System and Method for Optimizing Prescription Delivery Related Applications

• US 20080228519A1
• Filed: 01/02/2007
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mauricio A. Leon
• Original Assignee: Mauricio A. Leon
• Inventors: Leon, Mauricio A.
• Application Number:
  US11/619,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20080228519A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

The present invention concerns a health service system that is configured to enable a patient to obtain prescriptions in a secure, accurate, automated, convenient, manner that is optimized for the particular patient. The health service system includes an IT (information technology) system that is coupled to a network that is in communication with a patient system, a healthcare provider system, and a number of pharmacies. When a healthcare provider generates a prescription for a patient, the prescription is transferred to the health service system. The health service system processes the prescription and thereby defines offer information for each of a plurality of pharmacies. The offer information is then delivered and/or presented to enable the patient to select an offer. Upon selecting an offer, order information is then transferred to one of the plurality of pharmacies.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing the filling of prescriptions comprising:

providing a health service system;

receiving prescription information at the health service system;

processing the prescription information to define offer information that is indicative of a plurality of individual offers for each of a plurality of pharmacies respectively; and

transferring the offer information to a patient system.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving pharmacy preference information from the patient system, the pharmacy preference information is indicative of the plurality of pharmacies.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the prescription information is received from a healthcare provider system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the prescription information includes:

transferring the prescription information to a plurality of pharmacy systems; and

receiving the individual offer information from each of the plurality of pharmacies.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the prescription information includes:

removing information defining a patient identity from the prescription information to define abridged prescription information;

transferring the prescription information to a plurality of pharmacy systems; and

receiving the individual offer information from each of the plurality of pharmacies.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving offer selection information from the patient system that is indicative of the selection of one of the plurality of individual offers;

processing the offer selection information to define order information; and

transferring the order information to one of the plurality of pharmacies that corresponds to the selection of one of the plurality of individual offers.

7. A health service information technology system comprising:

a pharmacy subsystem configured to be managed by a pharmacy and containing pharmacy information provided by a pharmacy system; and

a patient subsystem configured to be managed by a patient and containing patient information provided by the patient.

8. The health service information technology system of claim 7, further comprising a quotation subsystem configured to receive prescription information and to process the prescription information based upon the pharmacy information and the patient information.

9. The health service information technology system of claim 7 wherein the pharmacy subsystem includes a module enabling the pharmacy system to transfer information that configures the operation of the pharmacy subsystem.

10. A method of generating a prescription order for a patient comprising:

receiving first information defining a prescription;

processing the first information to define second information defining a plurality of quotations;

delivering the second information the patient; and

receiving third information from the patient defining selection of a single quotation from the plurality of quotations.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the first information is received from a patient system.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein processing the first information includes removing information that is indicative of the identity of the patient.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein processing the first information includes:

generating a request for quote;

generating a target list of pharmacies from which to obtain quotations;

distributing the request for quote to the target list;

receiving quotation information from pharmacy systems from within the target list of pharmacies;

processing the quotation information to form the second information.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein a mode of delivering the second information to the patient is selected from a list consisting of a phone call, an electronic mail, a text message, a fax, and a system inbox.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein more than one mode of delivering is used in a pre-selected sequence.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the delivering the second information to the patient includes transferring the second information to the patient system, the patient system selected from a list consisting of an information technology system, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular phone, and a personal data assistant.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein delivering the second information to the patient includes receiving a log in from a patient system and displaying the second information on the patient system.

18. The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving pharmacy selection information from a patient system defining a target list of pharmacies from which to obtain the plurality of quotations.

19. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

generating an order based upon the third information; and

transferring the order to a pharmacy system.