Apparatus and method for processing phone-in prescriptions
First Claim
1. A method of processing prescription requests comprising the steps:
- establishing a connection to a remotely located prescription processing system;
submitting a prescription request to the prescription processing system;
capturing the prescription request for subsequent manipulation;
converting the captured prescription request to a digitized form at the prescription processing system to obtain a digitized prescription request;
storing the digitized prescription request on a database maintained by the prescription processing system;
independently assessing by personnel associated with the prescription processing system correctness of the prescription request, said personnel comprising a non-physician and non-pharmacist users electronically signing a patient'"'"'s orders resulting from said independently assessing;
sending completed prescription information to a filling pharmacy; and
filling the prescription request, at the filling pharmacy, based on the completed prescription information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for processing phone-in prescription requests. The apparatus is in the form of a prescription processing network that includes a prescription processing system and a communication device remotely located from the prescription processing system. The communication device is used to establish a communication channel with the prescription processing system and submit a prescription request over the communication channel. A pharmacist, associated with the prescription processing system, prepares a completed prescription form based, at least in part, on the submitted prescription request. The prescription processing network also includes a pharmacy for receiving the completed prescription form, and filling the prescription request based on the completed prescription form.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of processing prescription requests comprising the steps:
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establishing a connection to a remotely located prescription processing system; submitting a prescription request to the prescription processing system; capturing the prescription request for subsequent manipulation; converting the captured prescription request to a digitized form at the prescription processing system to obtain a digitized prescription request; storing the digitized prescription request on a database maintained by the prescription processing system; independently assessing by personnel associated with the prescription processing system correctness of the prescription request, said personnel comprising a non-physician and non-pharmacist users electronically signing a patient'"'"'s orders resulting from said independently assessing; sending completed prescription information to a filling pharmacy; and filling the prescription request, at the filling pharmacy, based on the completed prescription information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of processing a submitted prescription request, comprising the steps:
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receiving a request from a remote source to establish a connection with a local prescription processing system; establishing a connection with the remote source; receiving a prescription request; independently assessing by personnel associated with the prescription processing system correctness of the prescription request, said personnel comprising a non-physician and non-pharmacist users electronically signing a patient'"'"'s orders resulting from said independently assessing; preparing, by a pharmacist, a completed prescription information based, at least partially, on the prescription request; sending the completed prescription information to a pharmacy to be filled; and when the physician'"'"'s phone number and a prescription identifier result in a predetermined relationship, wherein the predetermined relationship is a match between the physician'"'"'s phone number and the prescription identifier and a stored physician'"'"'s phone number and a stored prescription number stored at the prescription processing system then filling the prescription request, at the predetermined pharmacy, based on the completed prescription information.
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14. A prescription processing network comprising:
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a prescription processing system; a communication device for establishing a communication channel with said prescription processing system and submitting a prescription request over said communication channel, said communication device being remotely located from said prescription processing system; said prescription processing system being accessible by one of a physician, pharmacist and non-physician and non-pharmacist personnel, wherein said non-physician and non-pharmacist personnel are capable of independently assessing correctness of the prescription request for preparing a completed prescription information based, at least in part, on the submitted prescription request, and said prescription processing system includes a header entry agent for retrieving general information from a prescription request, wherein said submitted prescription is digitized into said digitized prescription request, and transcribing said general information, wherein said general information comprises non-medication related information comprising at least one of member'"'"'s name, member'"'"'s identification number, physician information, and patient information; and a pharmacy for receiving said completed prescription information, and filling said prescription request based on the completed prescription information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. The system of 16, wherein the voice messaging system provides real time data associated with patient data file.
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