SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A REPLENISHMENT PROGRAM THROUGH A CONTRACT PHARMACY
First Claim
1. A computer system to allow a pharmacy to serve patients of a plurality of qualified entities, the system comprising:
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an output device in electrical communication with the processor; and
a memory in electrical communication with the processor, the memory comprising,an operating system, anda qualified program management module to perform the method of,enabling dispensing of drugs to the patients of the plurality of qualified entities from a common inventory of the pharmacy, wherein each of the qualified entities is entitled to reduced cost drugs under a respective qualified program,monitoring the drugs dispensed to the patients of each of the plurality of qualified entities from the common inventory,generating a report of the drugs dispensed to patients of a particular qualified entity, wherein the report is generated according to regulations of a respective qualified program of the particular qualified entity, andenabling the replenishment of the drugs dispensed to the patients of the particular qualified entity, wherein the drugs are replenished according to the regulations of the respective qualified program of the particular qualified entity.
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Abstract
The existing infrastructure of a pharmacy may be extended to allow the pharmacy to service patients of one or more qualified entities that are entitled to discounted drugs through one or more qualified programs (e.g., 340B, GPO, PAP, or the like). One or more data structures of the systems already in place at the pharmacy may be leveraged to store data relating to the qualified entity and/or qualified program that covering the patients served by the pharmacy. This data used to comply with the regulatory requirements of the qualifying programs under which the drugs are obtained. The data may also be used to track inventory loaned to the qualifying entity from a common inventory of the pharmacy. The inventory information may be used to replenish the loaned inventory as needed, identify alternative, equivalent drugs for use in replenishment, and manage the reimbursement and financial reconciliation elements of the qualified programs.
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35 Claims
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1. A computer system to allow a pharmacy to serve patients of a plurality of qualified entities, the system comprising:
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a processor; an output device in electrical communication with the processor; and a memory in electrical communication with the processor, the memory comprising, an operating system, and a qualified program management module to perform the method of, enabling dispensing of drugs to the patients of the plurality of qualified entities from a common inventory of the pharmacy, wherein each of the qualified entities is entitled to reduced cost drugs under a respective qualified program, monitoring the drugs dispensed to the patients of each of the plurality of qualified entities from the common inventory, generating a report of the drugs dispensed to patients of a particular qualified entity, wherein the report is generated according to regulations of a respective qualified program of the particular qualified entity, and enabling the replenishment of the drugs dispensed to the patients of the particular qualified entity, wherein the drugs are replenished according to the regulations of the respective qualified program of the particular qualified entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium, having stored thereon computer readable instruction code for performing a method to allow a contract pharmacy to serve patients of a plurality of qualified entities, the method comprising:
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enabling dispensing of drugs to the patients of the plurality of qualified entities from a common inventory of the contract pharmacy, wherein each of the qualified entities is entitled to reduced cost drugs under a respective qualified program; monitoring the drugs dispensed to the patients of each of the plurality of qualified entities from the common inventory; generating a report of the drugs dispensed to patients of a particular qualified entity, wherein the report is generated according to regulations of a respective qualified program of the particular qualified entity; and enabling replenishment of the drugs dispensed to the patients of the particular qualified entity, wherein the drugs are replenished according to the regulations of the respective qualified program of the particular qualified entity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method to allow a pharmacy to serve patients of a plurality of qualified entities, comprising:
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providing for dispensing of drugs to the patients of the plurality of qualified entities from a common inventory of the pharmacy, wherein each of the qualified entities is entitled to reduced cost drug under a respective qualified program; monitoring the drugs dispensed to the patients of the plurality of qualified entities using a computer system; automatically generating a report of the drugs dispensed to patients of a particular qualified entity, wherein the report is generated according to regulations of a qualified program of the particular qualified entity; providing for automatic replenishment of the drugs dispensed to the patients of the particular qualified entity, wherein the replenishment drugs are obtained according to the regulations of the qualified program of the particular qualified entity. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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