Medication advisory system
First Claim
1. A medication advisory system for receiving, maintaining and delivering medication information pertaining to a patient, comprising:
- a medication information repository and analysis computer system configured to;
receive prescription information indicating one or more medication prescriptions filled for the patient and an actual consumption rate based on a plurality of refill dates, analyze the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and store a medication advisory message indicating prescription and recent medication consumption information for the patient in association with a personal identifier assigned to the patient;
a medication advisory delivery computer system configured to automatically deliver the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient,wherein the medication information repository and analysis computer system and the medication advisory delivery computer system are remotely located from a location associated with the patient; and
a medication advisory tag configured as a wristwatch, wherein the wristwatch comprises the medication advisory contact information, the personal identifier assigned to the patient, and a RFID tag configured to communicate with an RFID reader positioned at a predetermined location to detect when the patient wearing the wristwatch is in proximity to the predetermined location.
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Abstract
A medication information repository and analysis system receives prescription information indicating medication prescriptions filled for the patient, analyzes the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and stores a medication advisory message indicating prescription and recent medication consumption information for the patient in association with a personal identifier assigned to the patient. A medication advisory delivery system automatically delivers the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient. An emergency medical technician may issue the medication advisory request after reading a medication advisory tag carried by a patient identifying the medication advisory contact information and the personal identifier assigned to the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A medication advisory system for receiving, maintaining and delivering medication information pertaining to a patient, comprising:
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a medication information repository and analysis computer system configured to; receive prescription information indicating one or more medication prescriptions filled for the patient and an actual consumption rate based on a plurality of refill dates, analyze the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and store a medication advisory message indicating prescription and recent medication consumption information for the patient in association with a personal identifier assigned to the patient; a medication advisory delivery computer system configured to automatically deliver the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient, wherein the medication information repository and analysis computer system and the medication advisory delivery computer system are remotely located from a location associated with the patient; and a medication advisory tag configured as a wristwatch, wherein the wristwatch comprises the medication advisory contact information, the personal identifier assigned to the patient, and a RFID tag configured to communicate with an RFID reader positioned at a predetermined location to detect when the patient wearing the wristwatch is in proximity to the predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medication advisory system for receiving, maintaining and delivering medication information pertaining to a patient, comprising:
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a medication information repository and analysis computer system configured to; receive prescription information from one or more pharmacists, wherein the prescription information comprises a prescribed dosage of a medication prescribed to the patient, a date that the prescribed dosage was filled, and a date that the prescribed dosage was refilled, and an actual consumption rate based on a plurality of refill dates, analyze the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and store a medication advisory message indicating the recent medication consumption of the medication associated with the patient; a medication advisory delivery computer system configured to; receive a personal identifier corresponding to the patient from an authorized healthcare provider via a telephone or a cell phone, receive a medication advisory request associated with the patient from the authorized healthcare provider via the telephone or the cell phone, in response to receiving the personal identifier and the medication advisory request, providing the medication advisory message via the telephone or the cell phone, wherein the medication information repository and analysis computer system and the medication advisory delivery computer system are remotely located from a location associated with the patient; and a medication advisory delivery computer system configured to automatically deliver the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient, wherein the medication information repository and analysis computer system and the medication advisory delivery computer system are remotely located from a location associated with the patient; and a medication advisory tag configured as a wristwatch, wherein the wristwatch comprises the medication advisory contact information, the personal identifier assigned to the patient and instructions for receiving the medication advisory request via the telephone or the cell phone, and a RFID tag configured to communicate with an RFID reader positioned at a predetermined location to detect when the patient wearing the wristwatch is in proximity to the predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for receiving, maintaining and delivering medication information pertaining to a patient, comprising:
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receiving, medication information repository and analysis computer, prescription information indicating one or more medication prescriptions filled for the patient and an actual consumption rate based on a plurality of refill dates; analyzing, medication information repository and analysis computer, the prescription information to determine an estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient, and storing a medication advisory message indicating prescription and recent medication consumption information for the patient in association with a personal identifier assigned to the patient; a medication advisory delivery computer system automatically delivering the medication advisory message in response to a medication advisory request that is received in accordance with medication advisory contact information and indicates the personal identification number assigned to the patient, wherein the medication information repository and analysis computer system and the medication advisory delivery computer system are remotely located from a location associated with the patient; and providing a medication advisory tag configured as a wristwatch, wherein the wristwatch comprises the medication advisory contact information, the personal identifier assigned to the patient, and a RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag communicates with an RFID reader positioned at a predetermined location to detect when the patient wearing the wristwatch is in proximity to the predetermined location.
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