
• Original Assignee: Michael H. Green
• Inventors: Green, Michael H.
• Application Number:
  US11/688,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20070219827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance

Abstract

An apparatus for processing a prescription and method of using same for processing a prescription for a patient, comprising: at least one storage device; and a processor disposed in communication with the at least one storage device, the at least one storage device storing: a program for controlling the processor; and the processor operative with the program to: receive a request for a drug or a drug homolog having a therapeutic category and a managed care formulary status from at least one prescriber/physician and/or at least one managed care provider and/or from at least one pharmaceutical or other provider of the drug; transmit the messaging to the at least one prescriber/physician; and the physician/prescriber selecting the drug or the drug homolog in the therapeutic category by the at least one prescriber/physician to process the prescription.

Claims

1. An apparatus for processing a prescription for a patient, comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor disposed in communication with the storage device, the storage device storing;

a program for controlling the processor; and

the processor operative with the program to;

receive a request for a drug having a therapeutic category and managed care formulary status from at least one prescriber/physician;

transmit messaging for the drug and drug homolog in the therapeutic category and managed care formulary status that has been pre-determined by at least one pharmaceutical or other provider of the drug to the at least one prescriber/physician and to the managed care provider; and

select the drug or the drug homolog in the therapeutic category by the at least one prescriber/physician to process the prescription.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the managed care formulary status includes patient co-pay information.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging for the drug and drug homolog includes counter-detailing messages for drugs in lower tier/higher co-pay status.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging for the drug and drug homolog includes supportive messages for drugs in first tier/lower co-pay status.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the supportive messages include rebates, discounts and promotional incentives from the at least one pharmaceutical supplier.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, the messaging for the drug and drug homolog includes counter-detailing messages for drugs in lower tier/higher co-pay status.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the supportive messages include availability of patient assistance programs to defray patient cost, adjuvant therapy, clinical trial information and developments, continuing medical education (CME) programs and/or patient compliance programs.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

transmit the prescription to the patient'"'"'s pharmacy.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

transmit the messaging for the drug and drug homolog in the therapeutic category and managed care formulary status to the managed care provider.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

receive disease and therapeutic category based resource centers.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

receive downloadable and printable patient/treatment information.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

receive downloadable handheld applications.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

receive e-surveys.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operative with the program to:

receive e-detailing.

15. A method of processing a prescription, comprising:

receiving a request for a drug having a therapeutic category and managed care formulary status from at least one physician/prescriber;

transmitting messaging for the drug and drug homolog in the therapeutic category and managed care formulary status that has been pre-determined by at least one pharmaceutical or other provider of the drug to the at least one prescriber/physician and to the managed care provider; and

selecting the drug or the drug homolog in the therapeutic category by the at least one prescriber/physician to process the prescription.

16. The method of claim 15, comprising selecting the drug or the drug homolog in the therapeutic category in an e-Prescribing transaction.

17. The method of claim 15, comprising transmitting messaging for the drug and drug homolog in the therapeutic category and managed care formulary status in a split screen format.

18. The method of claim 15, comprising periodically updating the messaging for the drug and drug homolog in the therapeutic category and managed care formulary status.