Secure and Accurate Method for Processing Prescriptions

• US 20080276008A1
• Filed: 08/06/2007
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mauricio A. Leon
• Original Assignee: Mauricio A. Leon
• Inventors: Leon, Mauricio A.
• Application Number:
  US11/834,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20080276008A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00241 using an image reading device as a local input to a computer input via network, e.g. network scanners H04N1/00225
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence

Abstract

The present invention is a new method of processing a prescription that has advantages of security and accuracy while preserving convenience of older methods. The new method includes (1) receiving image information defining an image of a hard copy prescription, (2) displaying the image upon a user interface, (3) receiving response information from the user interface indicative of whether the image is acceptable, and (4) storing the image information on a secure system.

Claims

1. A method of processing a prescription comprising:

receiving image information defining an image of a hand written prescription;

displaying the image upon a user interface;

receiving response information from the user interface indicative of whether the image is acceptable; and

storing the image information on a secure system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the response information indicates that the image is not acceptable, and further comprising:

receiving image update information that defines a corrected image of the hand written prescription; and

storing the image update information on the secure system.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the response information indicates that the image is not acceptable, and further comprising:

receiving replacement image information that defines a replacement image of the hand written prescription; and

storing the replacement image information on the secure system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the response information indicates that the image is not acceptable and further comprising:

receiving annotation information that clarifies the image; and

storing the annotation information on the secure system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the response information is request information indicative of a need to clarify the image.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the request information is received from a pharmacy system and further comprising:

transferring the request information to a provider system; and

receiving clarifying information from the provider system.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the clarifying information includes annotations for the image information, and further comprising:

defining updated image information based upon the image information and the clarifying information; and

storing the updated image information on the secure system.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising inputting the image information to one of a plurality of pending pharmacy orders.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the user interface is one of a provider system user interface, a pharmacy system user interface, or a patient system user interface.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the response information indicates that the image is not acceptable and wherein the secure system is further configured to receive replacement image information from the provider system, the replacement image information defining a replacement image of the hard copy prescription.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the response information includes request information indicative of a need to clarify the image.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein in the secure system is configured to receive annotation information from the provider system that clarifies the image.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the secure system is configured to store updated image information based upon the image information and the annotation information.

10. A system for processing a prescription comprising a secure system coupled to a network and configured to:

receive image information from a provider system, the image information defining an image of a hard copy prescription;

display the image upon a user interface;

receive response information indicative of whether the image is acceptable;

and

store the image information for further processing.

15. A method of delivering a prescription comprising:

receiving a scan activation at a computer user interface;

scanning a hard copy prescription in response to the scan activation;

generating image information in response to the scanning;

generating an image defined by the image information on the user interface; and

receiving a response from the user interface that defines further processing of the image.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the response is indicative of whether the image is acceptable.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the response indicates that the image is not acceptable and further comprising receiving image update information that defines a corrected image of the hard copy prescription.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the image update information is one of:

(1) a replacement image resulting from rescanning the hard copy prescription or (2) annotation information that clarifies the image.

19. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

transferring the image information to a secure system; and

enabling a pharmacy system to have access to the image information.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

receiving request information from the pharmacy system indicative of a need to clarify the image; and

receiving updated image information from a provider system.