Method and system for calculating an alignment date for prescriptions
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for aligning to a single alignment date refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions for a customer, each prescription for a medication, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a plurality of prescriptions to align;
determining with the processor, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, a remaining day supply, the remaining day supply indicative of how many days of the medication the customer has remaining;
determining with the processor a latest adjudication date;
calculating with the processor a final alignment date;
determining with the processor, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, whether an intermediate fill is required so that the customer does not exhaust the remaining day supply of the medication before the final alignment date;
calculating with the processor one or both of an intermediate-fill day supply and an intermediate-fill quantity for any prescription requiring an intermediate fill;
determining with the processor a type for any required intermediate fill;
causing any required intermediate fill to be filled and provided to the customer, based on either the intermediate-fill quantity or the intermediate-fill day supply for the prescription; and
causing each of the selected prescriptions to be filled.
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Abstract
A system and method facilitate alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that each of the plurality of prescriptions requires a refill on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the prescribed medication regimen. The system and method facilitate the alignment of the refill dates while complying with one or more rules governing the adjudication of the prescriptions.
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1. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for aligning to a single alignment date refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions for a customer, each prescription for a medication, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a plurality of prescriptions to align; determining with the processor, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, a remaining day supply, the remaining day supply indicative of how many days of the medication the customer has remaining; determining with the processor a latest adjudication date; calculating with the processor a final alignment date; determining with the processor, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, whether an intermediate fill is required so that the customer does not exhaust the remaining day supply of the medication before the final alignment date; calculating with the processor one or both of an intermediate-fill day supply and an intermediate-fill quantity for any prescription requiring an intermediate fill; determining with the processor a type for any required intermediate fill; causing any required intermediate fill to be filled and provided to the customer, based on either the intermediate-fill quantity or the intermediate-fill day supply for the prescription; and causing each of the selected prescriptions to be filled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for aligning to a single alignment date refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions for a customer, each prescription for a medication, the system comprising:
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a network; a computer coupled to the network; a database coupled to the computer; and an alignment engine for determining parameters associated with the alignment of the plurality of prescriptions, the alignment engine configured to; receive a selection of a plurality of prescriptions to align; determine a latest adjudication date; calculate a final alignment date; and calculate an intermediate-fill parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for aligning to a single alignment date refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions for a customer, each prescription for a medication, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a plurality of prescriptions to align; determining with the processor, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, a remaining day supply, the remaining day supply indicative of how many days of medication the customer has remaining; determining with the processor a latest adjudication date; receiving a selection of a final alignment date; determining with the processor, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, whether an intermediate fill is required so that the customer does not exhaust the remaining day supply of the medication before the final alignment date; calculating with the processor one or both of an intermediate-fill day supply and an intermediate-fill quantity for any prescription requiring an intermediate fill; causing any required intermediate fill to be filled and provided to the customer, based on either the intermediate-fill quantity or the intermediate-fill day supply for any prescription; and causing each of the selected prescriptions to be filled. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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