Prescription reminder system and method
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1. A prescription reminder system, comprising:
- a first data terminal into which patient and prescription information is entered;
a database subsystem communicating with the data terminal and accepting as input from said first data terminal signals corresponding to said patient and prescription information, the database subsystem disposed remotely from said first data terminal;
a reminder signal generator, operatively coupled to the database subsystem and configured to generate reminder signals responsive to the patient and prescription information;
a paging signal transmitter, operatively coupled to the reminder signal generator and configured to transmit a paging signal responsive to the reminder signal to convey to a patient information concerning a prescription, the paging signal transmitter being disposed remotely from where said patient may comply with said prescription; and
a portable patient pager device configured to receive the paging signal and to convey to said patient said information concerning said prescription.
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Abstract
A prescription reminder system and method provides patients with paging devices, and uses a database of information about the patients and their prescriptions to generate reminder signals, based on which paging signals are transmitted to the paging devices, causing the paging devices to display reminder messages instructing each patient that it is time to take a dose of a prescribed medication.
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1. A prescription reminder system, comprising:
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a first data terminal into which patient and prescription information is entered; a database subsystem communicating with the data terminal and accepting as input from said first data terminal signals corresponding to said patient and prescription information, the database subsystem disposed remotely from said first data terminal; a reminder signal generator, operatively coupled to the database subsystem and configured to generate reminder signals responsive to the patient and prescription information; a paging signal transmitter, operatively coupled to the reminder signal generator and configured to transmit a paging signal responsive to the reminder signal to convey to a patient information concerning a prescription, the paging signal transmitter being disposed remotely from where said patient may comply with said prescription; and a portable patient pager device configured to receive the paging signal and to convey to said patient said information concerning said prescription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing prescription reminders for a patient, comprising:
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storing patient and prescription information in a database; generating reminder signals in response to the patient and prescription information; transmitting paging signals in response to the reminder signals, said transmitting taking place remotely from where said patient is to comply with said prescription reminder; receiving the transmitted paging signals by a portable patient pager device; and conveying the prescription reminders to the patient in response to receipt of the transmitted pager signals by the patient pager device, including displaying alphanumeric prescription reminder messages on a pager display of the patient pager device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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