System and method for automating and verifying medication compliance
First Claim
1. A computer-based method for monitoring medication compliance, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a remote processor at a communications device associated with a patient, instructions for the patient to take at least one medication associated with a medication packaging;
reading, via the communications device, a machine-readable medium of the medication packaging, wherein the machine readable medium comprises medication information specifying whether a dispensing any of the at least one medication has occurred, whether an expiration of the at least one medication has occurred, whether a tampering with the medication packaging has occurred and wherein the machine-readable medium is configured to adjust differently in response to each of the dispensing, the expiration, and the tampering;
determining a condition of the medical packaging based at least on the machine-readable medium; and
presenting, at the communications device, a message for the patient regarding compliance with the instructions based on the instructions for the patient and the condition of the medical packaging.
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Abstract
A computer-based system for monitoring medication compliance. The system can include one or more processors configured to process and manage data. Additionally, the system can also include one or more medication packagings comprising a machine-readable medium. Notably, the machine-readable medium can comprise medication information among other types of information. The one or more processors can be configured to receive the medication information of the machine-readable medium. The machine-readable medium and corresponding medication information can be adjustable based on a dispensing of a medication from the one or more medication packagings.
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1. A computer-based method for monitoring medication compliance, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a remote processor at a communications device associated with a patient, instructions for the patient to take at least one medication associated with a medication packaging; reading, via the communications device, a machine-readable medium of the medication packaging, wherein the machine readable medium comprises medication information specifying whether a dispensing any of the at least one medication has occurred, whether an expiration of the at least one medication has occurred, whether a tampering with the medication packaging has occurred and wherein the machine-readable medium is configured to adjust differently in response to each of the dispensing, the expiration, and the tampering; determining a condition of the medical packaging based at least on the machine-readable medium; and presenting, at the communications device, a message for the patient regarding compliance with the instructions based on the instructions for the patient and the condition of the medical packaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15)
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7. A computer-based system for monitoring medication compliance, the system comprising:
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a communications device associated with a patient and comprising at least one processor and a computer-readable medium; and at least one medication packaging configured for storing and dispensing at least one medication and comprising a machine-readable medium, wherein the machine-readable medium of the at least one medication packaging comprises medication information, and wherein the machine-readable medium and the medication information adjust in response to the occurrence of a dispensing of any of the at least one medication, an expiry of the at least one medication, and a tampering with the at least one medication packaging; wherein the computer-readable medium of the communications device is configured for causing the processor to perform the steps of; receiving, from a remote processor, instructions for the patient to take the at least one medication, reading the machine-readable medium of the at least one medication packaging, determining a condition of the at least one medical packaging, and generating a message for the patient regarding compliance with the instructions based on the instructions and the condition of the medical packaging. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18)
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