Maintaining Patient Medication Lists

• US 20110184756A1
• Filed: 01/22/2010
• 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: Yamaga, Cynthia Chiyemi, Tripoli, Louis Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 8,249,897 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

Systems, methods and devices for managing patient medication data which include, in one implementation, 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 to the patient in a user-interface; identifying a potential cost savings change for a prescribed medication on the list; presenting an indication of the cost savings change to the patient in the user-interface; receiving a selection of the potential cost savings for the prescribed 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; receiving an approval of the cost savings; and presenting to the patient an updated medication list, the updated the medication list updated according to the approval.

Claims

1. 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 to the patient in a user-interface;

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

presenting an indication of the cost savings change to the patient in the user-interface;

receiving a selection of the potential cost savings for the prescribed 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;

receiving an approval of the cost savings; and

presenting to the patient an updated medication list, the updated the medication list updated according to the approval.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an approval of the cost savings comprises receiving an indication of an updated prescription according to the cost savings.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to the receiving an indication of an updated prescription, presenting to the patient on the list an indication of the updated prescription.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving claims data indicating that the prescription has been purchased; and

wherein presenting an updated medication list is in response to the receiving claims data indicating that the prescription has been purchased.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting the updated prescription to a pharmacy.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein presenting an updated medication list comprises adding a medication to the list corresponding to the prescription and removing a medication from the list that was replaced by the prescription.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving a confirmation from the patient that the patient has discontinued taking the removed medication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the cost savings comprises a therapeutic alternative.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the cost savings comprises a generic alternative.

10. The method claim 1, further comprising accumulating points for a incentive program for the patient when a selection of the potential cost savings is received for the prescribed medication from the patient, wherein the points can be redeemed by the patient.

11. A computer readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations 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 to the patient in a user-interface;

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

presenting an indication of the cost savings change to the patient in the user-interface;

receiving a selection of the potential cost savings for the prescribed 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;

receiving an approval of the cost savings; and

presenting to the patient an updated medication list, the updated the medication list updated according to the approval.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein receiving an approval of the cost savings comprises receiving an indication of an updated prescription according to the cost savings.

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

in response to the receiving an indication of an updated prescription, presenting to the patient on the list an indication of the updated prescription.

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

receiving claims data indicating that the prescription has been purchased; and

wherein presenting an updated medication list is in response to the receiving claims data indicating that the prescription has been purchased.

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

transmitting the updated prescription to a pharmacy.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein presenting an updated medication list comprises adding a medication to the list corresponding to the prescription and removing a medication from the list that was replaced by the prescription.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a confirmation from the patient that the patient has discontinued taking the removed medication.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the cost savings comprises a therapeutic alternative.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the cost savings comprises a generic alternative.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 11, accumulating points for a incentive program for the patient when a selection of the potential cost savings is received for the prescribed medication from the patient, wherein the points can be redeemed by the patient.

21. A system for managing patient medication data 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;

receiving and storing 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 to the patient in a user-interface;

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

presenting an indication of the cost savings change to the patient in the user-interface;

receiving a selection of the potential cost savings for the prescribed 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 approval of the cost savings; and

presenting to the patient an updated medication list, the updated the medication list updated according to the approval.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein receiving an approval of the cost savings comprises receiving an indication of an updated prescription according to the cost savings.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

in response to the receiving an indication of an updated prescription, presenting to the patient on the list an indication of the updated prescription.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

receiving claims data indicating that the prescription has been purchased; and

wherein presenting an updated medication list is in response to the receiving claims data indicating that the prescription has been purchased.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

transmitting the updated prescription to a pharmacy.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein presenting an updated medication list comprises adding a medication to the list corresponding to the prescription and removing a medication from the list that was replaced by the prescription.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

receiving a confirmation from the patient that the patient has discontinued taking the removed medication.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the cost savings comprises a therapeutic alternative.

29. The system of claim 21, wherein the cost savings comprises a generic alternative.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform the operations comprising:

accumulating points for a incentive program for the patient when a selection of the potential cost savings is received for the prescribed medication from the patient, wherein the points can be redeemed by the patient.