SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONICALLY PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for electronically prescribing controlled substances on a wide area network that includes a health care provider system (MCP system), an electronic prescription system (EP system), a third party identification validation system (third party IDV system), and a pharmacy system, and includes: a) the EP system receiving from the HCP system an electronic prescription entered by a provider for a controlled substance, a first identification factor, and a second identification factor; b) the EP system authenticating the first identification factor and transmitting the second identification factor to the third party IDV system for authentication; and c) upon the first identification factor being approved by the EP system and the EP system receiving approval of the second identification factor from the third party IDV system, the electronic prescription being certified for transmission to the pharmacy system as a certified electronic prescription for the controlled substance.
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128 Claims
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109. A method for validating an identity of a provider for electronically prescribing a controlled substance on a wide area network, the wide area network comprising, in operable electronic communication, a health care provider (HCP) system, an electronic prescription (EP) system, and a third party identification validation (third party IDV) system, the method comprising:
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a) the EP system receiving a request that the provider be authorized for electronic prescription of controlled substances; b) the EP system receiving the provider'"'"'s information; c) the EP system transmitting to the third party IDV system at least a portion of the provider'"'"'s information and a request to deliver a second identifier to the provider; d) upon the provider receiving the second identifier and accessing an authentication interface of the EP system, the EP system displaying an application program interface (API) of the third party IDV system in the authentication interface of the EP system on the HCP system; e) the third party IDV system validating the identity of the provider using data input into the displayed API by the provider, and transmitting identity validation approval to the EP system; f) upon receipt of the identity validation approval by the EP system, the provider creating a first identification factor that is stored in the EP system; g) the provider inputting a second identification factor generated by the second identifier into the authentication interface of the EP system via the HCP system; g) the EP system transmitting the second identification factor to the third party IDV system; h) the third party IDV system authenticating the second identification factor and transmitting approval to the EP system; and i) upon receipt of the approval by the EP system, the EP system binding the second identifier to the provider and authorizing the provider for electronically prescribing controlled substances. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. A method for validating an identity of a provider for electronically prescribing a controlled substance comprising:
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a) storing in an electronic prescription (EP) system a first identification factor established by a provider upon successful completion of an identity authentication process; b) a third party identification validation (third party IDV) system authenticating a second identification factor generated by a second identifier and supplied to the third party IDV system by the provider via the EP system, the second identification factor unknown by the EP system; and c) upon the EP system receiving an approval response from the third party IDV system indicating that the second identification factor is accurate, the EP system validating the identity of the provider. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126)
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127. A method for a provider to electronically prescribe controlled substances comprising:
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an electronic prescription (EP) system validating identity of the provider and binding a second identifier to the provider using a third party identification vendor (IDV) system; the EP system receiving a controlled substance prescription from the provider; the EP system authorizing the provider using the third party IDV system; the EP system certifying the controlled substance prescription; the EP system electronically transmitting the certified controlled substance prescription to a health care provider (HCP) system; the HCP system receiving the certified controlled substance prescription and electronically transmitting the certified controlled substance prescription to a pharmacy system; and the pharmacy system receiving the certified controlled substance prescription.
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128. A method for binding a second identifier to a provider for the electronic prescription of controlled substances comprising:
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an electronic prescription (EP) system receiving an National Provider Identification (NPI) number of the provider and an addresses of the provider; the EP system confirming the NPI number of the provider with an NPI database; the EP system requesting a third party identification validation (IDV) system to deliver a second identifier to the provider'"'"'s mailing address; the third party IDV system delivering the second identifier to the provider; the provider receiving the second identifier and logging into the EP system; the EP system using the third party IDV system to validate the identify of the provider, wherein the third party IDV system;
(1) verifies the provider'"'"'s credit information;
(2) builds questions specific to the provider based on the provider'"'"'s credit information;
(3) transmits the questions to the provider via the EP system;
(4) receives answers from the provider via the EP system; and
(5) returns a verification to the EP system validating the provider'"'"'s identity;the provider creating a first authentication factor using the EP system; the second identifier generating a second identification factor; the EP system receiving the second identification factor from the provider; the EP system transmitting the second identification factor to the third party IDV system for authentication; the third party IDV system transmitting an authentication signal to the EP system authenticating the second identification factor; and the EP system binding the second identifier to the provider.
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