Interactive prescription processing and managing system

• US 20090106313A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Randy Boldyga
• Original Assignee: Randy Boldyga
• Inventors: Boldyga, Randy
• Application Number:
  US11/976,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106313A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

An electronic prescription processing system. The system allows users to process prescriptions for multiple patients, access individual patient and medication data over a computer network and to use that data to perform all tasks necessary to fill and refill prescriptions including, checking for drug interactions, alerting the user of alternative medications, and numerous other tasks useful for managing one or more prescriptions for one or multiple patients.

Claims

1. A prescription creation and management software system for managing one or multiple patients implemented on one or more user operated electronic computing devices comprising a program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the system being for use by a prescriber to create an electronic prescription prescribing a drug treatment for a patient condition exhibited by a selected patient, and for managing, maintaining, and periodically updating all electronic files stored on or accessible to a host computer system, relating to one or several patients including:

a patient data screen containing prescriber obtainable data regarding patient identity;

a prescription writing screen allowing the prescriber to initiate a prescription creation subroutine which allows access to all data pertinent for creating a prescription for the selected patient for a selected pre-diagnosed condition;

a prescription preview screen allowing the prescriber to preview a prescription created using the subroutine initiated upon accessing the prescription writing screen; and

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a prescription output screen allowing the prescriber to transmit an electronic prescription to a designated pharmacy based upon predetermined criteria.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein data entered on said patient data screen is used to allow said host computer to determine user identity and level of system access.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said prescription creation subroutine causes said prescriber to review and modify as necessary several predetermined parameters in order to complete a prescription.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said patient data screen can display several alert and status icons.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein said alert and status icons are color and shape coded.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said prescription creation subroutine includes several screens for reviewing and entering prescription parameters, at least some of which have color and shape coded icons for indicating various parameters associated with the prescription writing process.

7. The system of claim 1 including a system utilities screen which allows prescriber access to a plurality of subroutines useful for system and patient data management.