Identification of Inappropriate Medications In A Medication Therapy Regimen
First Claim
1. A method of identifying inappropriate medications for a person comprising:
- receiving patient parameter data relating to one or more patient risk factors associated with a person including the person'"'"'s age;
receiving medication data relating to a medication being used by the person;
evaluating the medication data to identify an adverse health outcome for the person if the person'"'"'s age is greater than a predetermined threshold; and
intervening in a medical treatment of the person in response to an identified adverse health outcome based on the medical condition data and the medication data.
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Abstract
A method of identifying inappropriate medications within a medication therapy regimen detects and removes medications that are known to cause adverse health outcomes in elderly persons having particular medical conditions. Methods of identifying inappropriate medications within a medication therapy regimen and intervention thereof are provided herein. The methods of identifying inappropriate medications within a medication therapy regimen include receiving information on a medication being used by the person, and evaluating the medication information to identify an adverse health outcome for the person if the person'"'"'s age is greater than a predetermined threshold.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of identifying inappropriate medications for a person comprising:
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receiving patient parameter data relating to one or more patient risk factors associated with a person including the person'"'"'s age; receiving medication data relating to a medication being used by the person; evaluating the medication data to identify an adverse health outcome for the person if the person'"'"'s age is greater than a predetermined threshold; and intervening in a medical treatment of the person in response to an identified adverse health outcome based on the medical condition data and the medication data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of identifying an inappropriate medication in a medication therapy regimen for an elderly person comprising:
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identifying an elderly person having a medical condition; analyzing a first medication therapy regimen associated with the identified elderly person, the first medication therapy regimen comprising a medication being used by the identified elderly person; comparing the medication being used by the identified elderly person with a predetermined list of medications; developing a second medication therapy regimen associated with the identified elderly person if the predetermined list of medications comprises the medication being used by the identified elderly person; and executing the second medication therapy regimen for the identified elderly person. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of conducting a business relating to identifying inappropriate medications within a medication therapy regimen, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to subscribe to a medication therapy management service; providing a medication therapy management service relating to identifying inappropriate medications within a medication therapy regimen, wherein the medication therapy management service includes intervening in the medication therapy regimen if the medication therapy management service identifies an inappropriate medication within the medication therapy regimen; submitting a reimbursement code in response to the intervention; and receiving reimbursement for the service in response to the reimbursement code. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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