Prescription data processing system for determining new therapy starts
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1. A computer implemented method for processing prescription data representing a plurality of prescription drugs, said method comprising the steps of:
- arranging received prescription data that corresponds to a first prescription drug into a new record of a predetermined format containing an identifier for identifying said patient and further containing a first name of said first prescription drug;
accessing a plurality of pre-stored records of said predetermined format, each pre-stored record containing information on a plurality of prescription drugs previously prescribed for respective patients;
comparing said identifier in said new record with each identifier located in the pre-stored records to find a matching pre-stored record associated with said patient;
comparing said first name of said first prescription drug with a second name of a second prescription drug located in the found matching pre-stored record; and
identifying said first prescription drug as a new therapy start for said patient if said first name is not substantially identical to said second name.
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Abstract
Prescription data representing a prescription for a particular drug is arranged into records. Each record includes fields for identifying a patient and a subscriber, and for indicating the date for dispensing the drug and the drug dosage, among other things. Based on the information in the fields, a prescribed drug is identified as a new therapy or a continuation therapy. In addition, a therapy switch is ascertained on the basis of the drug identified as the new therapy for a patient.
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1. A computer implemented method for processing prescription data representing a plurality of prescription drugs, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging received prescription data that corresponds to a first prescription drug into a new record of a predetermined format containing an identifier for identifying said patient and further containing a first name of said first prescription drug; accessing a plurality of pre-stored records of said predetermined format, each pre-stored record containing information on a plurality of prescription drugs previously prescribed for respective patients; comparing said identifier in said new record with each identifier located in the pre-stored records to find a matching pre-stored record associated with said patient; comparing said first name of said first prescription drug with a second name of a second prescription drug located in the found matching pre-stored record; and identifying said first prescription drug as a new therapy start for said patient if said first name is not substantially identical to said second name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system for processing prescription data representing a plurality of prescription drugs, comprising:
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means for arranging received prescription data that corresponds to a first prescription drug into a new record of a predetermined format containing an identifier for identifying said patient and further containing a first name of said first prescription drug; means for accessing a plurality of pre-stored records of said predetermined format, each pre-stored record containing information on a plurality of prescription drugs previously prescribed for respective patients; means for comparing said identifier in said new record with each identifier located in the pre-stored records to find a matching pre-stored record associated with said patient; means for comparing said first name of said first prescription drug with a second name of a second prescription drug located in the found matching pre-stored record; and means for identifying said first prescription drug as a new therapy start for said patient if said first name is not substantially identical to said second name. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program code for, when executed, causing a computer to perform a method for processing prescription data representing a plurality of prescription drugs, said method comprising:
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arranging received prescription data that corresponds to a first prescription drug into a new record of a predetermined format containing an identifier for identifying said patient and further containing a first name of said first prescription drug; accessing a plurality of pre-stored records of said predetermined format, each pre-stored record containing information on a plurality of prescription drugs previously prescribed for respective patients; comparing said identifier in said new record with each identifier located in the pre-stored records to find a matching pre-stored record associated with said patient; comparing said first name of said first prescription drug with a second name of a second prescription drug located in the found matching pre-stored record; and identifying said first prescription drug as a new therapy start for said patient if said first name is not substantially identical to said second name.
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20. A computer implemented method for processing prescription data using a plurality of pre-stored prescription data records, each of which comprises a patient identifier identifying a patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the identified patient of the respective record, the method comprising:
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receiving a first prescription data record comprising a patient identifier identifying a first patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the first patient; comparing the patient identifier of the first prescription data record to the patient identifier of each of the plurality of pre-stored prescription data records to find a pre-stored prescription data record having a patient identifier matching the patient identifier of the first prescription data record; determining whether the drug identifier of the matching pre-stored prescription data record is related to the drug identifier of the first prescription data record; identifying the drug being prescribed to the first patient as a new therapy start for the first patient if the drug identifier of the first prescription data record is not related to the drug identifier of the matching pre-stored prescription data record. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer implemented method for processing prescription data using a plurality of pre-stored prescription data records, each of which comprises a patient identifier identifying a patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the identified patient of the respective record, the method comprising:
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receiving a first prescription data record comprising a patient identifier identifying a first patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the first patient; comparing the patient identifier of the first prescription data record to the patient identifier of each of the plurality of pre-stored prescription data records to find all pre-stored prescription data records having a patient identifier matching the patient identifier of the first prescription data record; identifying all the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the first prescription data record; for each matching pre-stored prescription data record, identifying all the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the respective pre-stored prescription data record; and determining whether the drug being prescribed of the first prescription data record is a therapy switch based on the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the first prescription and the illnesses treatable by any drug being prescribed of any of the matching pre-stored prescription data records. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer system for processing prescription data using a plurality of pre-stored prescription data records, each of which comprises a patient identifier identifying a patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the identified patient of the respective record, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a first prescription data record comprising a patient identifier identifying a first patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the first patient; means for comparing the patient identifier of the first prescription data record to the patient identifier of each of the plurality of pre-stored prescription data records to find a pre-stored prescription data record having a patient identifier matching the patient identifier of the first prescription data record; means for determining whether the drug identifier of the matching pre-stored prescription data record is related to the drug identifier of the first prescription data record; means for identifying the drug being prescribed to the first patient as a new therapy start for the first patient if the drug identifier of the first prescription data record is not related to the drug identifier of the matching pre-stored prescription data record. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer system for processing prescription data using a plurality of pre-stored prescription data records, each of which comprises a patient identifier identifying a patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the identified patient of the respective record, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a first prescription data record comprising a patient identifier identifying a first patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the first patient; means for comparing the patient identifier of the first prescription data record to the patient identifier of each of the plurality of pre-stored prescription data records to find all pre-stored prescription data records having a patient identifier matching the patient identifier of the first prescription data record; means for identifying all the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the first prescription data record; means for identifying, for each matching pre-stored prescription data record, all the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the respective pre-stored prescription data record; and means for determining whether the drug being prescribed of the first prescription data record is a therapy switch based on the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the first prescription and the illnesses treatable by any drug being prescribed of any of the matching pre-stored prescription data records. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code, when executed, causing a computer to implement a method for processing prescription data using a plurality of pre-stored prescription data records, each of which comprises a patient identifier identifying a patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the identified patient of the respective record, the method comprising:
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receiving a first prescription data record comprising a patient identifier identifying a first patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the first patient; comparing the patient identifier of the first prescription data record to the patient identifier of each of the plurality of pre-stored prescription data records to find a pre-stored prescription data record having a patient identifier matching the patient identifier of the first prescription data record; determining whether the drug identifier of the matching pre-stored prescription data record is related to the drug identifier of the first prescription data record; identifying the drug being prescribed to the first patient as a new therapy start for the first patient if the drug identifier of the first prescription data record is not related to the drug identifier of the matching pre-stored prescription data record. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code, when executed, causing a computer to implement a method for processing prescription data using a plurality of pre-stored prescription data records, each of which comprises a patient identifier identifying a patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the identified patient of the respective record, the method comprising:
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receiving a first prescription data record comprising a patient identifier identifying a first patient and a drug identifier identifying a drug being prescribed to the first patient; comparing the patient identifier of the first prescription data record to the patient identifier of each of the plurality of pre-stored prescription data records to find all pre-stored prescription data records having a patient identifier matching the patient identifier of the first prescription data record; identifying all the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the first prescription data record; for each matching pre-stored prescription data record, identifying all the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the respective pre-stored prescription data record; and determining whether the drug being prescribed of the first prescription data record is a therapy switch based on the illnesses treatable by the drug being prescribed of the first prescription and the illnesses treatable by any drug being prescribed of any of the matching pre-stored prescription data records. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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