Medication advisory system

• US 8,639,530 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GT Angel LLC
• Original Assignee: GT Angel LLC
• Inventors: Koblasz, Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Phongsvirajati, Sind
• Application Number:
  US11/712,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20070203751A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,527 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

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.

Claims

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.

2. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication information repository is configured to receive prescription information from multiple pharmacies that have filled prescriptions for the patient and determine the estimate of recent medication consumption by the patient based on the prescription information received form the multiple pharmacies.

3. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system is operative to receive a requester identifier in association with the medication advisory request, and to determine whether the requester identifier is associated with a party authorized to receive the medication advisory message as a condition to delivering the medication advisory message in response to the medication advisory message.

4. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein:

the medication information repository stores a verification code in association with the personal identifier for the patient; and

the medication advisory message includes the verification code for the purpose of validating that a correct patient identifier has been included in the medication advisory request.

5. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein:

the medication information repository stores a patient photograph in association with the personal identifier for the patient; and

the medication advisory message includes the patient photograph for the purpose of validating that a correct patient is associated with the medication advisory message.

6. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system comprises a telephone voice response unit, the medication advisory contact information comprises a telephone directory number assigned to the telephone voice response unit, the medication advisory request comprises a telephone call received by the telephone voice response unit, and the medication advisory message comprises a pre-recorded voice message.

7. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system comprises a text message response unit, the medication advisory contact information comprises a text message access number assigned to the text message response unit, the medication advisory request comprises a text message request received by the text message response unit, and the medication advisory message comprises a text plus graphics message response.

8. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory system comprises an Internet email server, the medication advisory contact information comprises an Internet address assigned to the Internet email server, the medication advisory request comprises an email received by the Internet email server, and the medication advisory message comprises an automatic email response message sent to an insurance provider associated with the patient, the automatic email response message comprising information associated with the medication advisory request.

9. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication information repository is operable for receiving additional medical information pertaining to the patient and including the additional medical information in the medication advisory message.

10. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the additional medical information comprises medication allergy information pertaining to the patient.

11. The medication advisory system of claim 1, where in the medication information repository is operable for receiving medical insurance information pertaining to the patient and including the medical insurance information in the medication advisory message.

12. The medication advisory system of claim 1, wherein the medication advisory delivery computer system is further operative to use the insurance information to deliver a message to an insurance provider notifying the insurance provider that a medication advisory message has been delivered for the patient.

13. 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 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.

14. The medication advisory system of claim 13, wherein:

the medication information repository stores a verification code in association with the personal identifier for the patient; and

the medication advisory message includes the verification code for the purpose of validating that a correct patient identifier has been included in the medication advisory request.

15. The medication advisory system of claim 13, wherein the medication advisory system comprises a text message response unit, the medication advisory contact information comprises a text message access number assigned to the text message response unit, the medication advisory request comprises a text message request received by the text message response unit, and the medication advisory message comprises a text message response.

16. The medication advisory system of claim 13, wherein the medication information repository is operable for receiving additional medical information pertaining to the patient and including the additional medical information in the medication advisory message.

17. The medication advisory system of claim 13, wherein the additional medical information comprises medication allergy information pertaining to the patient.

18. The medication advisory system of claim 13, where in the medication information repository is operable for receiving medical insurance information pertaining to the patient and including the medical insurance information in the medication advisory message.

19. The medication advisory system of claim 13, wherein the medication advisory delivery computer system is further operative to use the insurance information to deliver a message to an insurance provider notifying the insurance provide that a medication advisory message has been delivered for the patient.

20. A method for receiving, maintaining and delivering medication information pertaining to a patient, comprising:

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.