Automatically assessing drug interactions while protecting patient privacy
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1. A computer implemented method for automatically assessing drug interactions while protecting patient privacy, the computer implemented method comprising:
- detecting, by a computer, a request to analyze drug interactions among a proposed medication and a plurality of current medications of a patient;
requesting, by the computer, a medication information card from an identity selector to cause the identity selector to retrieve the medication information card from a portable electronic device that stores the medication information card in a storage device, wherein the medication information card stores data about the plurality of current medications of the patient, and wherein the medication information card is one of a plurality of medication information cards of the patient stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device that represent multiple identities of the patient;
receiving, by the computer, the medication information card from the identity selector;
determining, by the computer, the plurality of current medications from the medication information card;
searching, by the computer, a drug interaction database for interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications;
determining, by the computer, that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications;
determining, by the computer, that information about the plurality of current medications is not to be disclosed;
displaying, by the computer, an indication that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications while preserving confidentiality of the plurality of current medications;
suggesting, by the computer, an alternative to the proposed medication based on the interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications;
deleting, by the computer, a medication from the plurality of current medications of the patient based on an expiration date associated with the medication to form a deleted medication; and
archiving, by the computer, the deleted medication in the medication information card stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A drug interaction utility can retrieve the patient'"'"'s current medications from a medication information card on the smart card by interacting with an identity selector on the provider'"'"'s computer. The identity selector can transmit the current medications to the drug interaction utility without disclosing any information about the current medications to the provider and without disclosing any information identifying the patient to the drug interaction utility.
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1. A computer implemented method for automatically assessing drug interactions while protecting patient privacy, the computer implemented method comprising:
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detecting, by a computer, a request to analyze drug interactions among a proposed medication and a plurality of current medications of a patient; requesting, by the computer, a medication information card from an identity selector to cause the identity selector to retrieve the medication information card from a portable electronic device that stores the medication information card in a storage device, wherein the medication information card stores data about the plurality of current medications of the patient, and wherein the medication information card is one of a plurality of medication information cards of the patient stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device that represent multiple identities of the patient; receiving, by the computer, the medication information card from the identity selector; determining, by the computer, the plurality of current medications from the medication information card; searching, by the computer, a drug interaction database for interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; determining, by the computer, that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; determining, by the computer, that information about the plurality of current medications is not to be disclosed; displaying, by the computer, an indication that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications while preserving confidentiality of the plurality of current medications; suggesting, by the computer, an alternative to the proposed medication based on the interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; deleting, by the computer, a medication from the plurality of current medications of the patient based on an expiration date associated with the medication to form a deleted medication; and archiving, by the computer, the deleted medication in the medication information card stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code embodied thereon that is executable by a computer to perform a method for automatically assessing drug interactions while protecting patient privacy, comprising:
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detecting, by the computer, a request, to analyze drug interactions among a proposed medication and a plurality of current medications of a patient; requesting, by the computer, a medication information card from an identity selector to cause the identity selector to retrieve the medication information card from a portable electronic device that stores the medication information card in a storage device, wherein the medication information card stores data about the plurality of current medications of the patient, and wherein the medication information card is one of a plurality of medication information cards of the patient stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device that represent multiple identities of the patient; receiving, by the computer, the medication information card from the identity selector; determining, by the computer, the plurality of current medications from the medication information card; searching, by the computer, a drug interaction database for interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; determining, by the computer, that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; determining, by the computer, that information about the plurality of current medications is not to be disclosed; displaying, by the computer, an indication that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications while preserving confidentiality of the plurality of current medications; suggesting, by the computer, an alternative to the proposed medication based on the interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; deleting, by the computer, a medication from the plurality of current medications of the patient based on an expiration date associated with the medication to form a deleted medication; and archiving, by the computer, the deleted medication in the medication information card stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code embodied thereon that is executable by a computer to perform a method for automatically assessing drug interactions while protecting patient privacy, comprising:
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detecting, by the computer, a request to add a new medication to current medications of a patient; requesting, by the computer, a medication information card from an identity selector to cause the identity selector to retrieve the medication information card from a portable electronic device that stores the medication information card in a storage device, wherein the medication information card stores data about the current medications of the patient, and wherein the medication information card is one of a plurality of medication information cards of the patient stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device that represent multiple identities of the patient; receiving, by the computer, the medication information card from the identity selector; determining, by the computer, the current medications from the medication information card; searching, by the computer, a drug interaction database for interactions among the new medication and the current medications; determining, by the computer, that there are no interactions among the new medication and the current medications; instructing, by the computer, the identity selector to write the new medication to the current medications; deleting, by the computer, a medication from the current medications of the patient based on an expiration date associated with the medication to form a deleted medication; and archiving, by the computer, the deleted medication in the medication information card stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device.
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13. A computer system for automatically assessing drug interactions while protecting patient privacy, the computer system comprising:
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a set of one or more processing units; a network interface; and a storage device having computer usable program code embodied thereon that is executable by the set of one or more processing units to; detect a request, to analyze drug interactions among a proposed medication and a plurality of current medications of a patient; request a medication information card from an identity selector to cause the identity selector to retrieve the medication information card from a portable electronic device that stores the medication information card in a storage device, wherein the medication information card stores data about the plurality of current medications of the patient, and wherein the medication information card is one of a plurality of medication information cards of the patient stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device that represent multiple identities of the patient; receive the medication information card from the identity selector; determine the plurality of current medications from the medication information card; search a drug interaction database for interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; determine that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; determine that information about the plurality of current medications is not to be disclosed; display, an indication that there are interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications while preserving confidentiality of the plurality of current medications; suggest an alternative to the proposed medication based on the interactions among the proposed medication and the plurality of current medications; delete a medication from the plurality of current medications of the patient based on an expiration date associated with the medication to form a deleted medication; and archive the deleted medication in the medication information card stored in the storage device of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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