Interactive Patient Medication List

• US 20110184753A1
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medimpact Healthcare Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Medimpact Healthcare Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Tripoli, Louis Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 8,494,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

Systems, methods and devices for managing patient medication data which include, in one implementation, displaying in a user-interface movable medication containers for medications in a list of medications for a patient, each medication container having a corresponding medication category; displaying a receptacle for organizing the medications, the receptacle having multiple layers having corresponding medication categories in a first dimension, each layer configured to receive one or more medication containers; and receiving a first medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that matches the medication category of the first medication container.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

displaying in a user-interface movable medication containers for medications in a list of medications for a patient, each medication container having a corresponding medication category;

displaying a receptacle for organizing the medications, the receptacle having multiple layers having corresponding medication categories in a first dimension, each layer configured to receive one or more medication containers; and

receiving a first medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that matches the medication category of the first medication container.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rejecting a second medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that does not match the medication category of the second medication container.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein each medication container has a corresponding frequency of administration;

wherein the receptacle has layers in a second dimension that correspond with frequency of administration; and

further comprising receiving the first medication container into a layer in the second dimension that corresponds to the frequency of administration of the first medication container.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

rejecting a second medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the second dimension have a corresponding frequency of administration that does not match the frequency of administration of the second medication container.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein each medication container has a corresponding dosing characteristic;

wherein the receptacle has layers in a second dimension that correspond to the dosing characteristic; and

further comprising receiving the first medication container into a layer in the second dimension that corresponds to the dosing characteristic of the first medication container.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding credit to a incentive program for a patient in response to the receiving the first medication container step, wherein the credit can be redeemed for a prize

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the medication container is a medication bottle having a label depicting prescription data for the medication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the medication container is stylized to have human characteristics.

9. A computer readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

displaying in a user-interface movable medication containers for medications in a list of medications for a patient, each medication container having a corresponding medication category;

displaying a receptacle for organizing the medications, the receptacle having multiple layers having corresponding medication categories in a first dimension, each layer configured to receive one or more medication containers; and

receiving a first medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that matches the medication category of the first medication container.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

rejecting a second medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that does not match the medication category of the second medication container.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 9,

wherein each medication container has a corresponding frequency of administration;

wherein the receptacle has layers in a second dimension that correspond with frequency of administration; and

wherein the instructions when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the first medication container into a layer in the second dimension that corresponds to the frequency of administration of the first medication container.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

rejecting a second medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the second dimension have a corresponding frequency of administration that does not match the frequency of administration of the second medication container.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 9,

wherein each medication container has a corresponding dosing characteristic;

wherein the receptacle has layers in a second dimension that correspond to the dosing characteristic; and

wherein the instructions when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising receiving the first medication container into a layer in the second dimension that corresponds to the dosing characteristic of the first medication container.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

adding credit to a incentive program for a patient in response to the receiving the first medication container step, wherein the credit can be redeemed for a prize.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the medication container is a medication bottle having a label depicting prescription data for the medication.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the medication container is stylized to have human characteristics.

17. A system comprising:

a data storage device for storing medication data received from multiple sources over one or more networks;

a computing system including processor electronics configured to perform operations comprising;

displaying in a user-interface movable medication containers for medications in a list of medications for a patient, each medication container having a corresponding medication category;

displaying a receptacle for organizing the medications, the receptacle having multiple layers having corresponding medication categories in a first dimension, each layer configured to receive one or more medication containers; and

receiving a first medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that matches the medication category of the first medication container.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

rejecting a second medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the first dimension having a corresponding medication category that does not match the medication category of the second medication container.

19. The system of claim 17,

wherein each medication container has a corresponding frequency of administration;

wherein the receptacle has layers in a second dimension that correspond with frequency of administration; and

wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising receiving the first medication container into a layer in the second dimension that corresponds to the frequency of administration of the first medication container.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

rejecting a second medication container from the movable medication containers that is dragged into a layer in the second dimension have a corresponding frequency of administration that does not match the frequency of administration of the second medication container.

21. The system of claim 17,

wherein each medication container has a corresponding dosing characteristic;

wherein the receptacle has layers in a second dimension that correspond to the dosing characteristic; and

wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising receiving the first medication container into a layer in the second dimension that corresponds to the dosing characteristic of the first medication container.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising adding credit to a incentive program for a patient in response to the receiving the first medication container step, wherein the credit can be redeemed for a prize

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the medication container is a medication bottle having a label depicting prescription data for the medication.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the medication container is stylized to have human characteristics.

25. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving medication data for a patient from multiple sources;

consolidating identical medications in the medical data from multiple sources to generate a consolidated list of medications for the patient;

presenting the consolidated list to the patient in a user-interface, the consolidated list comprising graphical representations of medication containers, including a first container for a first drug and a second container for a second drug, with medication data on the containers corresponding to the prescription for the respective container;

determining a problem in the medication list between a first drug and the second drug on the list;

presenting a user selectable depiction of the first drug container and the second drug container in physical conflict until a resolution of the problem is received;

transmitting, in response to user input in the form of a selection of the depiction, the identified problem on the medication list to a heath care professional for resolution;

receiving a resolution of the problem from the health care professional; and

presenting a graphical depiction of a health care professional resolving the conflicting first drug container and a the conflicting second drug container.

26. A computer implemented method for managing patient medication data comprising:

receiving medication data for a patient from multiple sources;

reconciling the medication data from multiple sources to generate a reconciled list of medications for the patient;

presenting the reconciled list comprising graphical representations of medication containers, including a first container for a first medication and a second container for a second medication, with medication data on the containers corresponding to the prescription for the respective container;

identifying a potential cost savings change for the first medication on the list;

displaying the first container dressed in expensive apparel to indicate a potential cost savings for the first medication;

receiving a selection of the potential cost savings for the first medication from the patient;

in response to receiving the selection, transmitting via a network a request for the cost savings change to a health-care professional; and

receiving an indication of an updated prescription according to the cost savings; and

in response to receiving the selection, changing the first medication container dressed in expensive apparel to the first medication container dressed in cost savings apparel.