Prescription management system
First Claim
1. A prescription creation software system implemented on a computer comprising a program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the system being for use by a prescriber to create an electronic prescription prescribing a drug treatment for a patient condition exhibited by a patient at a point of care, the patient having a drugs benefit provider, the drugs benefit provider issuing a prescription benefit plan including a drug formulary for the patient listing at least one drug preferred by the drugs benefit provider for treatment of the condition, the electronic prescription comprising a patient identifier, at least one prescribed drug and at least one drug quantifier for the prescribed drug and being usable by a pharmacist to dispense the prescribed drug or drugs, the prescription creation system providing:
- (a) a prescription creation screen display, permitting prescriber-operable data capture including;
i. patient-identifying data;
ii. prescribed drug identification data;
iii. drug quantification data;
iv. information regarding prescribability of a drug pursuant to formulary guidelines, the information being formulary-qualified according to the patient condition; and
(b) a library of prescribable drug data accessible from the prescription creation screen to display multiple prescribable drugs; and
(c) drug formulary information identifying at least one of multiple drugs as a patient'"'"'s drug formulary preferences for selection by the prescriber of a benefit plan recommended drug;
by which the patient'"'"'s drug formulary preference is presented to the prescriber prior to completion of the prescription.
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Abstract
A prescription creation software system implemented on a computer is provided. The prescription creation software system includes a prescription creation screen display to allow the data capture of information including, patient-identifying data, prescribed drug identification data and drug quantification data. The prescription creation software system additionally provides a prescriber with drug formulary information identifying at least one drug as a patient'"'"'s drug formulary preference, prior to completion of the prescription.
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5 Claims
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1. A prescription creation software system implemented on a computer comprising a program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the system being for use by a prescriber to create an electronic prescription prescribing a drug treatment for a patient condition exhibited by a patient at a point of care, the patient having a drugs benefit provider, the drugs benefit provider issuing a prescription benefit plan including a drug formulary for the patient listing at least one drug preferred by the drugs benefit provider for treatment of the condition, the electronic prescription comprising a patient identifier, at least one prescribed drug and at least one drug quantifier for the prescribed drug and being usable by a pharmacist to dispense the prescribed drug or drugs, the prescription creation system providing:
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(a) a prescription creation screen display, permitting prescriber-operable data capture including; i. patient-identifying data; ii. prescribed drug identification data; iii. drug quantification data; iv. information regarding prescribability of a drug pursuant to formulary guidelines, the information being formulary-qualified according to the patient condition; and (b) a library of prescribable drug data accessible from the prescription creation screen to display multiple prescribable drugs; and (c) drug formulary information identifying at least one of multiple drugs as a patient'"'"'s drug formulary preferences for selection by the prescriber of a benefit plan recommended drug;
by which the patient'"'"'s drug formulary preference is presented to the prescriber prior to completion of the prescription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A prescription creation software system implemented on a computer comprising a program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the system being for use by a prescriber to create an electronic prescription prescribing a drug to treat a condition exhibited by a patient at a point-of-care, the electronic prescription comprising a patient identifier, at least one prescribed drug and at least one drug quantifier for the prescribed drug and being usable by a pharmacist to dispense the prescribed drug or drugs, the prescription creation system providing:
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a) a prescription creation screen display, permitting prescriber-operable data capture of information including; i) patient-identifying data; ii) prescribed drug identification data; iii) drug quantification data; iv) a patient condition data capture device for capturing patient condition data regarding the patient condition exhibited by the patient wherein the electronic prescription further comprises the patient condition data; and b) a library of prescribable drug data accessible from the prescription creation screen to display multiple prescribable drugs wherein said prescribable drugs are associated with a patient condition; and c) a prescription output screen device to output a completed prescription; d) drug formulary information identifying at least one of multiple drugs as a patient'"'"'s drug formulary preferences for selection by the prescriber of a benefit plan recommended drug;
by which the patient'"'"'s drug formulary preference is presented to the prescriber prior to completion of the prescription;wherein the completed prescription includes the patient condition and identification and quantification data regarding a drug prescribed by the prescriber user for treatment of the patient condition, the patient condition and drug data being captured into the prescription.
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