CONTROLLED ORDERING OF SUPPLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method for controlling ordering of supplies for a medical device, comprising:
- determining, at a server, authorization of a user to submit an order for one or more supplies associated with a medical device prescribed to the user;
receiving, at the server, information associated with the authorized user, wherein the information includes (i) eligible items permitted to be purchased by the user based on one or more of (a) the user'"'"'s prescription for the medical device or (b) compatibility of components associated with the medical device, and (ii) pricing of the eligible items associated with the medical device based on an insurance plan of the user;
determining, at the server, eligibility of the user to purchase the one or more supplies submitted in the order based on analysis the information; and
determining, at the server, payment information for payers associated with purchase of the determined eligible one or more supplies submitted in the order, wherein the payment information for payers include a co-payment for the user and a covered payment for a carrier of the insurance plan.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for controlling the ordering of medical device supplies. In some aspects, a method includes authorizing a user to submit an order for supplies associated with a prescribed medical device; receiving information associated with the authorized user including (i) eligible items permitted to be purchased such as the user'"'"'s prescription for the medical device and/or compatibility of components associated with the medical device, and (ii) pricing of the eligible items based on an insurance plan of the user; determining eligibility of the user to purchase the one or more supplies submitted in the order based on analysis the information; and determining payment information for payers associated with purchase of the determined eligible one or more supplies submitted in the order, in which the payment information for payers include a co-payment for the user and a covered payment for a carrier of the insurance plan.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling ordering of supplies for a medical device, comprising:
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determining, at a server, authorization of a user to submit an order for one or more supplies associated with a medical device prescribed to the user; receiving, at the server, information associated with the authorized user, wherein the information includes (i) eligible items permitted to be purchased by the user based on one or more of (a) the user'"'"'s prescription for the medical device or (b) compatibility of components associated with the medical device, and (ii) pricing of the eligible items associated with the medical device based on an insurance plan of the user; determining, at the server, eligibility of the user to purchase the one or more supplies submitted in the order based on analysis the information; and determining, at the server, payment information for payers associated with purchase of the determined eligible one or more supplies submitted in the order, wherein the payment information for payers include a co-payment for the user and a covered payment for a carrier of the insurance plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for controlling ordering of supplies for a medical device, comprising:
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a controlled ordering software application operable on a user computing device to (i) receive user input indicative of an order for the one or more supplies associated with a medical device prescribed to a patient user, and (ii) cause transmission of the user input by the user computing device; and one or more secure computers including at least one processor and at least one memory including program code which when executed by the at least one processor causes operations of the one or more secure computers, comprising; receiving the user input, determining authorization of the patient user to submit the order for one or more supplies associated with a medical device, processing ordering information associated with the authorized patient user, wherein the ordering information includes (i) eligible items permitted to be purchased by the patient user based on one or more of (a) the patient user'"'"'s prescription for the medical device or (b) compatibility of components associated with the medical device, and (ii) pricing of the eligible items associated with the medical device based on an insurance plan of the patient user, determining eligibility of the patient user to purchase the one or more supplies submitted in the order based on the processing of the ordering information, and determining payment information for payers associated with purchase of the determined eligible one or more supplies submitted in the order, wherein the payment information for payers include a co-payment for the patient user and a covered payment for a carrier of the insurance plan. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor including at least one memory including program code which when executed by the at least one processor causes operations comprising; determining, at a server, authorization of a patient user of a medical device to submit an order for one or more supplies associated with the medical device prescribed to the patient user; receiving, at the server, information associated with the authorized patient user, wherein the information includes (i) eligible items permitted to be purchased by the patient user based on one or more of (a) the patient user'"'"'s prescription for the medical device or (b) compatibility of components associated with the medical device, and (ii) pricing of the eligible items associated with the medical device based on an insurance plan of the patient user; determining, at the server, eligibility of the patient user to purchase the one or more supplies submitted in the order based on analysis the information; and determining, at the server, payment information for payers associated with purchase of the determined eligible one or more supplies submitted in the order, wherein the payment information for payers include a co-payment for the patient user and a covered payment for a carrier of the insurance plan. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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