Prescription Generation Validation And Tracking
First Claim
1. A method of creating a medical prescription, comprising:
- creating the prescription in electronic format, the prescription including at least first data set comprising identification information and a second data set, the data sets each being readable independently of the other;
encrypting the second data set;
encoding the first and second data sets on a data carrier; and
printing the prescription with the data carrier having the first and second data sets encoded thereon.
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Abstract
Medical prescriptions may be produced in electronic form and carry a plurality of encoded, encrypted data sets. The first data set may represent a unique prescription identifier and the second data set a patient identifier such as a PIN: Both data sets are encrypted and printed on the item, for example encoded in a data matrix. The patient may present a printed prescription to a chemist at which point the data matix symbol is canned to retrieve the encrypted data sets. The data set including the unique identifier may be sent to a remote location for decryption and comparison against a stored identifier to verify the prescription as genuine. The second data set may be decrypted and compared locally to verify that the person presenting the prescription is the patient or an authorised representative of the patient. If both data sets are vertified, the chemist maydispense the medicine. Further data sets may include details of the prescription and prescription history, and details of the doctor and the chemist. The latter two can be sent to local health authorities for payment. The doctor can be notified when the prescription is validated and the patient'"'"'s records updated accordingly. Different encryption may be used for the two data sets.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of creating a medical prescription, comprising:
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creating the prescription in electronic format, the prescription including at least first data set comprising identification information and a second data set, the data sets each being readable independently of the other; encrypting the second data set; encoding the first and second data sets on a data carrier; and printing the prescription with the data carrier having the first and second data sets encoded thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A method according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the second and any further data sets comprises a reference to data stored at a remote location.
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22. A system for of creating a medical prescription, comprising:
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means for creating the prescription in electronic format, the prescription including at least first data set comprising identification information and a second data set, the data sets each being readable independently of the other; means for encrypting the second data set; means for encoding the first and second data sets on a carrier; and means for printing the prescription with the data carrier having the first and second data sets encoded thereon.
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23. Computer software for creating a medical prescription, comprising software for performing the steps of:
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creating the prescription in electronic format, the prescription including at least first data set comprising identification information and a second data set, the data sets each being readable independently of the other; encrypting the second data set; and encoding the first and second data sets onto a data carrier for printing of the prescription with the data carrier thereon.
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24. A method of generating a medical prescription, comprising the steps of:
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generating the prescription in electronic form, and encoding thereon a plurality of data sets, including a first data set having a unique prescription identifier, and an encrypted second data set having a patient identifier; printing the prescription with a data carrier having the first data set and encrypted second data set encoded thereon; on presentation of the prescription at a pharmacy by a party; scanning the prescription to decode the data carrier to retrieve the first and second data sets; comparing the unique identifier of the first data set with pre-stored data; authenticating the prescription as genuine if there is a match; decrypting the second data set to recover the patient identifier; comparing the patient identifier with a patient identifier supplied by the party presenting the prescription; and
if there is a matchauthenticating the prescription as acceptable for dispensing to the party wherein the comparison of the unique identifier and the patient identifier are performed independently of each other.
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25. A method of creating a medical prescription, comprising:
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creating the prescription in electronic format; including on the prescription a data carrier having encoded thereon a first data set containing unique prescription identifier and an encrypted second data set readable independently of the first data set and including a reference to data stored at a remote location; storing a record of the unique identifier; printing the prescription with the encoded data carrier thereon; and authenticating the prescription by scanning the data carrier to retrieve the unique identifier, comparing the identifier with the stored record, and authenticating the prescription if there is a match.
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